The former Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT3) General Manager Al Vitangcol accused former DOTC Secretary Mar Roxas, current DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya and company for their involvement in the controversial $23 million or P535 million interim maintenance deal of the MRT. Al Vitangcol also urged the Supreme court to halt the proceedings before the Sandiganbayan. … Read more
Metro Manila’s Light Rail Transit (LRT), Metro Rail Transit and the Philippine National Railways announced the complete and official schedules for December 23, 25 and 31, 2015 and January 1, 2016 New Year Holiday operations. The MRT runs along EDSA from Taft Avenue in Pasay City to North Avenue in Quezon City. Note: MRT Schedules … Read more
One of the richest families in the Philippines, the Ayala Brothers were caught on camera riding Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3) yesterday morning went viral online after it was posted by some netizens. Businessman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, chairman and CEO of Ayala Corp. was spotted riding the MRT. According to a news report posted … Read more
The Metro Rail Transit traversing the main thoroughfares of the country, EDSA, became a hot topic on social media after a viral video inside a train showing passengers using their umbrellas when it began to “rain” inside their coach. The viral video was originally posted by a certain Queenie Marino on Twitter. Based upon the … Read more
The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) announced to the public that the prototype for the new trains of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3) trains has arrived in Metro Manila. The prototype arrived at the Manila International Container Terminal at around 1:00 AM on Friday. The prototype of the new MRT 3 coaches is now … Read more
Metro Rail Transit (MRT) passengers of a northbound train were forced to walk in the middle of Guadalupe Bridge in Makati City after the train suffered from an allege “system failure.” Photos of the incident were posted on various social media sites and went viral online. In an Inquirer.net report, one of the passengers named … Read more
The country’s major train operators, the Light Rail Transit (LRT), Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Philippine National Railways (PNR) released the official schedules of train operations for for the Holy Week 2015 particularly the first week of April. The schedules of operations for LRT, MRT and PNR for April 1-6, 2015 is now available online. … Read more
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
A photo of Mar Roxas riding an MRT is making the rounds online and went viral after it was posted originally in the Facebook Page “Oras Na, Roxas Na.” According to the description of the photo posted on Facebook, the photo was taken by a commuter who was also riding the MRT during that time. … Read more
The President of the Republic of the Philippines, Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino III blamed former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for the problems concerning the controversial Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and the Light Rail Transit (LRT). The statement of the President was revealed to the media during a chance interview with the top official at the SM … Read more