MRT

Subway works at standstill since realigned to fault line

Published by rudy Date posted on February 14, 2020

by Jarius Bondoc (The Philippine Star), 14 Feb 2020 Work on the Metro Manila subway is at standstill. Tunneling, promised to Congress by Oct., then moved to Nov., then to Jan., and lately to Feb., has yet to begin. The Dept. of Transport spent millions of pesos during the Christmas rush to simulate earthmovings. When…

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From pAbaya to TuGrabe

Published by rudy Date posted on November 27, 2017

By Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star), Nov 27, 2017 No, I didn’t think up that headline. I saw it as a hashtag on social media. Filipino humor can be devastating during difficult times. Unfortunately for whoever is the transport secretary, they are only as good as the performance of the MRT3.

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What MRT-3 needs now is total rehab

Published by rudy Date posted on November 8, 2017

By Jarius Bondoc (The Philippine Star), Nov 8, 2017 “Better late than never” was a lawmaker’s reaction to the sacking Monday of MRT-3’s shoddy maintenance contractor. From the start in Jan. 2016 Busan Universal Rail Inc. (BURI) had cheated. It never replaced worn out parts on time, and if at all used lousy cheap alternatives.…

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DOTr takes over maintenance of breakdown-prone MRT 3

Published by rudy Date posted on November 7, 2017

by Jovic Yee, Inquirer, Nov 7, 2017 With the government now in charge of maintaining the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT 3), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has assured riders that it would improve the efficiency of the country’s busiest train system within “three to six months.”

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MPIC plans to buy out MRT-3 stakeholders

Published by rudy Date posted on August 23, 2017

By Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), Aug 23, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Infrastructure conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is planning to buy out the stake of the government and other shareholders in the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3).

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MRT-3 deteriorating due to crime upon crime (1)

Published by rudy Date posted on November 28, 2016

GOTCHA By Jarius Bondoc (The Philippine Star), November 28, 2016 MRT-3 is deteriorating faster than ever. When it used to be twice or thrice a week, trains, signaling, and electricity now bog down twice or thrice a day. Commuters are left stranded along rail tracks and inside dead elevators. Hundreds of thousands are imperiled, inconvenienced,…

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MRT-3 installing two inapt signaling systems

Published by rudy Date posted on October 14, 2016

By Jarius Bondoc (The Philippine Star), October 14, 2016 MRT-3 mis-managers are playing around with the signaling, at the expense of passenger safety. Two incompatible signaling types are being installed. Snags further will deteriorate the commuter rail, and worsen Mega Manila traffic.

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COA blames DOTC for MRT 3 woes

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2016

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) is blaming the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) for the problems of the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3) that have resulted in breakdowns and other issues in the operation of the train system.

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MRT is in trouble, is the bus system ready?

Published by rudy Date posted on April 30, 2015

Would you rather take the bus or the MRT? Why not improve both? Metro Manila’s public rail system, the MRT, is dying. It hasn’t been maintained properly, and now every component – from the rails, to the passenger cars, to the signaling and switching system, even the elevators and escalators in the stations – need…

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DOTC eyes borrowings to buy out MRT-3 partners

Published by rudy Date posted on February 9, 2015

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is considering borrowing to finance the complete government takeover of the Metro Rail Transit line 3 (MRT-3) after the P54-billion allocation for the acquisition of the mass transit system was not included in the P2.6-trillion national budget signed by President Aquino last Dec. 23.

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Don’t change horses in midstream

Published by rudy Date posted on November 13, 2014

A number of columnists have commented on the maintenance contract of MRT-3, and for good reason. Its maintenance is in disastrous (potentially fatal) condition. I’m not going to apportion blame here as there are two sides to this story, as in any other story. What I’m going to do instead is point out two things…

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MRT3

Published by rudy Date posted on November 7, 2014

Here are more bits and pieces from the report of MTR HK on the condition of our MRT 3. Speed restriction of 45kph was currently imposed for safety reason. The growth of passenger capacity in 2015 will increase train loading as well as increase trend of broken rail failure, if no systematic plan to restore…

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MRT audit exposes scary safety lapses

Published by rudy Date posted on November 6, 2014

SAFETY LAST: The Department of Transportation and Communications appears to be compromising public safety while covering up for the poor maintenance of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) running on EDSA.

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Worst MRT 3 fears confirmed

Published by rudy Date posted on November 5, 2014

It had been a while since the private owners of MRT 3 commissioned MTR HK to conduct a study on the true state of the system. The study had long been pushed off by DOTC and I suppose they finally agreed to do it only after a series of almost daily accidents happened.

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MRT-3 breakdown seen to continue until next year

Published by rudy Date posted on October 23, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – Transportation officials admitted yesterday that there would be no relief from possible breakdowns for the more than 500,000 daily riders of Metro Rail Transit 3 until late 2015.

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Buying MRT-3 for P54 B, only to shut it down

Published by rudy Date posted on October 20, 2014

News is that Malacañang will rebid the CALAX (Cavite-Laguna Expressway) or do the work itself. This is to avoid howls of favoring any party. Either way, President Noynoy Aquino likely will get the flak.

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Urgent matters

Published by rudy Date posted on September 7, 2014

Is it system-related, a case of poor maintenance, bad management, normal wear and tear, a combination, or all? The series of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) mishaps and glitches since July alone, topped by the Aug. 13 overshooting by a malfunctioning train at the Taft Station that injured 38 passengers, point to the sad…

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State’s plan for MRT 3: Takeover then complete overhaul by 2016

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2014

First of two parts MANILA — The government plans to takeover the most-congested railway system in the country by 2016, an ambitious venture that would pave way for the complete overhaul of the train line.

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SLOW TRAIN TO NOWHERE? Queues at MRT3 grow longer after gov’t lowers speed limit

Published by rudy Date posted on August 22, 2014

MANILA – The already long lines at the MRT3 during the morning rush have gotten longer after the government imposed a speed limit on its trains. At around 8:30 a.m., the queue of commuters waiting to enter the North Avenue station has reached all the way down to the street level of Edsa.

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Legal woes prevent MRT3 rehab

Published by rudy Date posted on August 20, 2014

The last time I asked DOTC Sec. Jun Abaya when government plans to complete the buyout of the private owners of MRT 3, he texted back: “we are awaiting DOF on the buyout. Hope we can execute within the year.”

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MRT-3 anomalies: Abaya too must go for complicity

Published by rudy Date posted on June 2, 2014

A “denial” is not necessarily true; a “clarification” does not always clear things up. So the Letter to the Editor of Transport Sec. Joseph Emilio Abaya on the MRT-3 mess, published in The STAR yesterday, needs rebutting.

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MRT-3 chief gave P517-M contract to uncle-in-law

Published by rudy Date posted on May 26, 2014

The general manager of the government’s Metro Rail Transit-3 gave his uncle-in-law a P517.5-million service deal in 2012-2013. This is revealed in official records, social networks, photographs, and sources’ accounts.

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Despite the propaganda, no relief from MRT-3

Published by rudy Date posted on May 12, 2014

The MRT3 situation has become a national shame, and the waiting passengers’ lines stretch interminably outside the stations from Taft Avenue Pasay to North Avenue Quezon City. To this, Malacanang’s first response was to tell complaining passengers to take the bus instead, if they could not spend a portion of their lives waiting for a…

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Plan for just 1 ticket for MRT, LRT delayed

Published by rudy Date posted on February 16, 2014

COMMON TICKET: The use of a common ticket for all MRT and LRT train lines in Metro Manila is a great idea, but its adoption is being delayed as contentious issues surface involving some bidders vying for the ticketing contract.

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MRT3 passenger traffic exceeds capacity by 60 pct

Published by rudy Date posted on January 21, 2014

MANILA – Ever wonder why the MRT3 is so congested especially during rush hour? Well, that’s because ridership has exceeded the train service’s rated capacity by about 60 percent, according to the Metro Rail Transit Authority (MRTA).

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Death ride

Published by rudy Date posted on October 8, 2013

Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of weary workers risk life and limb riding the MRT each day even as an international transport expert described the depreciated and badly maintained train system “extremely dangerous.”

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Riders complain: MRT now an ‘obstacle course’

Published by rudy Date posted on November 9, 2011

MANILA, Philippines –   Regular riders of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) are complaining about the bad condition of the rail line, which has made each trip an “obstacle course.”

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Senate to Palace: Explain junking of resolution vs fare hikes

Published by rudy Date posted on September 26, 2011

The Palace should explain President Aquino’s decision to ignore a resolution in the Senate urging him to exercise his prerogative to suspend the implementation of impending price increases in the transport sector, opposition Sen. Joker Arroyo said yesterday.

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Noynoy junks Senate plea to defer MRT, LRT fare hikes

Published by rudy Date posted on September 22, 2011

Malacañang rejected yesterday persistent appeals made by members of the Senate for the administration to defer until next year the implementation of its plan to cut its subsidy on the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Railway Transit (LRT) Systems and increase fare cost.

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Staggered hikes for train fares

Published by rudy Date posted on September 15, 2011

THE looming fare hike at the Metro Rail Transit and Light Rail Transit (LRT) won’t be sudden, Transportation and Communications Secretary (DOTC) Manuel Roxas 2nd said Wednesday.

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