Tag: MRT3

Senior official designated as MRT-3 OIC

Chief of engineering division is MRT3 OIC-director for operations (Eagle News) — A senior official of the Department of Transportation has assumed the post of officer-in-charge and general manager of the Metro Rail Transit-3, the DOTr announced. According to the agency, Ofelia D. Astrera  will also serve in her concurrent capacity as the chief of the rail line’s Support Division (Technical Training)/Computer Section/AFCS Office. Meanwhile, Oscar B. Bongon has assumed the role of OIC-Director for […]

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MRT-3 announces suspension of operations from April 13 to 17

(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 announced a suspension of operations for five days in April. The MRT-3 said the suspension is scheduled from April 13 to 17. It said the suspension of operations was to pave the way for annual preventive maintenance activities. Normal operations will resume on April 18. Metro Manila is under a COVID-19 alert level 1. The Department of Transportation is now allowing a 100% capacity in public transportation.

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MRT-3 beefs up security following May 12 vandalism incident

(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 has beefed up its security following an incident of vandalism on one of its trains on May 12. In a statement, the MRT-3 said from the initial 580 security personnel deployed across all MRT-3 stations, the number has increased to 750. Apart from the security personnel on patrol, the MRT-3 has deployed a patrol car for added security. The MRT-3 also installed 241 new closed-circuit television cameras in […]

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DOTr reports 655 active COVID-19 cases as COVID-19 mass testing of rail line personnel continues

(Eagle News) — There are over 600 active COVID-19 cases among rail line personnel so far, recent data from the Department of Transportation showed. According to the data from the ongoing COVID-19 mass testing in the country’s rail lines, the breakdown of the 655 active cases is as follows: Light Rail Transit-1: 19 active cases Light Rail Transit-2: 215 active cases Metro Rail Transit-3: 201 active cases Philippine National Railways: 220 active cases So far, […]

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DOTr: Active COVID-19 cases among rail line personnel at 739 so far

(Eagle News) — Active COVID-19 cases among rail line personnel are over 700, recent data on the ongoing mass testing from the Department of Transportation showed. According to the DOTr, the breakdown of the 739 total active COVID-19 cases is as follows: Light Rail Transit-1: 79 active COVID-19 cases LRT-2: 242 active COVID-19 cases Metro Rail Transit-3: 204 active COVID-19 cases Philippine National Railways: 214 active COVID-19 cases So far, 5,331 rail line personnel have […]

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MRT-3: Train operations suspended starting March 30 for maintenance, rehabilitation activities

(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 is suspending train operations starting March 30, Tuesday. A statement from the MRT-3 management said the suspension was to pave the way for maintenance and rehabilitation activities. The suspension of operation ends of April 4, Sunday. According to the MRT-3, these activities include changes in the railway turnout at the depot, changes in the point machine, and the installation of closed-circuit television cameras. The MRT-3 said turnouts are […]

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MRT-3 resumes full operations today, December 17

(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 resumed full operations on Thursday, December 17. The MRT-3 said this was after it went on provisional service from North Avenue station to Shaw Blvd station, with only seven trains running on Wednesday, December 16 at 8:58 p.m. The MRT-3 said a northbound train approaching Boni station also stopped due to a technical glitch at 7:20 p.m. on the same day. Over 3,000, or 3,559 passengers, were affected […]

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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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MRT-3 fields 21 train sets

DOTr says it is the highest number of running trains on the main line (Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 fielded 21 train sets on Wednesday, the most deployed on the main line in MRT-3 history, the Department of Transportation said on Thursday, Sept. 17. According to the DOTr, with the deployment, the  waiting time interval between trains was shortened. Passenger capacity was also increased. “This is a product of DOTr and MRT-3’s collaboration to improve the […]

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DOTr chief Tugade to MRT-3, LRTA, PNR: Hire qualified employees laid off from LRT-1

(Eagle News)–Transportation Secretary Art Tugade on Wednesday, Aug. 12, ordered railway authorities under the Department of Transportation to absorb several of the around 100 employees to be laid off from the Light Rail Transit-1. In a statement, the DOTr said Tugade instructed the Philippine National Railways, the Light Rail Transit Authority and the Metro Rail Transit-3 to hire the “qualified retrenched employees.” The Light Rail Manila Corporation, which operates LRT-1, had announced the “right-sizing program” […]

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MRT-3 to temporarily stop ops starting tomorrow, July 7, amid increase in COVID-19 cases among train personnel

(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 will temporarily suspend operations starting tomorrow, July 7. In a statement, the MRT-3 said the temporary suspension approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases would allow for a swab testing of all MRT-3 personnel, including those of its maintenance provider and subcontractors, “to prevent further spread of the disease, and, most importantly, to protect the health and safety of both its personnel and commuters.” […]

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MRT-3: Senior citizens can board trains if travel is for obtaining essential goods, work

(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 on Wednesday, June 3, clarified it does not have a policy on the absolute prohibition of the boarding of members of highly vulnerable sectors, including senior citizens, as claimed by the Commission on Human Rights. In a statement, the MRT-3 said it allows susceptible individuals to board the train provided their purpose for using the same was “indispensable under the circumstances for obtaining essential goods and services, or […]

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