Tag: MRT 3

Following completion of MRT-3 rehabilitation, President Duterte announces free MRT-3 rides from March 28 to April 30

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has announced free Metro Rail Transit-3 rides from March 28 to April 30. The President made the announcement during a ceremony that marked the completion of the rail system’s massive rehabilitation. In a statement on Wednesday, March 23, the Department of Transportation said the DOTr Railway sector, the MRT-3 management, and its maintenance provider, Sumitomo-MHI-TESP completed the rehabilitation work last December 2021, two months ahead of schedule. The department […]

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Raps to be filed vs person behind MRT-3 rock-throwing incident

(Eagle News) — Charges are set to be filed against the person who hurled a rock at a Metro Rail Transit-3 coach on Sunday, Nov. 21, injuring a passenger. According to the MRT-3, the charges to be filed against 29-year-old Lester Rodriguez include one for malicious mischief. Rodriguez, the MRT-3 said, was arrested at 9 p.m. on Sunday, after he was positively identified by two witnesses as the one who threw the rock at the […]

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750 MRT-3 personnel to receive free pneumonia vaccine shots

(Eagle News) –The Metro Rail Transit has begun vaccinating its personnel for pneumonia as the MRT-3 finds ways to protect its frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the MRT-3, 750 personnel are expected to benefit from the program launched by the Office of the General Manager in coordination with the Department of Health. “Malaki ang gampanin ng ating mga MRT-3 personnel sa araw-araw na pagtitiyak ng operasyon ng linya kaya mahalagang maproteksyunan natin sila,” […]

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DOTr: Vaccinated APORs can ride LRT-2, MRT-3 and PNR trains for free on selected hours

(Eagle News) — The Light Rail Transit-2, the Metro Rail Transit-3 and the Philippine National Railways will continue to give free rides to vaccinated authorized persons outside residences. But the Department of Transportation said the free rides during the modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila will be during limited hours. Vaccinated APORs can ride LRT-2 and PNR trains on off-peak hours. Meanwhile, vaccinated APORs can ride MRT-3 trains during peak hours, the DOTr said. […]

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MRT-3, LRT-1 offer free rides during selected hours on Independence Day

(Eagle News) — Commuters can board the Metro Rail Transit-3 and Light Rail Transit-1 trains for free during selected hours on  June 12. According to the MRT-3 and LRT-1 management, the free rides are in celebration of the country’s  Independence Day. The two rail lines said commuters may board trains free of charge from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The LRT-1 said the service gates will not be […]

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MRT-3: Two men charged for going down MRT-3 tracks, taking selfie

(Eagle News) — One man who went down the Metro Rail Transit-3 tracks and his companion who took a “selfie” of the scene are facing charges for alarm and scandal. The MRT-3 said Jerald Oliva, 22, and Rey Llasos, 28, were charged for violation of Article 155 of the Revised Penal Code after the incident on Sunday, May 9. Oliva was caught on footage from a closed-circuit television camera in the area climbing over the […]

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DOTr: MRT-3 trains now running at 50 kph, shorter travel time expected

(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3’s trains are now running at 50 kilometers per hour, the Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The DOTr said with the train speed hiked to 50 kph, the  time the 20 trains travel from one station to the other has been cut short to four to five minutes. When the 20 trains traveled at 30 kph,  they took eight to nine minutes to get from one station to […]

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Tugade wants beep cards to be given to commuters for free upon fare load payment

(Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Art Tugade wants beep cards given to commuters for free after they pay for the minimum load required. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said Tugade ordered key officials from the DOTr rail and road sector to ensure that the consortium that operates the automatic fare collection system being used in the Metro Manila rail systems and on the EDSA Busway–AF Payments, Inc., the consortium composed of conglomerates Ayala […]

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PNR, LRT-2 to implement mandatory wearing of face masks, face shields when ops resume on Wednesday, Aug. 19

(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Railways and the Light Rail Transit-2 will resume operations on Wednesday, Aug. 19, as Metro Manila reverts to a less strict general community quarantine. Both the PNR and the LRT-2 made the announcement in separate posts on social media on Tuesday, Aug. 18. According to both the PNR and LRT-2, they will implement the mandatory wearing of face shields and face masks in trains and stations, in line with […]

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MRT-3 to resume ops starting Wednesday, Aug. 19

(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 will resume operations starting Aug. 19. The MRT-3 said this was after President Rodrigo Duterte announced Metro Manila would revert to the less strict general community quarantine. Eighteen train sets, including  16 CKD train sets and two Dalian train sets are expected to operate. The MRT-3 said the first train will leave at 5:30 a.m. from the North Avenue and Taft stations. The last trip from North Avenue […]

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MRT-3, LRT-2 to temporarily suspend operations starting Tuesday, Aug. 4

(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 and Light Rail Transit-2 will suspend operations starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. In separate Tweets, the MRT-3 and LRT-2 said this was in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement on Monday night that Metro Manila would revert to a modified enhanced community quarantine starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. The President made the announcement a day after the medical community called for Metro Manila’s return to an enhanced community quarantine, saying […]

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MRT-3 reschedules suspension of weekend ops

(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 has rescheduled its weekend suspension of operations. In a statement on Thursday, July 30, the MRT-3 said instead of August 8 to 9, August 21 to 23, and September 12 to 13, operations will be suspended on October 10 to 11, October 31, November 1 to 2, and November 14 to 15, upon the recommendation of maintenance provider Sumitomo-MHI-DESP. The MRT-3 had said the  suspension of weekend operations was to […]

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