Kamukamo

Long lines during rush hour…

Power failure inside the train…

Pickpockets and malfunctioning escalators…

Overcrowded train stations and more…

Many problems being encountered by commuters in riding the MRT everyday. There is a more important matter that they need to know.

At absolutely no cost to the government, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation has offered to refurbish and purchase all-new trains for the MRT3.

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..

The MRT3 was built on budget and on schedule And it was fully accepted by foreign experts and the Philippine government in 2000. If only the government followed....

In the past, the trains operates with no major accidents for many years under Sumimoto maintenance. Sumimoto and Mitsubishi upgrades maintenance procedures and continues doing it.

Last Wednesday, August 14, an MRT3 train crashed at Taft Avenue Station.

There are two possible causes base on the initial findings.

First, It could be due to human error causing procedural lapses or second the hardware or equipment failure. That is what the fact-finding team will determine. Usec. Lopez told Abaya that they can get the investigation through by Tuesday.

No confirmation yet  if the operator of the defective train and the operator of the backup train will be plundered if human error was found to be the main reason for the accident.

While three administration senators are pushing for an investigation on the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) accident  that injured at least 38 people. Senator Sonny Angara, Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III and Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino III.

And on Tuesday, August 20 the MRT3 will run slower for the safety of it's riders.

These major accidents happened only in the last 2 years under the PHTRAMS-Vitangcol-linked maintenance groups.

Is there a need for upgrade, MRT3?

On a note Abaya's comment "Riding is a personal decision. I won't go of my way to convince people to ride the MRT." sounds arrogant.