(Photo courtesy of PPD) MANILA - The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) has filed corruption complaints against some of its current and former officials, engineers, and private contractors involved in the "anomalous" purchase of PHP170.3-million worth of substandard equipment for the LRT Line 2 (LRT-2). In a statement on Monday, the LRTA said included in the complaints filed before the Office of the Ombudsman were Engr. Fernando Quiambao (former LRTA Head Executive Assistant); Antonio R. Laigo Jr. (LRT-2 Operations Department Manager and designated representative to the Procurement Service - Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) Bids and Awards Committee (BAC); Engr. Julito Bernales (Manager, Project Management Office (PMO) for Rehabilitation Projects); Engr. Rommel Correa; and Engr. Robert Ruiz as well as the Kempal Construction and Supply Corp. and the Joint Venture of Ma-an Construction, Inc., and IFE Elevators, Inc. "The filing of cases is in support of the a
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Published July 1, 2021, 10:40 AM
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, together with Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade and Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Administrator Reynaldo Berroya, are leading the formal inauguration of the P4.5 billion LRT-2 East Extension Project today, July 1, 2021. It will start operation next week, July 6.
The LRT-2 East Extension Project adds 3.793 kilometers to the existing 13.8-kilometer LRT-2 train line, connecting Recto in Manila to Antipolo, Rizal.
The extended line will have two new stations Marikina-Pasig and Antipolo stations.
Trains on the line running from Recto Station in Manila to the Antipolo Station have also been increased to eight from the previous five that run from Recto Station to the Santolan Station.
Light Rail Transit Line 2's management has added bike racks at in recently reopened Santolan, Katipunan, and Anonas stations, in addition to bicycle park spaces it earlier placed along its service line.