Tag: railway

DM CONSUNJI, Inc. is currently in talks with a Japanese partner to form a consortium that will bid for the construction contract for the North-South Commuter Rail (NSCR) traversing Malolos to Tutuban.

CONSTRUCTION WORK for at least nine of the 75 key large-scale infrastructure projects of the Duterte administration is set to begin next semester.

IRC Properties, Inc. bagged original proponent status from the Makati government for its proposed $3.7-billion intra-city mass transport system within the city. In a disclosure...

THE World Bank has reiterated its view that it considers the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project to be feasible, amid calls by the Department of Transportation (DoTr) to cancel the project in favor of a railway system.

The government’s plan to build a cargo train railway connecting Subic to Clark is targeted to start next year, Budget Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno...

The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) announced it had acquired a train driving simulator, a technology said to control risks and reduce accidents in...

THE NATIONAL Economic and Development (NEDA) Board gave the go signal to 20 projects during its meeting on Wednesday, April 25, including large-scale projects...

THE independent auditor of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 trains bought from Chinese firm Dalian Locomotive said that a weighing test should be done, the...

By Camille A. Aguinaldo SENATOR GRACE Poe-Llamanzares on Sunday said she expects better services in the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) by the end of...

By Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo Reporter LIGHT RAIL Manila Corp. (LRMC) may start by midyear the construction of the Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 extension to Cavite. LRMC...

THE GOVERNMENT expects a pickup in infrastructure activity this year, with 15 big-ticket projects already in the pre-construction stage, the Finance department said. This adds...

By Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo Reporter THE PHILIPPINE and Japanese governments are on track to ink a deal for a new maintenance contract for the Metro...

THE GOVERNMENT is still evaluating Metro Pacific Investments Corp.’s (MPIC) unsolicited proposal for the rehabilitation and takeover of the Metro Rail Transit Line-3 (MRT-3)...

By Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo Reporter TALKS BETWEEN the Philippine and Japanese governments for a new maintenance deal for the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3)are seeing progress...

  “THE FREQUENT breakdowns of the MRT, especially during the latter part of 2017, only tells us that the current system is already on its...

By Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo Reporter THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoTr) on Tuesday, Dec. 26, clarified that companies behind the joint venture Busan Universal Rail, Inc....

FOLLOWING the release of new coins by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), LRT-1 operator Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) in a statement last...

A lethal cocktail of bad engineering choices, politically driven decisions, and mismanagement made MRT-3 the mass-moving hazard it is today. The series of errors started...

By Rene S. Santiago ONCE AGAIN, an old rickety train system mislabelled as MRT-3 is in the news, threatening our Christmas celebration like Grinch. Troubles seem...

THE GOVERNMENT is considering Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 builder and former maintenance provider Sumitomo Corp. for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the MRT-3 system. In...

By Janina S. Lim Reporter MRT-3 maintenance provider Busan Universal Railways, Inc. (BURI) said the government is suggesting to seek arbitration in a court in Singapore...

THE GOVERNMENT may resort to emergency procurement for Metro Rail Transit’s (MRT-3) maintenance contract. “Most likely emergency procurement, we cannot wait several months. That’s not...

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) on Tuesday, Nov. 21, filed plunder charges against its former chief Joseph Emilio A. Abaya and several of his...

FORMER TRANSPORTATION secretary Joseph Emilio A. Abaya was charged anew before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the P3.8-billion maintenance contract between...

THE company that until recently provided maintenance services for the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) denied having any involvement in the recent mishaps involving the...

AN OFFICIAL of the Department of Transportation (DoTr) has raised the possibility of sabotage behind the latest mishap affecting the Metro Rail Transit or...

THE Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 will have a new maintenance provider next year, Department of Transportation (DoTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said. “By next year,...

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said it terminated the maintenance contract held by Busan Universal Rail, Inc. (BURI) for Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3. The DoTr...

SENATOR Grace Poe in a statement on Sunday, Nov. 5, called on the management of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) to “immediately take a...

THE Project Traffic Management Task Force for the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 7 (MRT-7) has advised the public to avoid Quirino Highway...

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) on Monday, Oct. 23, filed graft charges against its former head during the Aquino administration, Joseph Emilio A. Abaya,...

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) handed Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3) service provider Busan Universal Rail Inc. (BURI) a notice to terminate its contract. In a...

By Arra B. Francia, Reporter ALLIANCE GLOBAL Group, Inc.’s (AGI) latest push for diversification will be into the infrastructure sector, starting with the submission of...

THE Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center is currently reviewing a rail and a flood control project, both unsolicited, an official said on Wednesday. “For approval, we...

AROUND P20 billion will be needed to rehabilitate the Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3), according to Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) which has earlier committed...

By Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo THE management of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 said it is readying a transition team, pending the decision of the...

THE railway systems unit of Hitachi Ltd., is interested in constructing the Metro Manila subway and Tutuban-Malolos railway projects. “We are very much interested in...

CONSTRUCTION OF the capital’s railway Common Station, a long-standing project of the Department of Transportation (DoTr) that will connect LRT-1, MRT-3, MRT-7, and the...

THE MAINTENANCE provider of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 attributes the periodic malfunctioning in the train system to “design flaws,” as it called on...

THE GOVERNMENT and its private partners are set to break ground on the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-Light Rail Transit (LRT) common station project on...

FOUR MORE flagship projects cumulatively worth P386.248 billion, led by the country’s first subway that will run in Metro Manila, under the government’s P8.44-trillion...

TWO INCIDENTS of passenger injuries were reported at the Metro Railway Transit (MRT)-3 yesterday morning due to problems in onboard signaling. Transportation Undersecretary for...

THE Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is interested in exiting its investment in the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3. “..It is in our books and...

BUSAN Universal Rail, Inc. (BURI) yesterday called on the Department of Transportation (DoTr) to conduct a system audit to validate the cause of service ...

THE Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) consortium has submitted to the government a comprehensive rehabilitation proposal for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3, CEO Rogelio...