Metro Manila needs better transport system

During the Marcos administration, the Philippines made a great stride by developing the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1).

Starting operations on December 1, 1984, the LRT-1 that traverses Bonifacio and Taft Avenues was the first city rail system in Southeast Asia. But even as the Marcos administration set the blue print for the development of seven city rail lines for Metro Manila, and operated a “Love Bus” route to link major city centers, the transport system of the metropolis remains backward by world standards.