Palace to MRT passengers: Try other modes of transportation

[Retz]

Palace to MRT passengers: Try other modes of transportation

Following problems being encountered by the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), Malacañang on Thursday urged commuters to try other modes of transportation.

Or at least until the new coaches arrive.

"Yung MRT lang ba ang puwedeng sakyan doon sa mga rutang dinadaanan nito? Baka naman puwedeng matuklasan yung iba pang mga options," Presidential Communications Operations Office head Herminio Coloma Jr. said during a press briefing.

He specifically encouraged commuters to try riding passenger buses, thousands of which supposedly traverse EDSA daily.

"Hindi naman siksikan yung mga bus na 'yun," he said.

"Siyempre may advantages yung MRT in terms of economy and efficiency, dahil nga walang traffic kapag nakasakay ka na. Pero siguro panahon na para tingnan din yung ibang mga opsyon habang hinihintay natin yung pagdating ng mga bagong bagon ng MRT," he added.

According to MRT 3 general manager Al Vitangcol, the MRT carries 560,000 passengers on average per day, much higher than its original design capacity, which Vitangcol pegged at 320,000 passengers per day. Passengers have been complaining about the long queues at stations.

Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte had earlier said the new coaches will arrive in February 2015. — Kimberly Jane Tan/BM, GMA News

Source: Palace to MRT passengers: Try other modes of transportation | News | GMA News Online

isang taon pa magtitiis mga commuters.

[cardict]

Na dapat hindi nangyari kung ginawa lang ng DOTC at ng ibang concern agencies ang tama para kay Juan dela Cruz ,manning those gov't agencies are almost all lawyers not technical people kaya laging may debate kung ia award na contract o naghihintay muna ng tro from the losers

[joemarski]

baliw na bobo sa row four talaga 'yang si minyong! :mad:
ano 'yang pinagsasa- sabi niyang "Baka naman puwedeng matuklasan yung iba pang mga options,"???
kung commuter ka, da best na 'yang MRT! dahil 'yan na ang pinaka- mabilis at pinaka- mura!
pipilahan pa ba naman ng tao 'yan kung mas maganda at mas mabilis pang sumakay ng bus, jeep, tricycle,
padyak, etc.? kung magta- taxi naman, mas mura pa ba kesa MRT?

at saka, ano 'yang sinasabi niyang "Hindi naman siksikan yung mga bus na 'yun,"?!?
naka- kita na ba ng PUB sa edsa 'yang si minyong? baka School Bus ng lola niya ang sinasabi niya?
subukan niyang maghanap ng PUB na masasakyan during rush hours, baka bago pa siya makasakay
at maka- pasok sa opisina eh uwian na pala.

ikaw nga minyong eh gamitin mo 'yang kakarampot na utak mo bago ka mag- speech.
hindi ka pa tao, nagha- hanap na ang mga tao/commuters ng pinaka- mabilis, pinaka- mura,
pinaka- praktikal na paraan ng transportasyon. sa kasalukuyang panahon, ang hina- hanap nila
ay nakita nila sa MRT. ngayon, kung wala kang maisip na mas magandang paraan at wala ka ring magawa
kundi mag speech para lang sabihing "Baka naman puwedeng matuklasan yung iba pang mga options,",
aba'y umuwi ka na lang!!! sayang lang ang ibina- bayad sa iyo ng gobyerno!!! :mad:

[Stigg ma]

try other modes of transpo... one sign that the govt does not support mass transport hehe...

govt will buy new trains for a privately run MRT hehe

why cant we be thailanders where they really fight for the govt

[chua_riwap]

itong si coloma dapat alisin sa malacanang. sa hitsura nya, parang di mo paniniwalaan ang sinasabi nya eh.......

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[jut703]

Nung nagcocommute ako papunta Makati, never ako nag-MRT unless past 10am na ko umalis.

Sobrang mali yung phrasing ni Coloma, but honesty mas convenient magbus. Yung ipipila mo na extra oras, compensates for the longer travel time of a bus vs. MRT.

Pag rush hour, ang karaniwang punong bus lang ay LRT Ayala Leveriza. Yung byaheng Alabang or Baclaran or Tambo 6-11 hindi naman gaano. But even with the Ayala bus nakakaupo pa rin ako.

I agree that the public has to show their discontent with the way the MRT is run, but at the same time totoo rin na pwedeng magbus at natry ko na to and I get to my office less stressed and haggard as opposed to if I took the train.


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[jut703]

Biglang bawi... http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story...n-place-of-mrt


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[confused shoes]

Taasan lang ang pamasahe at alisin ang subsidy. Solve na yan.

[e2romo]

Taasan lang ang pamasahe at alisin ang subsidy. Solve na yan.

Correct, sa atin lang naman ginawang mas mababa pamasahe ng MRT kaysa sa bus, subsidize na sobrang palugi. Good politics but bad economics. Dapat ipravatize ang mga MRT para hindi palugi ang pamamalakad. Luluwag pa dahil yung makakaaford lang ng unsubsidized na pamasahe ang sasakay.

Sent from the Twilight Zone...

[chua_riwap]

dagdagan nila ng mga bagon(coaches) yung mrt. maliit na (makitid pa), ang ikli pa ng tren.

kakapusin nga sila, sa dami ng passengers.

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[Monseratto]

May suggestions na cut down yung mga stations or introduce express trains that go to the most heavily used stations. Para ma cut down yung turn around time. Also regarding adding coaches. One big problem ng gobyerno...walang long time planning. Dapat noon 2005 pa sila bumili. Ngayon lang nagisip bumili, two years kailangan pa para ma deliver....

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[donbuggy]

Taasan lang ang pamasahe at alisin ang subsidy. Solve na yan.

Best solution. Then use the money to improve the service...

dagdagan nila ng mga bagon(coaches) yung mrt. maliit na (makitid pa), ang ikli pa ng tren.

kakapusin nga sila, sa dami ng passengers.

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[Pippo21]

I think we should stop complaining and stop pitying ourselves over traffic and commuting woes. Malacanang is right, we should think of alternative ways. These are my suggestions :

1. Helicopters, hot air balloons. Most of the new buildings in Makati, Ortigas and BGC already have helipads. The developers seems to have foresight. Of course the government can learn from them instead of blaming population growth. why are tax money paying NSO to gather data for?
2. Motorcycles/Motorbikes. Cheaper than commuting and if your boss and building admin will agree, you can park it beside your cubicle. Alam naman natin ginto ang parking sa mga CBD. And bonus to that, 2-wheel vehicles are exempted from traffic rules.
3. Walk/Run. If you can do this for charity, to be seen, for fb posts and whatever high-profile causes there is, you can definitely do it everyday for your own sake. You don't have to wait for after office hours to jog at Ayala triangle.
4. Fly on your own. We've seen tremendous advancement in science - be it jetpack or bioengineering, getting yourself a set of wings is easier. You can also strap yourself a hundred balloons. And if you don't have the money, try getting yourself bitten by a manananggal or aswang - blood sucking creatures never get stuck in any traffic.
5. Escort. This is what government officials meant when they say 'what traffic?!'. The wang-wang and mandatory slapping on your car window telling you to make way for very important public servants.
6. The calling card. Cheaper than escort is that piece of card stock with some very important name on it. What number coding?!
7. Vanity plates. No number, no coding.
8. Taxi. What else can weave in and out of esquinitas to avoid clogged main thoroughfares. You just need money (your transpo budget, lunch money and whatever supposed to go into savings) and patience of a beauty queen waiting to be chosen by the gods of commuting.
9. Boats or submarine. works only during rainy season, but still a solution.
10. Telecommuting. No traffic here, only FUPs and dropped connection. But no traffic! no internet traffic that is.
11. Get up earlier. Who needs 6 to 8 hours sleep? You can sleep on the bus or while queuing for MRT.
12. Bunk in the office. Security and maintenance personnel do that, it's not beneath you to do it too. Or you can 'bunk' in 7-11, mini-stop or Starbucks.
13. Get a job with alternative shifts. Call center agent, nurse, security guard, 24 hour food service crew, fish monger, balut vendor, a burglar, a prostitute, a pimp, a mugger, ......
14. Teleportation. You won't believe it, but it's more believable than a clean efficient effective and sensitive government.
15. Buses. For some reason MRT passengers are either stupid or oblivious to the existence of this mode of transpo that is totally spacious and without passengers.
16. Bring your own car. Government officials do it, why can't you? stop complaining!
17. Roller blades, Skates, or hoverboards. See #3, only cooler!
18. Kalesa or Karitela. Eco-friendly too, zero emission.
19. Horse, Carabao, Mule, Camel and other beast of burden. #18, but much cooler.
20. Befriend a superhero. only the ones that can fly or teleport. Dibs on the Flash!
21. I think this is enough, you can add your own.

[R.Paul]

Jeep: magkkaka cancer ka sa usok
Bus: holdup or rollover kayo sa edsa
Taxi: patutulugin ka sabay kidnap
Bike: yare ka sa bus, jeep at taxi
Lakad: ma holdup ka naman

wala na talaga pagasa

[badkuk]

imho, overpopulated lang talaga ang MM. It'd be nice to hear the CBCP's comments on the situation, malamang sasabihin naman na problema na ng gobyerno yan. Kumbaga sa restaurant e CBCP taga order, gobyerno(and ultimately the taxpayers) and sagot sa chit.

[_Qwerty_]

i agree.. taasan nila ang pamasahe sa MRT.. masyadong mababa.. then use the money to improve the service..

[joemarski]

^ agree din ako.

ang problema lang sa gobyerno / mrt mgt. eh hindi sila marunong mag- paliwanag sa mga commuters
kung bakit kailangang magtaas ng pasahe and / or bakit ganito ang dapat na itaas.
kung maipapaliwanag ng maayos 'yan, maayos ring tatanggapin ng mga commuters.

hindi naman kasi alam ng mga commuters kung magkano ang ginagastos sa operation, management, etc.
ang laging nasa isip nila "libo- libo naman ang sumasakay diyan araw- araw, kaya milyon- milyon
rin ang kini- kita niyan. para saan na naman itong increase na ito?" sad to say, pero ganun talaga kakitid
ang pag- iisip ng karamihan sa mga commuters.

[miLes]

560,000 passengers per day x Php10 on the average = Php5.6M per day revenue. I wonder how much talaga operating expense ng MRT if lugi pa siya sa Php2B revenue per year

[jodski]

^ Top expenses na naiisip ko sa kanila in no particular order

1) Bayad utang
2) Electricity
3) Salaries / Wages / Allowances <--- Baka nga dito pa lang ubos na hehehe
4) Supplies sa maintenance ng facilities
5) Spare parts ng train
6) Spare parts that needs to be ordered overseas

[niky]

560,000 passengers per day x Php10 on the average = Php5.6M per day revenue. I wonder how much talaga operating expense ng MRT if lugi pa siya sa Php2B revenue per year

2b is around 5m a day.

Sounds right.

I recall the government saying they subsidize the MRT by about 12p per passenger... so the ticket price is just 50% of that needed to simply break even.

Given the cost of operating the trains and the upkeep of the entire system, for a profitable MRT, passengers should be paying at least 30 pesos per trip, I think. Or, if they don't want to pay that much, wag nang mag-aircon.

Wanna play, gotta pay. Otherwise, we will never be able to spread the light-rail system to the rest of the metro.