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(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 is offering free rides to government workers on Thursday, Sept. 19. The Department of Transportation said the free rides, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., were in celebration of the 119th anniversary of the Philippine Civil Service. The DOTr said those who wish to avail of the free rides should just present their government ID to station personnel or to the security guards […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has announced the installation of 93 new airconditioning units in Metro Rail Transit-3 trains. The DOTr said the units were apart from the 33 installed in August and the 60 installed in 2018. The agency said Sumitomo MHI-TESP purchased over 120 airconditioning units worth P167 million under the comprehensive rehabilitation of the MRT-3. The MRT-3 earlier announced the old railway tracks would be replaced by 4053 new railway pieces from […]
(Eagle News)–Operations of the Metro Rail Transit-3 have resumed after they were temporarily suspended following the 5.5-magnitude earthquake off Quezon on Friday, Sept. 13. In a Tweet, the MRT-3 said operations resumed at 5:29 p.m. Operations were suspended a little before 5 p.m. following the earthquake. “On hold movement ng trains due to earthquake. Still checking facilities,” MRT-3 Director Mike Capati had said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 40 […]
(Eagle News) – Starting July 1, students can ride the Metro Rail Transit 3, the Light Rail Transit-2 and the Philippine National Railways for free, according to the Department of Transportation. During the fourth “Transport Talks” held on Thursday a the DOTr conference room in Clark, Pampanga, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said students from all levels can enjoy the free rides from Monday to Friday at select hours in the morning and afternoon. Terminal […]
by Kiki Siregar Agence France Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Jakarta commuter Irnawati can spend up to four hours daily in her car, but now she and millions of others may get some relief as the traffic-clogged Southeast Asian city opens its first mass rapid-transit system. On Sunday, Jakarta will inaugurate the $1.1 billion project seen as crucial to tackling some of the world’s worst congestion, which can turn commutes into hours-long endurance tests. For […]
(Eagle News)—The Metro Rail Transit-3 on Tuesday, March 19, announced the shutdown of its operations for one week in April. In a Facebook post, the MRT-3 said the shutdown from April 15 to April 21 was to give way to the annual general maintenance of the MRT-3 trains and others. “Maintenance works that will be done during the one week suspension of revenue operations include rail grinding, rail cascading, replacement of turnouts, structural testing and […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Rail Transit-3 operations were briefly interrupted on Tuesday, March 5, after one of the trains suffered an electrical failure. Merrowen Mendoza, MRT-3 communications officer, said authorities were forced to remove a train from the main line following the electrical failure at the interstation of Quezon Avenue and North Ave. at 7:47 a.m. No passengers had to be offloaded. Operations resumed three minutes later, Mendoza said.
(Eagle News) — Bottled water, drinks and other containers containing liquids less than 100 milliliter (ml) are now allowed inside the MRT-3 station and its trains. This was according to an announcement made by the Department of Transportation’s MRT-3 administration on Thursday, February 14. The announcement for MRT-3 passengers was also posted on the MRT-3’s twitter account. It said that bottled water, drinks and other liquids like perfume, rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizers and the like […]
(Eagle News)—The Bureau of Immigration has detained the Chinese national who splashed a cup of taho on a police officer who was merely explaining to her the Metro Rail Transit ban on liquids over the weekend. BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said Zhang Jiale, who had just posted bail for the direct assault charged filed in court against her, was taken into custody by immigration agents on Tuesday, Feb. 12, by virtue of a mission order […]
(Eagle News)–The policeman who got splashed with taho by a woman who was not allowed to enter a Metro Rail Transit station with the drink because of an ongoing MRT ban on the same was honored on Monday, Feb .11. P01 William Cristobal received a Medalya ng Papuri from the Philippine National Police for his patience in dealing with Jiale Zhang, who is now facing charges over the incident at the Boni station on Saturday, […]
(Eagle News)—The Metro Rail Transit management is slated to file separate charges against the woman who splashed taho at a police officer at an MRT station on Saturday, Feb. 9. The charges to have Jiale Zhang deported and declared an undesirable alien would be apart from the charges for direct assault, unjust vexation and disobedience to a person of authority earlier filed against her. She has been subjected to inquest proceedings at the Mandaluyong Prosecutors […]
(Eagle News)—The Bureau of Immigration is studying possible actions against the woman who threw taho at a police officer who refused to let her in a Metro Rail Transit 3 station, where food and drinks are banned. BI spokesperson Dana Krizia Sandoval said they would be coordinating with the Department of Transportation to know the details behind the incident involving Jiale Zhang, a first year design student. Jiale threw taho at P01 William Cristobal while […]
