Another piece of good news for commuters here in the Metro: the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has recently completed the installation of new air conditioning units in all wagons of the MRT-3. In a recent post on the official DOTr MRT-3 Facebook Page, the agency has announced that all 72 Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) or […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has recently announced that the country’s four rail lines—Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3, Light Rail Transit (LRT) Lines 1 and 2, and Philippine National Railways (PNR)—will all operate at limited capacity as they mass test rail personnel for the COVID-19 virus. The MRT and LRT running at limited capacity […]
MRT 3 has come up with its own digitized contact tracing system called the “MRT-3 Trace,” one they hoped would speed up the process of manually filling out a contact tracing form. Like most physical stores in Metro Manila, filling out a contact tracing form is required before you are allowed entry into the station. […]
Free rides can be availed at select times from Monday to Friday excluding holidays Great news for all students who commute: DoTR announced that it is offering free rides to them from Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, at select times. Those taking the LRT-2 can avail of the free rides from 4:30AM to 6:00AM and […]
Heads up guys! For those who will be commuting during Holy Week, the management of MRT3 has released an advisory regarding its operations. For their Holy week schedule, there will be no MRT3 from March 28 to April 1, with operations resuming on April 2. The MRT3 will undergo maintenance activities during the said three […]
The enterprising guys over at Sakay.ph, developers of the popular Metro Manila commuting app, have recently debuted the Traincheck project, a website that helps MRT passengers avoid long lines at train stations. Traincheck tells you the best time to take the MRT. It predicts when crowds are heaviest, so you can commute with less stress. […]
Guess we’ll have to wait another year for better MRT3 services, according to the Department of Transportation. DOTr Undersecretary Noel Kintanar revealed during a recent Senate hearing that the MRT3’s current power supply system cannot handle the load of additional train cars. Due to problems in the procurement of new power systems, the upgrades will […]
We all know the sorry state of the MRT-3’s trains and how most of them break down regularly and are in dire need of replacements. But apparently that’s not the only thing that’s in dire need of replacing. James Aaron Magnum, a self described transport geek, published photos of the signalling system of the MRT-3 that […]
And still the government does nothing Many of us commute using the MRT everyday to get to work. I personally use the MRT to go to events in Makati (I’m based in the North) because it allows me to avoid driving in perennially congested EDSA. I know how bad the lines can get sometimes, but […]
A lot of commuters are not happy with the fare hike announcement for the LRT, which will take effect on August 2. The LRTA justified the fare hike, saying that the amount of money they will be getting from the fare adjustment will be allocated to the maintenance, operating expenses, and the repair and upkeep of […]
After waiting for a few weeks since Huawei teased everyone that they get a chance to experience the P60 Pro through an exclusive preview, the brand confirms that they will officially launch the P60 Pro in the Philippines on May 6. That’s a few days earlier than the May 9 Global Launch of the P60 […]
The MRT-3 has been in hot water lately after a student’s laptop got destroyed after passing through the X-ray scanner of the MRT-3 station. While the MRT-3 administration did apologize for the incident it cased to the laptop of Allana Columbres, but insisted that they are not liable for the laptop mishandling incident. A lot […]