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....
Daily commuters on the LRT and MRT lines heaved a sigh of relief last week when President Marcos ordered a deferment of proposed fare increases “pending a thorough study on (its) economic impact.” The last approved fare increase for the LRT-2 and MRT-3 lines was in 2015. The LRT-1 operator,...
Japan’s train systems are privately run and its operations are seamless, Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, November 10 said. Poe issued this statement following reports that there are plans to privatize the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the Metro Rail...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Rural Transit Mindanao Inc. (RTMI) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) are investigating the bus accident on Sayre Highway, Mangima, Barangay Tankulan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon Saturday, August 13 in which 10 passengers were injured. LAND...
Noting that the Filipino commuters are suffering because of the inefficient public transportation system in Metro Manila, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno on Tuesday, April 19, questioned the government’s slow implementation of the bus rapid transit (BRT) project in Metro Manila that could’ve...
Good news, commuters! President Duterte announced that the government will offer free rides at the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) for at least a month following the completion of its rehabilitation works. Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) (Photo from DOTr) "I’d like to announce that Secretary...
Government's easing of COVID-19 mobility restrictions bodes better prospects for the public transportation sector this year, according to businesswoman Olivia V. Yanson. “Mobility directly translates into a bigger demand for public transport. This is a big relief to the transport industry," the...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) has completed the upgrade of the signaling system of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) which ensures a faster and more reliable railway for commuters. (Photo from Light Rail Manila Corporation) LRMC, the private operator of the LRT-1, said it has...
Some elevators and escalators at the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) stations have already been repaired, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Monday, Jan. 24. 61275 Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said LRT-2 operator, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), has...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), private operator of Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), has started rolling out its free random antigen testing among volunteering passengers of the rail line. LRT-1 This was in line with the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) directive to the railway...
A total of 16 passengers of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) and the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) have tested positive for COVID-19 on the first day of the rail lines' random antigen testing for consenting commuters. (Mark Balmores / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The MRT-3 and the LRT-2...
Six passengers of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) have tested positive for COVID-19 on the first day of the random antigen testing on volunteering train riders. (Mark Balmores / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The MRT-3 started Tuesday, Jan. 11, the random swab testing of consenting passengers...
