The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) have officially launched a life-saving initiative with the installation of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) across all LRT-2 stations and trains, making it the first rail line in the country to be...
(Photo from LRTA) Employees of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) may ride the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) for free on Saturday, June 1, to observe the 50th Anniversary of the agency. In an advisory, the LRT-2 management said the free rides will be during peak hours from 7 a.m. to 9...
(File photo courtesy of LRTA - LRT 2 / Facebook) More than 53,000 passengers have availed of the free ride at the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) during the commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) and Philippine Veterans Week, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) said in an advisory...
Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) has expanded the gross floor area of Robinsons Metro East by 4,000 square meters with the opening of The Link which connects the mall to the The Pasig-Marikina Station of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2). In a statement, the firm said it has formalized the...
(COurtesy of DOTr-MRT) The Department of Transportation (DOTr), together with the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), issued a warning to the public on Friday, Jan. 26, against a “fake” social media account pretending to be its affiliate to get personal credit card details from unknowing...
Over four million people rode the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) in August in what was considered as its highest ridership in a single month in nearly four years, according to its operator LRT Authority (LRTA). The LRTA said that passenger volume at LRT-2 was recorded at 4.37 million in August,...
Light Rail Transit Line 2 Saying that Filipinos are still reeling from the effects of inflation, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte asked railway authorities to defer the impending fare increase on the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) and LRT Line 2 (LRT-2). “I am making an...
Any fare increase at the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system is a pain in the pocket. “Improvement in train services and facilities should come before any fare increase, not the other way around,” Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate public services committee, on Monday, June 19, said....
Right in the middle of an economic crisis, railway operators are raring to increase fares, but it's still the call of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). During the public hearing on Friday, February 17, petitioners for train fare adjustmentsLight Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) for Light Rail...
The proposed fare increases of the Light Rail Transit 1 and 2 have to go through the "proper regulatory process", including public consultation and hearing, as well as the approval of the LRT Authority (LRTA) Board of Directors. The LRTA issued the clarification on Thursday, Jan. 12. The LRTA...
To help replenish the blood reserves in the country, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has partnered with the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) and conducted a bloodletting activity in LRT-2 Araneta–Center Cubao Station. (Photo from PH Red Cross) The bloodletting activity, which was held from 8...
The Department of Transportation revealed Friday, August 5, new railway officials who were appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to lead the Philippine National Railways (PNR) and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA). Department of Transportation (DOTr) Sec. Jaime Bautista (right)...
