MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) intends to resume operations of railways for public transport by May 16, or after the lifting of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. The DOTr said the Light Rail Transit-1, LRT-2, Metro Rail Transit-3 and Philippine National Railways will resume operations with limited capacity. The DOTr said social distancing of one-meter should be strictly observed by passengers inside the trains and at the stations. The DOTr said then that the enforcement of the one-meter social distancing rule is expected to reduce train and station capacity to 25 percent and result in longer queues. You follow social distancing not only while you’re onboard the vehicle, but more importantly while you wait and while you queue,” he said.- With Ralph Edwin Villanueva

Source: Philippine Star May 02, 2020 15:56 UTC