The Land Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) has apologized for the defective elevators and escalators of the LRT Line 2 system and assured the public that it is now addressing the issue. LRT2 East Extension In a statement on Saturday, Jan. 8, the LRTA said its new administrator Jeremy Regino has already...
A total of 190 personnel of Metro Manila's rail lines tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mandatory antigen testing amid a renewed surge in the number of cases in the capital region. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) conducted on Monday,...
After almost two decades, the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) that would link Quezon City to Bulacan is now on track for completion as the government is committed to make the rail line operational by the fourth quarter of 2022. (Photo from Department of Transportation) This, after President...
President Duterte and Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade are set to unveil the brand new train sets from South Korea for the much-awaited Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7). MRT-7 (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The first batch of trains to be deployed for the MRT-7...
The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) has filed corruption complaints against some of its officials, engineers, and private contractors before the Office of the Ombudsman for the alleged anomalous purchase of P170.3-million worth of equipment for the LRT Line 2. LRT-2 East Extension Line2...
The board of directors of Vallacar Transit Inc (VTI), the flagship of Ceres bus lines, re-elected Olivia V. Yanson as member during the company's Dec. 4 annual stockholders' meeting. Vallacar Transit The Yanson matriarch in her capacity as special administrator and conjugal co-owner, led VTI's...
Operations at the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) will be temporarily suspended on three Sundays this November and on January next year to complete the necessary works for the upgrade of its existing signaling system. (Photo from Light Rail Manila Corporation) The Light Rail Manila Corporation...
Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Administrator and retired police general Reynaldo Berroya has passed away, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) confirmed. He was 74. Light Rail Transit Authority Administrator Reynaldo Berroya (Photo from DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade Facebook Page) “It is...
Vallacar Transit Inc_ The courtroom battle of the Yanson family, who are squabbling for control of Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) and its sister bus companies, drags on. One faction filed new charges of falsification and perjury against the Yanson 4 siblings and their lawyer Atty. Anna Isabella C....
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, October 12, lamented the recent fire incident at the Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3), saying the government should be making sure that public transport remains safe, not only from COVID-19, but also from accidents. One of the cars of MRT-3 Southbound caught fire at...
Authorities are now investigating the cause of the fire that hit one of the train cars of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) which injured eight passengers on Saturday night, Oct. 9. One of the cars of MRT-3 Southbound caught fire at Guadalupe station on Saturday night, October 9, 2021. (Photo...
One of the train cars of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) caught fire near Guadalupe Station in Makati City on Saturday night, Oct. 8, injuring at least four passengers. One of the cars of MRT-3 Southbound caught fire at Guadalupe station on Saturday night, October 9, 2021. (Photo from Patrick...
