The
Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) is a
public transport operator that is in charge of operating and maintaining the
Manila Light Rail Transit System composed of the
LRT-1 and the
LRT-2. Founded by Philippine President
Ferdinand E. Marcos on July 12, 1980, it is also responsible for monitoring the progress of construction of all LRTA lines. Currently it is not directly, however, in charge of the upkeep of the
Manila Metro Rail Transit System, or MRT-3, of which those duties are relegated to the
Metro Rail Transit Corporation, a private enterprise, under MRT-3's
Build-Operate-Transfer agreement. Yet this line's operations is possible to be transferred to this agency this 2011. As of January 13, 2010, the chief of LRTA took over as OIC of MRT-3.