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{{short description|FilipinoPhilippine public transport operator}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=October 2022}}
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| assets = ₱59,791,862,600
| assets_year = 2019
| owner = [[Republic of the Philippines]], and managed by her government's [[Department of Transportation (Philippines)|Department of Transportation]]
| num_employees = 1,159 of which 342 are permanent/regular employees, 480 contractual personnel and 337 contract of services employees
| num_employees_year = 2019
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With Japan's ODA amounting to 75 billion yen in total, the construction of [[LRT Line 2 (Metro Manila)|Line 2]] began in 1996, and the first section of the line, from Santolan to Araneta Center-Cubao, was opened on April 5, 2003.<ref name="lrta-rail-ops">{{cite web|title=Railway Operations|url=https://www.lrta.gov.ph/railway-operations/|publisher=Light Rail Transit Authority|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724021116/https://www.lrta.gov.ph/railway-operations/|archive-date=July 24, 2021|access-date=December 13, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The remaining stations opened exactly a year later, except for [[Recto station|Recto]] station which opened on October 29, 2004.<ref name="mrt-2">{{cite news|author=Bergonia, Allan|date=October 28, 2004|title=Line 2 Recto Station Opens|work=[[People's Journal (newspaper)|People's Journal]]|url=http://www.lrta.gov.ph/news/news_item_102804_RectoStationsOpens.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050308020226/http://www.lrta.gov.ph/news/news_item_102804_RectoStationsOpens.htm|archive-date=March 8, 2005|via=lrta.gov.ph}}</ref>
 
In January 2017, LRTA Administratoradministrator [[Reynaldo Berroya]] announced the plan to establish a railway school for LRTA employees. For this school, in May 2018, LRTA first launched a [[train simulator]] purchased from Lander Simulations and Training Solutions, a company based in Spain.<ref>{{Cite news|title=New P75 million train simulator aims to level up LRT operators' skills|first=Aris|last=Ilagan|date=May 17, 2018|url=https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motoring-news/train-simulator-lrt-operator-a00188-20180517|work=Top Gear Philippines|access-date=2021-12-13}}</ref>
 
== Train service ==
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==Board of directors==
The Board of Directors is composed of eight ex-officio cabinet members namely the Secretarysecretary of the [[Department of Transportation (Philippines)|DOTr]] as Chairmanchairman, the respective Secretariessecretaries of the [[Department of Public Works and Highways|DPWH]], [[Department of Budget and Management|DBM]], [[Department of Finance (Philippines)|DOF]] and [[National Economic and Development Authority|NEDA]], the Chairmanchairman of the [[Metropolitan Manila Development Authority|MMDA]] and the [[Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (Philippines)|LTFRB]] and the Administratoradministrator of the LRTA and one representative from the private sector.
 
The Board is tasked to issue, prescribe, and adopt policies, programs, plans, standards, guidelines, procedures, rules, and regulations for implementation, enforcement, and application by the LRTA Management. The Board also convenes to resolve operations-related issues and concerns and other matters requiring immediate attention and resolution.
* [[Jaime Bautista|Sec. [[Jaime Bautista]] – ''Chairman of the Board / [[Department of Transportation (Philippines)|Department of Transportation]]''
* Atty. Hernando T. Cabrera - ''Administrator - LRTA''<ref name="bbm-newrailofficials">{{Cite news|title=PBBM names new PNR, LRTA officials |first=Raymond Carl |last=Dela Cruz |date=August 5, 2022 |work=Philippine News Agency |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1180726 |access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Ralph Recto|Sec. [[Ralph Recto]] – [[Department of Finance (Philippines)|''Department of Finance'']]
* Sec. [[Amenah PangadamanPangandaman|Sec. Amenah Pangadaman]] – ''[[Department of Budget and Management]]''
* ChairmanChair Romando Artes – [[Metropolitan Manila Development Authority|''Metro Manila Development Authority'']]
* [[Manuel Bonoan|Sec. [[Manuel Bonoan]] – ''[[Department of Public Works and Highways]]''
* Chairman Cheloy Grafil –Chair [[LandTeofilo TransportationGuadiz FranchisingIII]] and Regulatory Board (Philippines)|''[[Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board]]'']]
* SEP Sec. [[Arsenio Balisacan]] – ''[[National Economic and Development Authority]]''
* Atty. Dimapuno R. Datu – ''Private Sector''
 
== Ongoing projects ==
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== Issues ==
=== Anomalies with the LRT Line 2 equipment ===
On 4 December 2019, a fact-finding committee was formed by then-Administratoradministrator Gen. Reynaldo I. Berroya (Ret.) to review several [[Manila LRT Line 2|LRT Line 2]] contracts.<ref name="anomalouscontracts" /> On 21 January 2021, the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission found inconsistencies in the procurement of equipment for the worth {{Philippine peso|170.3 million|link=yes}}. The documents showed that re-railing and rolling stock diagnostic equipment for Line 2 were different from the specified brand in the bidding. The crate containing the re-railing equipment showed a sticker printout that it was shipped by [[China|Chinese]] firm [[CRRC Corporation]], as ordered by the joint venture of Kempal Construction and Supply Corporation. However, documents showed that it was manufactured by Bemco, an [[India|Indian]] company. Irregularities were also seen in the procurement of escalators delivered by Ma-an Construction Inc. and IFE Elevators Inc, wherein the capacity of the escalators were 6,000 persons per hour, short of the required 9,000 persons per hour capacity.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Angelica|last=Ballesteros|title=Anomalous P170-M LRT 2 deals bared|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/01/22/news/headlines/anomalous-p170-m-lrt-2-deals-bared/830610|work=The Manila Times|date=2021-01-22|access-date=2021-12-13}}</ref> LRTA officials stated on 23 January that they will submit an initial report to the PACC.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Catherine S.|last=Valente|title= LRTA has initial report on probe vs corruption |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/01/24/news/top-stories/lrta-has-initial-report-on-probe-vs-corruption/831322 |work=The Manila Times|date=2021-01-24|access-date=2021-12-13}}</ref> On 7 December 2021, LRTA filed corruption cases against some LRTA and DBM officials. [[Department of Transportation (Philippines)|DOTr]] Secretary [[Arthur Tugade]] has then ordered the review of other LRT-2 rehabilitation projects and blacklisting of the joint venture of Ma-an Construction Inc. and IFE Elevators Inc.<ref name="anomalouscontracts">{{Cite press release|title=LRTA management files corruption cases against agency execs, contractors linked to anomalous purchase of substandard equipment|url=https://www.lrta.gov.ph/lrta-management-files-corruption-cases-against-agency-execs-contractors-linked-to-anomalous-purchase-of-substandard-equipment/|publisher=Light Rail Transit Authority|access-date=2021-12-14|date=2021-12-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Karen|last=Villanda|title= LRTA files graft case due to anomaly purchase of LRT-2 equipment |url= https://www.ptvnews.ph/lrta-files-graft-case-due-to-anomaly-purchase-of-lrt-2-equipment/ |work=PTV News|date=2021-12-13|access-date=2021-12-13}}</ref><ref name="defective">{{Cite news|title=LRTA apologizes for defective elevators, escalators; complaints filed vs officials allegedly involved in anomalous purchase|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/817488/lrta-apologizes-for-defective-elevators-escalators-complaints-filed-vs-officials-allegedly-involved-in-a/story/|first=Ted|last=Cordero|work=GMA News|date=2022-01-08|access-date=2022-01-09}}</ref> The escalators and elevators were later fixed by January 2022 as one of the priority projects of the agency.<ref>{{Cite news|title=28 more LRT-2 elevators, escalators restored|first=Raymond Carl|last=Dela Cruz|date=20 January 2022|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1166006|work=Philippine News Agency|access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
 
==See also==