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DOTC allots P51 M for ‘other works’ in MRT deal with Busan

By Robertzon Ramirez | January 15, 2016 - 9:00am

More than P51.759 million was allotted by the Department of Transportation and Communications for “additional maintenance works” of the South Korean-Filipino joint venture that bagged the Metro Rail Transit’s...

Headlines

MRT, Busan ink 3-year deal; trains bog down anew

By Louise Maureen Simeon | January 8, 2016 - 9:00am

The government has finalized a P3.81-billion three-year contract for the maintenance of Metro Rail Transit 3 with a Filipino-South...

Headlines

Abaya granted same 4 deals for MRT-3 signaling system

By GOTCHA | By Jarius Bondoc | October 6, 2015 - 10:00am

He just awarded P53.4 M to upgrade the network, yet secretly is negotiating to replace it all for P900 M. For the same works he already paid P1.8 B to two LP-controlled firms.

Opinion

MRT signal system waiting for big crash

By Federico D. Pascual Jr. | August 10, 2015 - 10:00am

OF THE SEVEN systems needed to make the Metro Rail Transit Line-3 (MRT-3) run safely and efficiently, signaling is probably the most crucial.

Opinion

MRT upgrade projects stalled despite allocations

By Christina Mendez | August 8, 2015 - 10:00am

Hounded by periodic breakdowns, long queues at ticket booths and jampacked trains, Congress allocated P1.2 billion...

Headlines

Special report: Obsolete MRT signal system could lead to fatal train collision

By Christina Mendez | August 7, 2015 - 10:00am

The possibility that trains may collide due to the poor state of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)’s signaling system, resulting...

Headlines

MRT-3 mess: Maintenance firm blames ‘obsolete’ parts, system

By GOTCHA | By Jarius Bondoc | June 16, 2014 - 12:00am

Reading between the lines of this rejoinder, one confirms that the railway truly is a disaster waiting to happen.

Opinion

Power problem disrupts MRT-3 operation

By Reinir Padua | October 1, 2011 - 1:36pm

 Operations of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 were suspended Saturday morning after a power failure “collapsed” its “automatic signaling system.”