The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is urging lawmakers to reinstate the P12.8-billion allocation meant to buy new train sets for Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2, after the fund was dropped from the 2027 budget proposal submitted to Congress.
Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Administrator Hernando Cabrera said the amount was part of the DOTr’s original 2027 National Expenditure Program but was excluded once it reached the legislature. “We are appealing for its reconsideration,” Cabrera stated.
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