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(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation on Saturday, Nov. 10, gave the assurance there would be no hike in MRT-3 fares even with the planned rehablitation of the trains. “Mariin na instruction ni Secretary Tugade na hindi tayo mag-i-increase ng anumang pasahe hangga’t hindi nararamdaman ng ating mga commuters ang improvements sa services ng MRT-3,” DOTr Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan said. Batan made the statement after the Philippines and Japan signed a loan pact for […]
(Eagle News)–A Metro Rail Transit-3 train suffered electrical failure in its motor on Sunday, Sept. 29, prompting the offloading of around 400 passengers at the Ayala station. The MRT management said the incident took place at 8:18 a.m. The affected passengers boarded a train that arrived six minutes later.
(Eagle News)–Over 500 passengers were unloaded from a Metro Rail Transit 3 train on Thursday, Sept. 27, after it experienced electrical motor failure. In an advisory, the MRT3 management said the 540 passengers were unloaded from the train heading southbound at the Araneta Center Cubao station at 6:24 a.m. The motor failure was due to worn-out electrical sub-components, the MRT-3 said. The passengers were allowed to board the next train, which arrived five minutes later.
(Eagle News)—The Department of Transportation on Wednesday, Sept. 26, vowed to shoulder the medical expenses of seven of MRT-3 maintenance and security personnel who were injured after two of the line’s service vehicles “accidentally collided.” “Seven (7) maintenance and security personnel sustained injuries and are now being treated at the VRP Medical Center. DOTr-MRT3 management has reached out to their families ..,” the DOTr said in a statement. According to the DOTr, of the seven, […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 passengers had to be unloaded from a Metro Rail Transit-3 train on Friday, June 1. The Department of Transportation-MRT 3 said the around 250 passengers were unloaded at the GMA Kamuning station southbound when the train encountered a “signaling error.” The DoTr-MRT3 said the passengers took the next train that arrived four minutes later. The incident took place after the MRT management announced what they said was a “record-breaking” 28 […]
(Eagle News) – The Metro Rail Transit raised the number of operational trains today to 15 after its annual maintenance this weekend, and hopes it can further increase this to 20 eventually. As of 2:10 on Monday, April 2, 2018, the MRT reported that it had 15 operational and running trains. The last time that the MRT-3 was able to field 15 running trains was on January 5 this year. “This will partially address […]
(Eagle News) — Several passengers of the Metro Rail Transit 3 were unloaded on Thursday after a train experienced a technical problem. The Department of Transportation said in a tweet that the passengers had to get off Quezon Ave. at 5:37 a.m. The DOTr said the train that experienced the problem was removed without replacement and a cancellation of loops and insertion were made. The MRT management apologized for the inconvenience.
(Eagle News) –Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said two people have come forward to detail what they said were the corrupt activities of a group that led to the sorry state of the Metro Rail Transit. In a press conference, Roque said according to the sources who were engaged in the operations of the MRT 3, the Pangasinan Group siphoned off funds from the P3.8 billion the maintenance contract with Busan Universal Rail Inc. […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang has directed the Office of the Solicitor General to study the filing of plunder cases against officials of the previous administration for the MRT-3 mess, even as it sought to put in place short-term solutions, such as the immediate procurement of all needed spare parts for the Metro Rail Transit system. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced this in a press briefing, explaining the “three-tiered solution” that was discussed during a […]
Company should also be blacklisted from gov’t, Pimentel says (Eagle News)– China’s Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stocks Co. should refund the full P3.8 billion the government spent for the 48 light rail vehicles of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3. Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III said in a statement on Saturday that the company should also be blacklisted from all future contracts with the government. “Cancelling the contract and returning the coaches is not enough,” Pimentel said. […]
(Eagle News) — At least 800 passengers were unloaded on Tuesday morning after a train suffered another technical problem. The Metro Rail Transit 3 management said a southbound train experienced the electrical failure at 8:21 a.m. The management said the failure was due to “worn-out electrical sub-components.” The affected passengers who were offloaded at Ortigas Station took the next train.
(Eagle News) — Busan Universal Rail Inc. and its joint venture members are not qualified to participate in the bidding for major rail projects of the Department of Transportation, after all. This is according to the DOTr that issued a statement to this effect on Monday. This was after Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta partylist Rep.Jericho Nograles said that Busan Transportation Corporation and Edison Development and Construction had such a qualification. “(They) are disqualified from participating […]
