PHILIPPINERAILWAYS (FROM WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)
MANILA, Philippines — Good news for pet owners! Beginning February 1, 2023, you may transport your dogs, cats, and other pets using Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2, which travels from Antipolo to Recto, Manila.
However, Hernando Cabrera, administrator of the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), warned pet owners that pets must be vaccinated, kept within cages, and wearing diapers when inside the trains.
Cabrera also cautioned people from bringing "large" pets since trains could be overcrowded.
"We may run into some problems with huge pets… it may be difficult for them to enter the train. We all know what sometimes it gets too crammed inside."
Hernando Cabrera, Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Administrator
The LRTA official also explained that they chose February 1 as the start of its implementation so there would be enough time to brief their security personnel about the new policy to ensure smooth operations.
The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 already allowed customers to bring their pets aboard the train in 2021, as long as they were kept within pet cages no larger than two feet by two feet.
"This is only applicable in line 2. I know that the MRT-3 implemented the same policy years ago. There's still no word for [LRT] line 1. Eventually, maybe we could involve the private operator of line 1 to have the same policy," the official said.
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