Single contract eyed for LRT-1, MRT-3For investment viabilityMANILA, Philippines — The country’s busiest railways – Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) and Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) – could end up being managed by a single group eyeing to operate train services jointly to make them profitable assets. The DOTr is willing to package the concession agreements for the MRT-3 and LRT-1 into one. Originally, the DOTr had wanted a single operator for the MRT-3 and the Recto-Antipolo railway of Light Rail Transit Line 2. “The MRT-3, along with the LRT-1, is intended to be covered in an unsolicited (proposal) being developed by a certain group,” Lopez told The STAR. Lopez declined to identify the private group planning to consolidate the MRT-3 and LRT-1, but he confirmed that it is already in the business of rail operations.

Source: Philippine Star January 18, 2026 19:00 UTC