Wednesday, December 20, 2017

'Secret marshalls' to add security in LRT

Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) is adding security in its trains to ensure the safety of commuters in view of the Christmas holidays.

LRTA Administrator Retired Police General Reynaldo Berroya says, they have dispatched special agents who will wear civilian clothes to augment the number of security guards in the trains.

Berroya describes the additional personnel as "undercover, parang may mga secret marshalls (it seems like there are secrets marshalls inside the trains)."

LRTA currently employs about 1,000 security guards in its purple line (LRT-2) that runs from Recto in Manila to Santolan at the boundary of Marikina City and Pasig City.

LRT-1 serves around 500,000 passengers while LRT-2 serves about 200,000 commuters daily.

LRTA is a government owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) under the Department of Transportation (DOTr).

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