The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is seeking the restoration of ₱12.8 billion ($221.5 million) in proposed funding to buy new trains for Metro Manila’s Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2), which is operating with just eight train sets amid commuter congestion.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is seeking the restoration of ₱12.8 billion ($221.5 million) in proposed funding to buy new trains for Metro Manila’s Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2), which is operating with just eight train sets amid commuter congestion.
The allocation, intended to finance approximately 15 additional train sets, was included in the department’s proposed 2027 National Expenditure Program but was dropped from the budget bill submitted to Congress.
“We are appealing for its reconsideration,” Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Administrator Hernando Cabrera said, referring to the excluded funding.
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