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Is anyone still surprised by this delay?
“The installation of the ticketing system for Light Rail Transit (LRT) Lines 1 and 2 will not be finished in time for the opening of classes on June 1,” reports y Robertzon Ramirez in The Philippine Star.
READ: Check it out: Sample of new LRT, MRT ‘tap-and-go’ tickets
The explanation given by LRT Administration spokesman Hernando Cabrera was that “the new ticketing system, the automated fare collection system (AFCI) or popularly known as ‘tap-and-go,’ is still being tested.”
Apparently, AF Payment Inc. (AFPI), deferred the early rollout of the system, which was supposed to be finished this month.
Now, Cabrera said ASPI “plans to finish the installation for Line 2 on June 14 and Line 1 ‘by the end of June.'”
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