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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Maagang nakaranas ng aberya ang mga pasahero ng MRT-3, pasado alas 5:00 ng umaga ngayong Lunes. Dahil dito, maaga pa lang ay wala pang na-dispatch na mga tren. Ito ay dahil sa power supply failure na naranasan sa bahagi ng North Avenue Station hanggang Kamuning. Ang nagkapilipit na kable ang dahilan ng mahigit isang oras na pagka-delay ng pagsisimula ng biyahe ng Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) kaninang umaga. Sa […]
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) — Passengers were unloaded at a Metro Rail Transit 3 station after a train experienced a “technical problem” on Thursday morning. In a tweet, the MRT 3 said the passengers had to get off at the Santolan Annapolis station on the southbound lane at 9:21 a.m. The train was removed, and was not replaced, the MRT 3 said. The management apologized for the inconvenience.
(Eagle News) — Over 500 passengers were unloaded from the Metro Rail Transit 3 early Wednesday after it experienced another electrical failure. In an advisory, the MRT3 said the 620 passengers got off at the Shaw Boulevard Station in Mandaluyong following the incident at 5:37 a.m. The MRT management said the electrical failure was caused by “worn-out electrical sub-components.” The passengers were able to ride the next train that arrived after three minutes. https://youtu.be/IFIMiktWQTQ
(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 […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Walang nakitang mechanical o electrical defects sa mga coupling device na kumalas sa bagon ng MRT-3. Ito ay ayon sa National Bureau of Investigation Special Action Unit (NBI-SAU) na nagsagawa ng inisyal na imbestigasyon sa nasabing insidente noong Nobyembre. Ayon kay NBI Special Action Unit Chief Joel Tovera, ito ay matapos idinaan sa mechanical at electrical examination ang mga bagon sa tulong ng mga eksperto, forensics at mga technician ng […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Grace Poe said that while she “admire(s)” Transport Undersecretary Cesar Chavez’s “sense of delicadeza,” she “doubt(s) that this is the only reason that prompted him to resign.” Poe, chair of the Senate committee on transport services, did not elaborate, and only noted that Chavez “seemed to be one of the (Department of Transportation) officials who was determined to fully address all the issues plaguing the MRT.” “I […]
(Eagle News) — Department of Transportation Undersecretary Cesar Chavez has resigned out of what he said was a “simple sense of delicadeza” following the series of glitches that have marred the Metro Rail Transit 3. Chavez himself made the announcement in a press briefing on Thursday. “I’m tendering my irrevocable resignation. Hindi pwedeng lagi tayong naninisi sa nakaraan dahil sa responsibilidad na natin ito,” he said. He said he has submitted his letter of resignation […]
(Eagle News) — The test-run of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s Alalay sa MRT3 program will be held today, November 9. Under the program, the MMDA will be offering free rides in four buses to MRT commuters from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. southbound, and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. northbound. The pick-up point of the southbound buses is the MRT North Ave. station. Drop-off points are the MRT Ortigas station and the MRT […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation has asked Busan Universal Rail Inc. to explain why the agency should not terminate its contract to maintain the Metro Rail Transit 3. The DOTr said in a statement that under the notice to terminate it sent BURI on Tuesday, the company was given seven days for this. The agency said the notice was served on the basis of “poor performance; failure to put in service and subsequently […]
(Eagle News) — After almost a decade of delay, authorities on Friday held the launch of the start of construction of the P2.8-billion Grand Unified Central Station that will link the Light Rail Transit 1, the Metro Rail Transit 3 and the planned MRT 7, in Quezon City. In a television interview, Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said the launch of the P2.8-billion project was made possible after the “parties involved” sat down and […]
Eagle News – May libreng sakay ang Metro Rail Transit (MRT) at ang Light Rail Transit (LRT) sa June 12 para sa paggunita sa ika-119 na anibersaryo ng Araw ng Kalayaan. Sa abiso ng National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), sa Lunes, June 12, ay magbibigay ng libreng sakay ang MRT at LRT mula 7:00 hanggang 9:00 ng umaga, at mula 5:00 ng hapon hanggang 7:00 ng gabi. Kabilang sa mga aktibidad sa Lunes ang […]
