The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has defended the fare increase for Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), scheduled on Wednesday, April 2, despite calls to overturn it due to its impact on commuters.In a statement on Tuesday, April 1, the DOTr emphasized that the fare adjustment is...
Senator Grace Poe said on Tuesday, March 25, that the extended operating hours of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) bring a "welcome respite" for commuters.Light Rail Transit Line 1"Tired and weary from work, our kababayans taking the train often have to rush to beat the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook)
The Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) should improve their service first before implementing a fare hike.
This was Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte's simple retort to the train lines'...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook)
An additional burden to Filipino commuters.
That's how Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro described the impending fare hikes on Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) and LRT Line 2 (LRT-2).
"Commuters are still reeling...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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
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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...
