The operator of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) announced on Tuesday that it would lay off more than 100 of its employees after quarantine measures imposed on Metro Manila continue to drag its operations.

In a statement, the Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) said those to be retrenched represented “close to 20 percent” of its workforce. It added that it was forced to let them go after the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic and the measures implemented to contain its spread caused its ridership to drop by 90 percent.

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