The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) management said commuters can now board the train with their beloved pets. In a Facebook post, the MRT-3 management announced that it has permitted passengers to bring their pets inside the train subject to policies set by the train line....
The operations of the new stations under the Light Rail Transit 2 (LRT-2) East Extension is expected to normalize after two weeks, pending the arrival of additional trains and the completion of the full integration of the train line's signaling system. The interior of the newly built Light Rail...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) is set to inaugurate Thursday, July 1, the two new stations of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) under the East Extension project. LRT-2 Antipolo Station (Photo from Jun-Andeng Ynares Facebook) President...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), operator of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), has partnered with motorcycle taxi firm Angkas to provide exclusive fare discounts for their passengers. AT YOUR SERVICE--Angkas riders are seen parked on June 30, 2021 at an LRT-1 station along Taft Avenue...
The supposed inauguration of the two new stations of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) on Tuesday, June 22, has been moved to next month, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) announced. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Monday, June 21, LRTA Administrator Reynaldo Berroya said...
The two additional stations of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) which extends the rail line further to Antipolo will finally start operation next week, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade announced. LRT-2 Antipolo Station (Photo from Jun-Andeng Ynares Facebook) "Yung...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares There has been a string of some positive developments lately, giving us a breather from the steady stream of disappointing news in the past few months. First is the good news that the long-delayed opening of the additional stations comprising the Light Rail...
Redco Transit Development Pte Ltd. (Redco) of Singapore has terminated its planned acquisition of shares in Makati City Subway Inc. (MCSI) from Philippine Infradev Holdings Inc. (PIHI) and Hong Kong Binjiang Industrial Limited (HK Binjiang). The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on March 9,...
Two separate boards of directors were elected in two separate stockholders’ meetings held by rival factions of the Yanson family for Rural Transit (Mindanao) Inc., one of the bus companies under the Yanson-owned conglomerate Vallacar Transit Inc. The group that calls itself the Yanson...
Feuding factions of the Yanson clan continue engage in courtroom battles over control of the country's biggest bus conglomerate. "The legal battle for control of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC) is far from over. Cases and countersuits are still pending before various courts to show...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) ordered round-the-clock construction of the P16.3 billion Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (Cebu BRT) so a crucial segment can operate within 2021. In a meeting last week, Transport Secretary Arthur P. Tugade declared he wants Package 1 of the Cebu BRT to be partially...
Leo Rey Yanson and sister Ginnette Y. Dumancas now fully control the country's largest bus company, Bacolod City-based Yanson Group (YGBC). “Despite the challenges faced in 2020, the business remains strong and resilient," according to Leo Rey, youngest son of the group's matriarch, Olivia...
