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(Eagle News)—-The Chinese woman who was seen throwing “taho” at a police officer who refused to let her inside a Metro Rail Transit station where food and drinks and recently certain liquids are not allowed is facing charges. Charges for direct assault, disobedience to an agent of person in authority and unjust vexation are set to be filed against Jiale Zhang, 42, before the Mandaluyong Prosecutors Office. According to the MRT-3 management, Jiale was about to […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Marami ang nagulat nang biglang magpatupad ng mahigpit na seguridad ang pamunuan ng Metro Rail Transit at Light Railway Transit nitong mga nagdaang linggo. Hindi na pinapayagan ang mga pasahero na magpasok ng anumang uri ng liquid sa lahat ng istasyon, mapa-inuming tubig at hangang sa pabango. Sa pahayag na inilabas ng pamunuan ng MRT 3, kinumpirma nila na nakatanggap sila ng bomb threat sa pamagitan […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation will study the proposal of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development to extend operating hours of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) systems to serve more commuters. The proposal for the extension of operations hours of the two major rail transportation systems in the country’s capital was made by Quezon City Representative Winston Castelo who chairs the House committee. “Pag-aralan ulit natin kasi […]
(Eagle News)—Commuters can expect free Metro Rail Transit 3 rides on Sunday, Dec. 30. In a Twitter post, the MRT-3 management said the free rides from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on that day were to mark the 122nd death anniversary of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, or Rizal Day. Malacañang has declared Dec. 30 a regular holiday. https://youtu.be/vFpe_X9W2Qs
(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) announced a new record of the longest “no offloading” streak for its railway system, as it said that for one whole month or for 31 days, there had been no train that had bogged down during a trip that would require passenger unloading. The MRT-3 said that for 31 consecutive days, or from October 16 to November 15, 2018, there had been no unloading incident […]
(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 […]
By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are urging all Filipinos to help save lives through voluntary blood donation as part of the global celebration of World Blood Donor Day today, June 14. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said, “We continue to enjoin all Filipinos to imbibe the spirit of bayanihan and be instrumental in saving more lives by donating blood today.” […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Simula ngayong araw, Abril 30, asahan na ang mas mabigat na daloy ng trapiko sa Quezon City. Ayon sa Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), dahil ito sa pagsasara ng ilang kalsada upang simulan ang konstruksyon ng coping beam ng Metro Rail Transit o MRT-7. Bunsod nito, ipatutupad ang one-way traffic sa Regalado mula Mindanao Avenue hanggang Commonwealth Avenue mula 5:00 AM hanggang 10:00 PM. Simula naman sa Mayo 6 […]
(Eagle News) — Magkakaloob ng libreng sakay ang Philippine National Railways at Manila Metro Rail Transit System sa mga manggagawa bukas, Mayo 1, bilang paggunita sa Labor Day. Sa abiso ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) at ng PNR, libre ang sakay ng mga manggagawa na patungong Alabang sa pagitan ng alas 6:07 ng umaga at alas 7:37 ng umaga at sa pagitan ng 4:07 PM hanggang 5:37 PM. Libre din ang sakay ng mga papuntang […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) — Around 900 passengers were unloaded from a Metro Rail Transit-3 train on Wednesday morning. The Department of Transportation said the passengers had to be dropped off at the Guadalupe Station at 8:40 a.m. It said this was after the train encountered an electrical failure, among others. Some 500,000 use the MRT-3 every day.
