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LRTA Administrator Teddy Cruz Jr. said all the original 63 light rail vehicles (LRVs) would be airconditioned by early next year.


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                    [Title] => Will LRT be affected by new maintenance contract rules?
                    [Summary] => Will passengers of the Light Rail Transit plying the Baclaran-Monumento route be at risk when maintenance technicians stop reporting for work starting today?


The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) has failed to extend its contract with Belgian technical consultant firm Transurb-Technirail (TNR) to ensure the trains would efficiently run.


However, the LRTA assured the public yesterday that its trains are safe as its engineers and technicians will temporarily takeover the maintenance.


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                    [Title] => LRT-2 partially operational next month
                    [Summary] => The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) said yesterday that the LRT-2 (Megatren) will be partially operational from Santolan in Pasig City to Cubao, Quezon City sometime next month.


LRTA Administrator Teddy Cruz Jr. said that LRT-2  is expected to ease the traffic problem in Metro Manila, eventually improving the quality of life of urban residents.


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                    [Title] => Coming soon: Faster, more modern trains
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This was revealed by Transportation and Communication Secretary Leandro Mendoza during the recent ocular inspection of the newly-acquired LRT Line 2 coaches at its depot in Santolan, Pasig, where he was joined by Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Administrator Teddy Cruz Jr. and several LRT executives.


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                    [Title] => Megatren Line 2 raratsada sa Abril
                    [Summary] => Higit na malaki, mabilis at mas panatag sakyan ang bubuksang Megatren Line 2 kumpara sa Light Rail Transit (LRT)at Metro Light Rail Transit (MRT) na nakatakdang  magserbisyo sa susunod na taon sa silangang bahagi ng Metro Manila.


Ayon kay Transportation and Communication Secretary  Leandro Mendoza na ang Megatren  Line 2 ay nakatakdang buksan sa Abril 2003 na inaasahang makakabawas kung di man ay maresolba ang malalang daloy ng trapiko kapag ito ay rumatsada na.


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Ito ang inihayag kahapon ni Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Administrator Teddy Cruz Jr. kung saan simula sa Disyembre 2 ng kasalukuyang taon ay magkakaroon na ng ‘pilot test’ sa nabanggit na programa.


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                    [Title] => Justice elusive for Rizal Day bomb victims
                    [Summary] => Train engineer Emmanuel de Lara, 34, still gets goose bumps whenever he approaches the Light Rail Transit (LRT) station in Blumentritt, Manila.


But he bravely faces his fear every working day even after he almost lost his life one year ago today when a bomb exploded inside the train he was operating.  


"The memory of that day remains vivid in my mind. I could never forget that. I thought I was going to die. Thank God I survived," he said.


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ADMINISTRATOR TEDDY CRUZ JR.

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abtest

No more ‘sweaty’ LRT rides

August 15, 2003 - 12:00am

The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) vowed there would be no more hot and sweaty rides for passengers of the LRT Line 1, saying efforts to install airconditioning units on all trains are right on schedule. LRTA...

Metro

Will LRT be affected by new maintenance contract rules?

By Rainier Allan Ronda | May 16, 2003 - 12:00am

Will passengers of the Light Rail Transit plying the Baclaran-Monumento route be at risk when maintenance technicians stop reporting for work starting today? The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) has failed to...

Metro

LRT-2 partially operational next month

By Sheila Crisostomo | March 13, 2003 - 12:00am

The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) said yesterday that the LRT-2 (Megatren) will be partially operational from Santolan in Pasig City to Cubao, Quezon City sometime next month. LRTA Administrator Teddy Cruz...

Metro

Coming soon: Faster, more modern trains

December 25, 2002 - 12:00am

"The ultra-modern trains that will be used by the LRT Line 2 are faster and will transport more passengers travelling along the eastern and western route of Metro Manila." This was revealed by Transportation...

Metro

Megatren Line 2 raratsada sa Abril

December 15, 2002 - 12:00am

Higit na malaki, mabilis at mas panatag sakyan ang bubuksang Megatren Line 2 kumpara sa Light Rail Transit (LRT)at Metro Light Rail Transit (MRT) na nakatakdang magserbisyo sa susunod na taon sa silangang bahagi...

PSN Metro

'All female section' sa LRT pasisimulan

November 28, 2002 - 12:00am

Upang makaiwas ang mga kababaihan sa pangmomolestiya at pagsasamantala ng mga kalalakihang mahilig manantsing, magkakaroon na ng ‘all female section’ sa lahat ng mga istasyon ng Light Rail Transit (LRT)...

PSN Metro

Justice elusive for Rizal Day bomb victims

By Sheila Crisostomo | December 30, 2001 - 12:00am

Train engineer Emmanuel de Lara, 34, still gets goose bumps whenever he approaches the Light Rail Transit (LRT) station in Blumentritt, Manila. But he bravely faces his fear every working day even after he almost...

Headlines