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Cavitex set to accept beep cards

By Louella Desiderio | November 22, 2015 - 9:00am

The firm behind the Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS) for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT)...

Business

Beep card sales near 1-M mark

By Louella Desiderio | October 5, 2015 - 10:00am

The private concessionaire of the Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS) for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail...

Business

5 groups qualify to bid for regional airports project

By Louella Desiderio | September 20, 2015 - 10:00am

Five groups have been pre-qualified to bid for the regional airports project under the public private partnership (PPP) ...

Business

MPIC open to partnership for new rail projects

By Louella Desiderio | September 13, 2015 - 10:00am

Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is open to working with current partners in the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite...

Business

LRT to use ‘beep’ cards next month

By Robertzon Ramirez | August 8, 2015 - 10:00am

Light Rail Transit commuters will no longer use old magnetic cards at all LRT stations as the contact-less Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS) – that would use beep cards will be fully operational beginning...

Metro

LRTA stops selling magnetic cards

By Robertzon Ramirez | August 7, 2015 - 10:00am

Beginning today, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) will stop selling magnetic cards in the LRT Line 1 in preparation for the rollout of the new contact-less Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS) that would...

Headlines

DOTC holds pre-bid conference for contract to manage LRT-2

By Louella Desiderio | August 1, 2015 - 10:00am

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is set to hold a pre-bid conference for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2 operations and maintenance public-private partnership (PPP) project this we...

Business

Unified ticketing for railways to boost e-payments scheme

By Louella Desiderio | August 1, 2015 - 10:00am

The country’s move to implement a unified ticketing system for its railways is expected to increase the use of electronic payments (e-payments) and promote financial inclusion.

Business

Government to award 13 PPP projects before end of P-Noy’s term

By Louella Desiderio | July 26, 2015 - 10:00am

The government is looking to award 13 public- private partnership (PPP) projects before the end of President Aquino’s...

Business

We really haven’t seen much yet

By Boo Chanco | March 29, 2015 - 10:00am

I like P-Noy’s chutzpah when he told a business conference last week that, we “ain’t seen nothing yet” in terms of the country’s economy.

Business