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(Eagle News) — Light Rail Transit-2 passengers can get their tickets from vending machines instead, as ticket sellers have been stopped from selling the same. Light Rail Transit Authority spokesperson Hernando Cabrera made the statement after the Metro Rail Transit-3 reported hundreds of its personnel were infected by COVID-19. The MRT-3 suspended its operations temporarily to pave the way for a testing of its personnel and a disinfection of its facilities, including the trains. According […]
(Eagle News)—The Light Rail Transit Authority on Sunday, May 19, gave the assurance the LRT-2 system was still “safe” following the collision of two of its trains. In a statement, the LRTA said LRTA Administrator General Reynaldo Berroya has already ordered a fact-finding team to determine the cause of the incident and to “make recommendations to prevent the recurrence of the same incident in the future, and to assess the response and action taken by […]
MANILA, Philippines – In commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan and the Philippine Veterans Week, The Light Rail Transit Authority will provide free rides in LRT Line 2 from Recto to Santolan to Philippine veterans from April 5 to 11. The LRTA added that it will strictly implement the “No Veterans’ ID, No Free Ride” Rule. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/TBFgy7QmXVs
MANILA, Philippines, September 9 (Eagle News) — According to Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Ayala Group have entered talks regarding the latter’s claim for damages worth 2 billion pesos regarding the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) contract that it entered with the government in a Build-Operate-Transfer scheme. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, May 26 (PNA) — The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) on Monday named Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) chief Honorito Chaneco as new officer in charge of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3) replacing erstwhile General Manager Al Vitangcol In an exclusive interview Monday, DOTC Spokesperson Michael Sagcal said Vitangcol has been instrumental in introducing ideas as alternative to current technical problems at MRT such as the express train service and the testing of […]
