Aquino officials should face trial over P3.8-B trains unfit for MRT â€“ Poe

**ClaNker** · May 15th, 2017 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by H1Tman

Former DOTC Sec. Abaya appeared in the Senate today. Time for both sides to prove allegations. Para hindi puro bunganga lang.

Di pa nag iinit si Poe kay Abaya pero pinaparingan na si Roxas. Pero di daw muna nya ipatawag para di daw sya mabahiran ng pamumulitika.

Sabi ni Abaya above board daw, in that case pa Audit na yan para magka alaman.

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**kagalingan** · May 16th, 2017 12:28 AM

Si abaya pag nagsasalita nautal-utal.

Tapos yung inapproved na maintenance provider ang company capital 125thou pesos..... Ano yan sari-sari store

Ang pangit ng mga bagong bahgon....grabe ang kitid.... Brand new cheapipay

Eh LRT2 na maayos bakit hindi gayahin

If maging operational masinag to divisoria eh mapapahiya mrt

**kisshmet** · May 16th, 2017 10:18 AM

Poe was relegated to the fact that the MRT system requires a COMPLETE overhaul

So to the current admin do your part, upgrade the rest of the rail system that requires upgrading

It will get worst before things get better because its always overloaded until the new coaches are utilized

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**Monseratto** · May 16th, 2017 10:54 AM

MRT consortium of Sobrepena was already warning the goverment about the system falling apart during the time of GMA. The MRT was a PPP disaster from the start fraught with corruption.

**H1Tman** · May 18th, 2017 04:21 PM

Isn't it true that the MRT train model was very old, in fact, outdated when it was built?

**kisshmet** · May 20th, 2017 05:00 PM

^The MRT trains deployed in the initial operation were similar to the LRT trains deployed in the 80s

The original LRT trains are of light brown color and the original MRT trains are of blue color

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**kagalingan** · June 13th, 2017 08:39 AM

Solon bares, slams P83,566 salary of 6 MRT-3 janitors

Published June 11, 2017, 10:00 PM

by Ellson Quismorio

If this doesn’t shout anomalous, Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Partylist Rep. Jericho Nograles doesn’t know what does.

Nograles on Sunday called preposterous the supposed midnight contract entered into by the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 maintenance service provider Busan Universal Rail Inc. (BURI) wherein six janitors will receive a monthly pay of P83,566.

“Their janitors should be a lot richer than most bank managers and government officials with a total of P18.050 million allotted for only six personnel,” commented Nograles.

In comparison, a bank manager earns from P40,000 to P60,000 per month while government officials with Salary Grades 26 equivalent to Director II receive less than P83,000 per month.

He said the janitors were merely tasked to clean the interior of the 43 MRT 3 Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) in the mainline for a period of three years.

According to Nograles, this budget allocated for janitorial service is preposterous and utterly scandalous considering the fact the scope of work for this particular item only cover the LRVs and not the entire MRT 3 facility.

“The transportation and MRT 3 officials who allowed this kind of travesty and their BURI cohorts are either absolute dimwits or are remorseless criminal masterminds,” the party-list solon said.

Nograles said that BURI contract was obviously rushed without regard to national interest and public welfare by the previous Aquino administration through the now defunct Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC).

“The DOTC entered into this BURI maintenance service contract and Dalian Locomotive supply contracts with so much haste to the point of disregarding national interest and public welfare. Now we are paying for the previous administration’s sins. This should stop now. No more payments until the procurement laws are followed correctly,” he added.

Solon bares, slams P83,566 salary of 6 MRT-3 janitors >> Manila Bulletin News

**kagalingan** · August 23rd, 2017 11:16 PM

Grabe peke pala parts sinusupply bata ni roxas.... eh magmamalfucntion talaga yan...

Dapat mabigat parusa ito kasi at risk of the riding public...

Roxas man tagged in MRT-3 glitches
By Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star) | Updated August 23, 2017 - 12:00am

Marlo dela Cruz is the “mystery man” reportedly behind the series of malfunctions that beset the MRT-3, as he is the “supplier” to maintenance provider Busan Universal Rail Inc. (BURI), according to Rep. Jericho Nograles of party-list Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta. KRIZ JOHN ROSALES, File

MANILA, Philippines - A trusted “political operator” of former interior secretary Manuel Roxas II has allegedly been supplying fake spare parts to the maintenance provider of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3), an administration lawmaker said yesterday.

Marlo dela Cruz is the “mystery man” reportedly behind the series of malfunctions that beset the MRT-3, as he is the “supplier” to maintenance provider Busan Universal Rail Inc. (BURI), according to Rep. Jericho Nograles of party-list Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta.

He said Dela Cruz was among those accused by former Czech Ambassador Josef Rychtar to the Philippines of allegedly extorting $30 million from Czech train maker Inekon.

Nograles said Dela Cruz also owns Diamond Pearl Development Corp., a “dubious” construction supply firm that also supplies BURI spare parts for the MRT-3.

“This is very, very dangerous. Using fake spare parts for a very critical component such as safety equipment for signaling system is a criminal act. Our people’s lives and limbs are in danger each time they take the MRT-3,” Nograles said.

Nograles said the safety equipment for the MRT-3’s signaling system is crucial in ensuring the safety of passengers as it basically controls train speeds and keeps them apart to avoid collisions, sudden brakes and other risks.

Nograles filed House Resolution 1212 that seeks to investigate why BURI is allegedly using fake parts instead of the original proprietary parts supplied by Bombardier Transportation Signal Ltd., the maker of MRT-3 safety components for its signaling system.

“We have already previously exposed how BURI fails to purchase needed spare parts but what is more appalling is the evident disregard of passenger safety. BURI has been purchasing fake replacement parts for the safety equipment,“ he revealed.

Nograles noted that while most of the MRT-3 service interruptions are due to rolling stock breakdowns with 31 interruptions in 2016 and 21 more in 2017, the second source is the signaling system or safety system, with 21 interruptions from January 2016 to July 2017.

Data from the MRT Control Center show that in 2016, the MRT-3 experienced the most number of service interruptions in its lifetime with 58 under BURI. And for January to July 2017, MRT-3 already had 38 service interruptions, much higher than last year.

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