The Fault in our Trains

Long lines during rush hour…<br /> <br /> Power failure inside the train…<br /> <br /> Pickpockets inside…<br /> <br /> Overcrowded train stations and more…<br /> <br /> Aside from the problems being encountered by commuters in riding the MRT everyday there is a more important matter that they need to know.<br /> <br /> At absolutely no cost to the government, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation has offered to refurbish and purchase all-new trains for the MRT3.<br /> <br /> But the government has repeatedly ignored this proposal and has pushed an illegal bid-out of the new trains and awarded it to a Chinese heavy trains corporation with the PH government providing the purchase price and a heavy subsidy.<br /> <br /> The general manager of the MRT3 have been implicated by the Czech ambassador as making an extortion attempt on a Czech company, Inkeon.<br /> <br /> This scandal has been ignored by the press. The illegal awarding of a 500M-maintenance agreement to a company affiliated with the relative of Vitangcol.<br /> <br /> Vitangcol resigned from his position.<br /> <br /> <b>So who were involved in it's anomalies?</b><br /> <br /> In a post taken from GMA Network News - Metro Rail Transit Line 3 General Manager Al Vitangcol III confirmed that he was relieved by Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya for his alleged involvement in anomalous transactions in connection with the MRT-3 expansion project.<br /> <br /> This proposal has repeatedly ignored and has pushed an illegal bid-out of the new trains and awarded it to a Chinese heavy trains corporation with the Philippine government providing the purchase price and a heavy subsidy.<br /> <br /> Sadly the illegal awarding of a 500M-maintenance agreement to a company affiliated with the relative of Vitangcol.<br /> <br /> The Government could have avoided all the current and potential legal hassles in this MRT3 capacity expansion project had DOTC only abided by the 1999 BLT agreement and allowed MRTC to do its job of choosing the M&O contractor for this EDSA rail line.<br /> <b><br /></b> <b>What will happen now?</b><br /> <br /> Philippine government wants to take over MRT 3 and Secretary Abaya announced that it would push thru this year.<br /> <div> <br /></div>

The Fault in our Trains

Long lines during rush hour… Power failure inside the train… Pickpockets inside… Overcrowded train stations and more… Aside from the problems being encountered by commuters in riding the MRT everyday …

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