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.

[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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