Former MRT3 Gen. Manager Al Vitangcol & Five Others Charged with Graft at Sandiganbayan

The former General manager of Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3) Gen. Manager Al Vitangcol III and five incorporators of the Philippine Trans Rail Management and Services Corporation (PH Trams) faces graft charges before the Office of the Sandiganbayan in connection with the controversial MRT3 maintenance contract. The Office of the Ombudsman revealed to the media through … Read more

MRT-3 Weekend Shut Down Approved by DOTC

The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) approved the proposed weekly shut down of the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) as confirmed by MRT General Manager Ramon Buenafe. According to the MRT Gen. Manager, his proposal to schedule a window time for rail replacement got the approval of the DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya. Based upon the … Read more

How The MRT 3 Express Train Works

The Metro Rail Transit 3 management will implement their experimental Express Train Service which will skip other stations and go directly to the ones with most activity. The scheme will be implemented starting today, May 7 and will run until May 20, 2014. The findings of the experimental run will be submitted to the DOTC … Read more