Gå ubegrenset med Magzter GOLD
Få ubegrenset tilgang til over 9000 magasiner, aviser og premiumhistorier for bare
LRT cashless fare system starts in Nov.
Manila Bulletin
|November 7, 2025
Long queues at Metro Manila’s public rail stations could soon ease as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) rolls out, ahead of schedule, a cashless fare payment system for Light Rail Transit Lines 1 (LRT-1) and 2 (LRT-2).
During Hong Kong Fintech Week 2025, BSP Deputy Governor Mamerto Tangonan told Manila Bulletin that while the government had committed to introducing the upgrade at the two LRT lines, implementation will likely begin this November.
Lito Villanueva, executive vice president of Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), confirmed to Manila Bulletin that the first "scan-and-tap" transactions are officially scheduled for Nov. 25.
According to Tangonan, who heads the BSP’s payments and currency management sector, RCBC is the lead bank among the participating financial institutions in this initiative.
Denne historien er fra November 7, 2025-utgaven av Manila Bulletin.
Abonner på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av kuraterte premiumhistorier og over 9000 magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
FLERE HISTORIER FRA Manila Bulletin
Manila Bulletin
Exports, imports slow down in Nov.
Amid the lingering effects of United States (US) tariffs on Philippine merchandise exports, the country’s export value in November fell to its lowest level in seven months, while the import value dropped to its lowest in nine months, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported.
1 mins
December 27, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Abarrientos repays Cone's trust in career-high outing
J Abarrientos needed a push from Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone to finally get going and help his team stay alive in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup.
1 mins
December 27, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Kelce emotional as retirement looms
If Thursday night was the last game Travis Kelce played inside Arrowhead Stadium, he sure tried to make it a memorable one.
2 mins
December 27, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Megaworld fully exits Suntrust Resort stake
Tycoon Andrew Tan’s township developer Megaworld Corp. has fully divested its 34-percent stake in publicly listed integrated resort developer Suntrust Resort Holdings Inc., following its third tranche share sale, which brings total proceeds to P1.48 billion.
1 mins
December 27, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Feast of The Holy Family
It was titled, “Flight to Egypt,” and the illustration was an airplane with Jesus, Mary and Joseph as passengers.
2 mins
December 27, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Christmas Eve murder
The 55-year-old widow of a communist rebel was gunned down in Sitio Makilo, Barangay Camansi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Dec. 24.
1 min
December 27, 2025
Manila Bulletin
'No room at the inn'
Each Christmas season, many of us go through the story of the Nativity where we read passages relating to circumstances before the birth of Jesus.
4 mins
December 27, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Aboitiz partners with BlackRock to boost infra
BlackRock Inc., a United States (US) investment firm with $12.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM), has acquired a 40-percent stake in Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc. (AIC) through Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for P13.7 billion.
1 mins
December 27, 2025
Manila Bulletin
₱54-M shabu seized from yacht in Siargao
Police arrested three foreign nationals and seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of more than P54 million from a grounded yacht off Siargao Island, authorities reported Thursday.
1 min
December 27, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Spending the holidays with Mickey Mouse
What's Hong Kong Disneyland like during the festive season?
2 mins
December 27, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size