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MRT-3, hindi ipinagbibili- DOTr

Mer Layson - Pilipino Star Ngayon
MRT-3, hindi ipinagbibili- DOTr
Metro Rail Transit coaches undergo maintenance service at the MRT Line 3 depot in Quezon City on November 9, 2022.
STAR/Michael Varcas

MANILA, Philippines — Hindi ipinagbibili ng pamahalaan ang Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3).

Ito ang ginawang pag­lilinaw ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) kasunod ng mga naglabasang ulat na ‘for sale’ na umano ang MRT-3.

Ayon kay Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, ikinukonsidera lamang nila ang posibilidad na i-turn over ang Operations & Maintenance (O&M) ng MRT-3 sa kuwalipikadong private sector operators upang mapaghusay ang operational efficiency nito.

Binigyang-diin rin naman ni Bautista na ang railway system ay dapat na manatiling pinaka-abot-kaya at pinakaligtas na uri ng mass transit sa bansa.

“We are looking at partnering with private rail ope­rators for DOTr MRT-3’s ope­rations and maintenance under the same scheme with LRT 1  with the rail lines assets remaining government owned,” pahayag pa ni Sec. Bautista.

Anang DOTr chief, inaasahan nilang kapag naisa-pribado ang O&M ng MRT-3 ay higit pang huhusay ang efficiency at safety nito.

Bukod dito, mababawasan din aniya ang ope­rational cost nito upang mapanatili ang abot-kayang pamasahe.

Nabatid na ang ope­rasyon ng railways sa metropolis, kabilang ang MRT-3, at Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) at Line 2 (LRT 2), ay patuloy na sina-subdized ng pamahalaan upang mapanati­ling affor­dable ang pasahe nito.

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