Binay to DOTr: Deliver promise of better MRT-3 services

Walk the talk and deliver your promises to improve the services of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3).

Senator Nancy Binay had this to say to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) after its earlier assurance of an improvement in MRT-3 services starting this February.

READ: DOTr: Better MRT 3 service coming in February

“Dalawang taon na pong nangangako ang Department of Transportation, sa pangunguna ni Secretary Arthur Tugade, na gaganda ang serbisyo ng MRT-3. Anyare?” Binay said in a statement on Wednesday.

“Tama na po ang mga salita, gawa po ang kailangan ng ating mga kababayan ngayon. Hindi ho talaga makakarating sa kanilang paroroonan sa kasalukuyang estado ng MRT-3 ang ating mga kababayan,” she added.

The senator lamented how for many years, commuters have been suffering from “low quality” services of the MRT-3.

Binay pointed out that in July 2016, Tugade promised to increase to 20 trains with 60 cars the MRT-3’s capacity from the then existing 16 trains with 48 cars, as part of his first 100 days in office. The DOTr chief, she added, also promised to raise the MRT-3’s speed to 50 kilometers per hour (kph) from the previous 40 kph.

Binay, however, bewailed that at present, the MRT announced that it has only eight trains running in the system.

This month alone, the senator said, the MRT-3 suffered almost daily breakdowns.

“Maaasahan ba na dadami ang aandar na tren, mababawasan na ang mahabang pila, ang siksikan papasok ng mga istasyon, pati na rin ang mala-sardinas na kundisyon sa loob ng mga bagon pagdating ng February 1?” Binay asked.

“Our commuting public cannot wait any longer for a better and commensurate service for the fare they pay,” she added.                  /kga