Another glitch in MRT system

Metro Rail Transit  officials are again investigating its operations.<br /> <br /> Caught in the act there was another glitch in its system (photo spread on social media) shows an MRT-3 door was open while the train was running along Magallanes.<br /> <br /> The opening of the door could be due to a broken sensor. MRT spokesman Hernando Cabrera said that the train immediately stopped after the door opened and the driver immediately closed the door.<br /> <br /> Witness saw the door re-opened while the train was running.<br /> <br /> Cabrera narrated that somehow nung tumakbo ulit, bumukas ulit and the driver was forced na patakbuhin yung tren apparently kahit bukas yung pintuan, which is very wrong.<br /> <br /> He adds that It's a maintenance thing. We really have to do something...Critical yun.<br /> <br /> He also said all the passengers on the affected train were ordered to disembark at the Magallanes station and the affected coach was sent to the MRT depot for inspection.<br /> <br /> Metro Rail Transit Corporation is a private consortium responsible for the maintenance of the Manila Metro Rail Transit System. It is also the original contractor for the MRT-3 project. It runs the MRT-3 in coordination with the Department of Transportation and Communications.<br /> <br /> Two heads are quarreling and it is not easy for the Government to solve this problem. Hopefully th.ey would talk about this matter and will resolve easily.<br /> <br /> Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya said that the complete takeover of the Metro Rail Transit line 3 (MRT 3) along EDSA by the government would hinge on the outcome of the arbitration case filed by the Metro Rail Transit Corp. (MRTC) in Singapore.<br /> <br /> He adds that DOTC would have to wait for the decision of the Singapore International Arbitration Center before executing the equity value buyout of the MRT 3.<br /> <br /> They plan to buy out the private sector’s stake in the MRT3.<br /> <br /> MRTC and the DOTC entered into a build-lease-transfer (BLT) agreement in 1997 to construct and maintain the MRT-3.<br /> <br /> In the agreement, government is to pay MRTC equity rental fees and MRTC is assured a net return-on-investment (ROI) of 15%, net of taxes and net of loan repayments.<br /> <br /> DOTC’s obligations during the construction phase included granting Metro Rail access to the Project site (including relocating squatters and other persons from the Depot area) and ensuring that certain work to be performed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (“DPWH”) was completed properly and on time.<br /> <br /> But due to the failure to comply, <b>MRTC filed an arbitration suit</b> against the Philippines in Singapore because of the delayed rental payments.<br /> <br /> <b>Sobrepena</b>, Metro Rail's Chairman and CEO oversees all aspects of the Project from Financing to Construction and turn over.<br /> <br /> Laurence Weldon, President and Chief Operating Officer, oversaw all aspects of construction of the Project. Mr. Weldon was previously connected as project manager of the Los Angeles “Blue Line” Rapid Transit Project before July 1995.<br /> <br /> The quarrel was raised to the court. However, there is no enough reason for the Government acquiring MRT railway facilities.

Another glitch in MRT system

Metro Rail Transit  officials are again investigating its operations. Caught in the act there was another glitch in its system (photo spread on social media) shows an MRT-3 door was open while the tra…

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