when kaya irrrename ng government ang MRT na LRT LIne 3? tutal government has 75% ownership na db? and also when will the day na itturnover na ng MRTC-DOTC sa LRTA ang pagooperate ,ownership,etc.. mangyayari pa kaya ito?

bakit kaya north end station ang pangalan ng north ave. station? considering na pinakanorth na nga yung monumento sa LRT (kasi going east na kapag papuntang north ave.). Ineexpect ko kasi North ave. station magiging tawag nila

when kaya irrrename ng government ang MRT na LRT LIne 3? tutal government has 75% ownership na db? and also when will the day na itturnover na ng MRTC-DOTC sa LRTA ang pagooperate ,ownership,etc.. mangyayari pa kaya ito?

Yes. It would actually make sense if the MRT is renamed LRT-3, since technically they use light rail stock. Of course, unless they ditch all of them and replace them with Megatren-ish rolling stock.


On another note, take note of the gap between Monumento and Balintawak. Bagong Barrio might be on hold.

^^ We should dump the numbered line naming system. It's a very contentious source of controversy, and one that is not particularly helpful. Manila has a metro whose rolling stock happens to be primarily made up of light rail vehicles. Technically, we should be having MRT-1, MRT-2 and MRT-3, but apparently, that's not bound to happen now, is it?

We need unique line names now.

We already have the SRTS color-coded naming scheme which is convenient enough. But then, how many among the riding population actually use it compared to saying LRT/MRT number 1 2 3?

^^ If you think about it, awareness of the SRTS is notoriously low among the riding public. I won't be surprised if people don't care that the next president will scrap it.

Considering how the regular folk really don't care about all those details, that might be an inevitable event.

^^ Or maybe we're just hesitant to change. That's why we need someone who embraces change! :okay:

ayos nayang name na mrt at lrt dahil baka pag nagkataon ay pangalanan na naman yan ng ninoy. alam nyo naman na maraming sipsip sa atin.

^^ If you think about it, awareness of the SRTS is notoriously low among the riding public. I won't be surprised if people don't care that the next president will scrap it.

kasi po konti lang ads about this.. do u see this srts map in all stations?db wla? dapat ipost ito sa mga dyaryo, posters, and many populated areas. and also paano mo naman masasabing LRT2 or Purple line kung ung mismong driver of the train eh MEGatren ang Tawag..?db?

naks.. by the way pag natapos na rin ung LRT south extension napakahaba nyan..whahaha

Thanks for sharing mate, I was wondering how they were going to handle the connection at Monumento as there was no immediate signs of change there yet.
Got quite a few shots of the construction while in the Phils during May and June (wish I was still there).
Is it OK to use your scan of the ticket in a future issue of our Philippine railway magazine?

Thanks
Brad

kasi po konti lang ads about this.. do u see this srts map in all stations?db wla? dapat ipost ito sa mga dyaryo, posters, and many populated areas. and also paano mo naman masasabing LRT2 or Purple line kung ung mismong driver of the train eh MEGatren ang Tawag..?db?

If I understand it correctly, the SRTS was announced in 2003. It received fairly significant newspaper and media coverage at the time, with maps replaced to reflect the name changes on the LRT (the MRT never had map replacement). The problem of the government was maintaining the momentum, or that we as a people are averse to reading maps.

Thanks for sharing mate, I was wondering how they were going to handle the connection at Monumento as there was no immediate signs of change there yet.
Got quite a few shots of the construction while in the Phils during May and June (wish I was still there).
Is it OK to use your scan of the ticket in a future issue of our Philippine railway magazine?

Thanks
Brad

you guys are starting a railway magazine? good one! :okay:

^^ If you think about it, awareness of the SRTS is notoriously low among the riding public. I won't be surprised if people don't care that the next president will scrap it.

That's because the real objective and purpose of SRTS has been defeated. if that is really implemented, we would only have one card for all lines including the PNR-Commuter line. :ohno:

^^ We did for a while. The Flash Pass didn't really work out the way it's supposed to be. But at least we do have stored-value ticket compatibility between LRT-1 and MRT-2! :D

naks.. by the way pag natapos na rin ung LRT south extension napakahaba nyan..whahaha

hay naku, kailan naman kaya?? pag lumilipad na ang mga tren?? :lol:

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/LRT_NewTicket.jpg
Walang Bagong Barrio Yes!

hahaha walang bagong barrio :lol:

Walang Bagong Barrio Yes!
astig!:banana: hahaha...:lol::lol: kita ko yan kanina...

Bakit parang ayaw nyong magkaron ng Bagong Barrio station??? Di ba mas maganda kung madaming station, for the benefit to those people who live in that place.

Walang Bagong Barrio Yes!

hahaha walang bagong barrio :lol:

astig!:banana: hahaha...:lol::lol: kita ko yan kanina...

I can't believe that all three of you are against the gentrification of Bagong Barrio. The station is just another way of making that area less poor and blighted!

Here:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/CSAPics/LRT-MRT/DSC06798.jpg

run-and-gun lang ako, wala ako wingman eh. mahirap na mawala si Candy. sira na nga LCD mananakaw pa =))
thanks, more please

Bakit parang ayaw nyong magkaron ng Bagong Barrio station??? Di ba mas maganda kung madaming station, for the benefit to those people who live in that place.

yes, more stations - more people can have access...I don't understand why some people don't want bagong barrio.

I can't believe that all three of you are against the gentrification of Bagong Barrio. The station is just another way of making that area less poor and blighted!
Not directly, studies show that the specific station is redundant. That's all. But if it pushes thru may magagawa pa ba kami, edi hayaan nalang, hindi naman kami mag poprotesta sa edsa heheheh. With or without Bagong Barrio is fine. What's valuable is what matters to me.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/LRT_NewTicket.jpg

wow! thanks for the scan... ganyan pala magiging itsura nya... i really thought at first na gigibain yung dulo ng line at gagawa ng panibagong riles, making a sharp curve...


On another note, take note of the gap between Monumento and Balintawak. Bagong Barrio might be on hold.

napansin ko rin yun... baka nga on-hold pa...

Padadaanin po ba nila ang train ng mrt sa lrt 1 line?:spam1::spam1::dance:

No, that won't happen.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/LRT_NewTicket.jpg

the curve looks good...

^^ Swabe no! Parang LRT2 Legarda nga lang. :)


http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/LRT_NewTicket.jpg

Yey! Got myself my own copy this afternoon!!! :banana: Kailangan ko pa talaga sadyain ang Maynila para rito :D At least another card added in my collection. (Kung philatelist ang tawag sa stamp collector, sa card ng tren ano kaya? hahaha)

Darnit mithril naunahan mo ko sa upload :p

@kaelthas: Pag nabuo ang South Extension baka sa obverse side na ilagay tas may arrow "Next" tas iflip mo yung card :lol:

Napansin ko rin nga yung gap sa listing. Hanubayan, etong tiket parang si PGMA, hindi masabi kung tatakbo talaga o hindi sa Pampanga :lol:

Ang weird lang ng slogan nila sa reverse side. "Pera ay 'wag sayangin, last ride bonus ng SV gamitin natin." Ibig sabihin statistically alam nila na hindi aware mga tao sa last ride bonus?

Ang weird lang ng slogan nila sa reverse side. "Pera ay 'wag sayangin, last ride bonus ng SV gamitin natin." Ibig sabihin statistically alam nila na hindi aware mga tao sa last ride bonus?

^^ dagdag-gastos din kasi yung paggawa ng SV cards... eh may last ride bonus naman... hindi kasi lahat ng gumagamit ng SV card alam yun... kaya rin hindi bumibili yung iba, dahil hindi nila alam na mas tipid yun...

Yey! Got myself my own copy this afternoon!!! :banana: Kailangan ko pa talaga sadyain ang Maynila para rito :D At least another card added in my collection. (Kung philatelist ang tawag sa stamp collector, sa card ng tren ano kaya? hahaha)


Anu nang mga na kolekta mong cards? Meron ka SV card nung panahon ni erap yung worth 500? How about tokens ng LRT1? Hehehe...

^^ dagdag-gastos din kasi yung paggawa ng SV cards... eh may last ride bonus naman... hindi kasi lahat ng gumagamit ng SV card alam yun... kaya rin hindi bumibili yung iba, dahil hindi nila alam na mas tipid yun...

Mas tipid talaga ang SV card. Sa single journey card 15 pesos agad. Samantalang sa SV ay 14 pesos lang ang kaltas. At may last bonus ride pa.

One problem with the SRTS single journey ticket is that not only is it expensive but it is also severely timebound. That is what you purchase is good for a week I believe. The following week, regardless of your unused credits, you forfeit them and you will need to buy a new ticket.

Another problem is we are the only mass rapid transit system where we need to enter and exit each line when transferring.

On another note, who has the feeling that the fleet of trains used by Line 2 is more ideal for the route of Line 3 and vice versa? Didn't the designers anticipate that wider trains are needed?

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/LRT_NewTicket.jpg

pabor din ako sa Bagong Barrio station. Marami din kasing mga bumababa dun...kaya dapat ito na lang ang itayo nila imbes na Balintawak station.

pero check niyo yung pic...may gap sa Monumento at Balintawak...baka isingit nga nila dun yung bagong barrio kapag approved na...:banana:

^^ Yup many guys here share your opinion on MRT3 -- that it should have been a wider set of trains to accommodate more people.

Anu nang mga na kolekta mong cards? Meron ka SV card nung panahon ni erap yung worth 500? How about tokens ng LRT1? Hehehe...

Nadale mo! Lintek yang Erap series na yan, kulang ako nung 500 kasi GMA series na nung malaman kong may SV pala na ganun!!! :ohno: Napansin ko na lang nung nakakabit yun sa zipper ng bag nung isang manong dati sa MRT :(

Yun lang ang kulang ko eh, pati yung mga ad cards ng MRT na ke pangit ng design (kasi nga pang-ads lang). The rest, LRT1/LRT2/MRT3 token/cards kumpleto ko (wala pang 52 lahat yun, sayang pwede gawing baraha hahaha!) :D Hmm, pwera na lang pala yung mga sobrang recent na cards kasi hindi na nga pala ko nakakapagtren ng araw-araw. Unless sadyain ko o irequest sa mga kaopis kong nagttren :)

Pag yung PNR naging token-based / AFCS-based sasadyain ko rin yun :D

pabor din ako sa Bagong Barrio station. Marami din kasing mga bumababa dun...kaya dapat ito na lang ang itayo nila imbes na Balintawak station.

pero check niyo yung pic...may gap sa Monumento at Balintawak...baka isingit nga nila dun yung bagong barrio kapag approved na...:banana:

Approved na siya sa totoo lang pero in order not to hamper the construction of the loop, they will try to add it later... you know parang add it to the existing tracks. The Grand Central station in North Avenue and Bagong Barrio station are all in the same paper. Until now, Grand Central Station in North Avenue isn't constructed yet, so ganito rin ang case sa Bagong Barrio station.

The structural plans will try add the station on the existing tracks. First time feat ng LRT ito kapag nagkataon.

^^ Don't mind those three, nang-aasar yang mga iyan e... :bash: :bash: :bash:

basura again at lrt2 recto

the basurero boy drags a drum of garbage full of leftover foods and plastic into the escalator

kaya pala malagkit eh,kasi butas ung drum nya

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/3219/garbageboyonescalator1.jpg

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/9468/garbageboyonescalator2.jpg

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/1327/basuraonrectolrt.jpg
ayan ang view along recto.. ewww db?
wlang proper location for garbage disposal... lrta actionan nyo naman ito
lage malagkit at mabaho ang stairs as well as the escalators during 8:00pm onwards...

And to think that government's worried about swine flu! There are things that need more attention and the waste situation at the stations are among them.

^^Dapat dyan ipaalam sa DOH.

hay naku, kailan naman kaya?? pag lumilipad na ang mga tren?? :lol:

^^Hindi.. pag 6footer na si PGMA.. :nuts:


Nadale mo! Lintek yang Erap series na yan, kulang ako nung 500 kasi GMA series na nung malaman kong may SV pala na ganun!!! :ohno: Napansin ko na lang nung nakakabit yun sa zipper ng bag nung isang manong dati sa MRT :(


^^Kailan lang ako nakapag acquire nyang Erap SV500card na yan. Panahon na ni Gloria yon. Kinapos ng production ang LRT ng SV cards. Kaya binenta nila yung Erap SV500 sa halagang 100 lang.. :lol: Kaya nung nakuha ko yon di ko na pinakawalan.. :lol:

The way LRT North Extension project is constructed, it is possible to construct a station anywhere on the line over existing tracks.

North Avenue and Bagong Barrio stations are delayed... obviously. As long as the two malls are fighting in North Avenue, don't expect to see the stations be constructed soon.

Regarding sa SV Tickets, many people are actually too innocent that they can use the SV even with only a peso on it kaya nagkalat ang mga paalala ng LRT diyan.

^^ anu ba ang SV???:nuts: di ko lam...:colgate:

^^ anu ba ang SV???:nuts: di ko lam...:colgate:

stored value card=php 100 pesos. valid for 1 month.

LRT 1 & 2 uses 1 stored value card, u can use it on both lines. mrt 3 is a different card

The way LRT North Extension project is constructed, it is possible to construct a station anywhere on the line over existing tracks.

North Avenue and Bagong Barrio stations are delayed... obviously. As long as the two malls are fighting in North Avenue, don't expect to see the stations be constructed soon.

Regarding sa SV Tickets, many people are actually too innocent that they can use the SV even with only a peso on it kaya nagkalat ang mga paalala ng LRT diyan.

oo nga. ,madami akong kilala na di alam,wahaha.. kasi bihira lang sila mag tren.. VERY VERY 1 millionx iNNOCENT tlga ..wahaha

pabor din ako sa Bagong Barrio station. Marami din kasing mga bumababa dun...kaya dapat ito na lang ang itayo nila imbes na Balintawak station.

pero check niyo yung pic...may gap sa Monumento at Balintawak...baka isingit nga nila dun yung bagong barrio kapag approved na...:banana:

bakit kailangan pang kunin ang kay pedro para ibigay kay juan, hindi ba puwedeng bigyan si pedro at si juan? unfair yata itong statement na ito,:ohno:

The way LRT North Extension project is constructed, it is possible to construct a station anywhere on the line over existing tracks.

North Avenue and Bagong Barrio stations are delayed... obviously. As long as the two malls are fighting in North Avenue, don't expect to see the stations be constructed soon.



i beg to disagree with you, hindi puwedeng nalagyan na ng beams bago pa man itayo ang station, kagaya sa muñoz station, nilagyan na ng beams dahil tapos nang butasan ang mga pinaglagyan ng foundations, siguro ito rin ang dahilan kung kaya't putul putol ang pagkakalagay ng mga beams sa bagong barrio, hindi nila malaman kung saan ba talaga ilalagay, remember pile-borers are used to dig the foundations, sagabal ang beam kapag nilagyan na bago pa man butasan,:)

wala na ang bagong barrio station na yan....madalas ako madaan...not a soul is stirring in that part of edsa....pangarap na lang siguro yun....

Balintawak area... june 20 '09
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/8239/img0052lkw.jpg (http://img189.imageshack.us/i/img0052lkw.jpg/)

the station, there are 7 pylons for the station under the beams...
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/9614/img0053ose.jpg (http://img35.imageshack.us/i/img0053ose.jpg/)

:banana: more to come...

i beg to disagree with you, hindi puwedeng nalagyan na ng beams bago pa man itayo ang station, kagaya sa muñoz station, nilagyan na ng beams dahil tapos nang butasan ang mga pinaglagyan ng foundations, siguro ito rin ang dahilan kung kaya't putul putol ang pagkakalagay ng mga beams sa bagong barrio, hindi nila malaman kung saan ba talaga ilalagay, remember pile-borers are used to dig the foundations, sagabal ang beam kapag nilagyan na bago pa man butasan,:)

Possible siya, if you are going to put the beams on the sides rather on the central island. Or they could try the manual digging style like the one's being used in Monumento station right now. Or baka, gagayahin nila yung sa MRT stations, yung nakasabit sa girders yung station platforms although I highly doubt kung kakayanin nito yung extra weight.

Their plans must allow the station to be built on the existing infrastructure since it was added later in order to avoid costly and timely redesign. Anyway, in case na hindi maitayo ang station, magkakaroon lang naman ng gulo riyan kasi naka-reserve na yung P 600+ million na pampagawa ng station, not to mention the engineers have already planned it.

The stations to be added in the existing line should be designed in the same way as the stations in LRT-1. Meaning only single floor stations can only be added, not double floor stations, unless they really dig it.

@kalbongdad

Don't lose hope, e di sana ganoon na rin ang case sa North Avenue Grand Central station.

Anyway, to be sure, I'll schedule a personal interview with Engineer Canar this week. To be sure this time... sana lang magpaunlak siya.

Possible siya, if you are going to put the beams on the sides rather on the central island. Or they could try the manual digging style like the one's being used in Monumento station right now. Or baka, gagayahin nila yung sa MRT stations, yung nakasabit sa girders yung station platforms although I highly doubt kung kakayanin nito yung extra weight.

Their plans must allow the station to be built on the existing infrastructure since it was added later in order to avoid costly and timely redesign. Anyway, in case na hindi maitayo ang station, magkakaroon lang naman ng gulo riyan kasi naka-reserve na yung P 600+ million na pampagawa ng station, not to mention the engineers have already planned it.



one time nakita kong ginagamit ang pile-borer sa malapit sa Gotesco Grandcentral, nagulat nga akong mabuti at nagkasya yun dun bangketa,

the busy workers above...
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4001/img0055y.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/img0055y.jpg/)


towards oliveros footbridge...
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9185/img0056cvk.jpg (http://img189.imageshack.us/i/img0056cvk.jpg/)


http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5781/img0057e.jpg (http://img35.imageshack.us/i/img0057e.jpg/)


fronting Balintawak Market...
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3976/img0058g.jpg (http://img30.imageshack.us/i/img0058g.jpg/)


http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4197/img0059zry.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/img0059zry.jpg/)


http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/1033/img0061wwb.jpg (http://img35.imageshack.us/i/img0061wwb.jpg/)


http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3434/img0062vfu.jpg (http://img30.imageshack.us/i/img0062vfu.jpg/)


http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8085/img0063zvv.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/img0063zvv.jpg/)


balintawak view from oliveros footbridge...
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3794/img0065wuh.jpg (http://img189.imageshack.us/i/img0065wuh.jpg/)


http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8969/img0066iwr.jpg (http://img35.imageshack.us/i/img0066iwr.jpg/)


http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3586/img0067dty.jpg (http://img30.imageshack.us/i/img0067dty.jpg/)


http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6784/img0068h.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/img0068h.jpg/)


http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5897/img0069njw.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/img0069njw.jpg/)


http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6140/img0070lte.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/img0070lte.jpg/)


http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7207/img0071dgs.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/i/img0071dgs.jpg/)


view going to kaingin footbridge...
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/6608/img0072bmn.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/img0072bmn.jpg/)


http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8328/img0073d.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/img0073d.jpg/)


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http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1861/img0076zqe.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/img0076zqe.jpg/)


view from kaingin going roosevelt/muñoz...
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4876/img0078gma.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/img0078gma.jpg/)


http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1153/img0079mhy.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/img0079mhy.jpg/)


http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/2093/img0080hxf.jpg (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/img0080hxf.jpg/)


http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/8299/img0081akc.jpg (http://img198.imageshack.us/i/img0081akc.jpg/)


http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2928/img0082tqt.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/img0082tqt.jpg/)


http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6611/img0085ork.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/i/img0085ork.jpg/)


http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/256/img0090c.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/img0090c.jpg/)


http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/6158/img0091tea.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/img0091tea.jpg/)

:banana::banana: till next pics...

one time nakita kong ginagamit ang pile-borer sa malapit sa Gotesco Grandcentral, nagulat nga akong mabuti at nagkasya yun dun bangketa,

Nope not there, sa may bandang hagdan southbound ng Rizal Avenue sa Monumento station doon sa may poster ng Smart Me na Me doon talaga challenge ang magpasok ng borer doon kaya they chose to dig it manually.

Anyway, the best indicator is still to see if a surveyor is going to measure the land somewhere in Bagong Barrio.

Isa pa, if Bagong Barrio will get a single-floor station, isn't it the P 600 million+ cost too hefty?

This news article way back last year:

Bakit ayaw lagyan ng terminal ng mrt sa Bagong Barrio?
Written by Nats Taboy
Tuesday, 11 November 2008 09:50
http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:zBmDfMqs0SUJ:www.hatawtabloid.com/index.php%3Fview%3Darticle%26catid%3D39%253Acatopinion%26id%3D2772%253Abakit-ayaw-lagyan-ng-terminal-ng-mrt-sa-bagong-barrio%26tmpl%3Dcomponent%26print%3D1%26page%3D%26option%3Dcom_content%26Itemid%3D73+Bagong+Barrio+station&cd=24&hl=tl&ct=clnk&gl=ph&client=firefox-a

Kamakailan ay nagsagawa ng protesta ang mga residente ng Bagong Barrio sa Caloocan City kung saan ay hinihiling ng mga ito sa pamunuan ng MRT na lagyan ng station ang kanilang lugar.

Halos mapuno ng sasakyan ng mga residente kasama ng kanilang mga opisyal ng barangay ang kahabaan ng EDSA noong Lunes upang ipakita sa pamunuan ng MRT na kailangang lagyan nila ng station ang Bagong Barrio.

Ang katwiran kasi ng mga residente ng Bagong Barrio, hindi naman malulugi ang MRT kung sakaling lagyan nila ng station ang kanilang lugar dahil marami sa mga taga-rito ang gagamit ng itatayong tranportasyon.

Nanghihinayang ang pamunuan ng MRT na maglagay ng station sa Bagong Barrio dahil aabutin umano ng P800 milyon ang gagastusin sa pagtatayo ng isang istasyon kaya’t simula Balintawak ay sa Monumento na ang susunod na terminal.

Magiging mahirap kasi para sa mga residente ng Bagong Barrio kung hindi maglalagay ng station ang MRT sa kanilang lugar dahil sa halip na hindi na sila mamamasahe kapag bumaba sa MRT ay mapipilitan pa rin silang sumakay ng jeep para lamang makapunta sa kanilang lugar.

Nang balakin pa lamang ang proyekto ng MRT na ituloy hanggang Caloocan City ay marami sa mga taga-Bagong Barrio ang natuwa dahil akala ng mga ito ay magkakaroon ng station sa kanilang lugar.

Matapos namang mabalitaan na hindi maglalagay ng station sa kanilang lugar ay agad namang ipinarating ng mga residente ng Bagong Barrio ang kanilang kagustuhan sa pamunuan ng MRT.

Malaki kasi ang maititipid ng mga residente ng Bagong Barrio sakaling malagyan ng station sa kanilang lugar at ang katwiran pa ng mga ito, mas maraming pasahero ang MRT sa kanilang lugar kaya’t dapat lamang na lagyan din sa kanila ng terminal.

Sa usaping ito, dapat lamang na pag-aralang mabuti ng pamunuan ng MRT ang kahilingang ito ng mga residente ng Bagong Barrio dahil naniniwala tayo na ang mga commuters ang bubuhay sa itatayong bagong transportasyon.

Dapat din na isaalang-alang ng pamunuan ng MRT ang kapakanan ng kanilang mga magiging commuters kaya’t dapat na bigyang pansin ng mga ito ang hinaing ng mga residente ng Bagong Barrio.

Sana lang ay magkaroon ng magandang patutunguhan ang kahilingang ito ng mga residente ng Bagong Barrio bago pa man matapos ang pagtatayo ng MRT simula North EDSA hanggang Monumento.

ang galing ang bilis talaga ng development dyan....sana by xmas meron ng masakyan tayo....

Rail station lacks fund for construction
Manila Standard
26 May 2009 | 11:00 PM
By Roderick T. dela Cruz
http://www.yehey.com/News/Article.aspx?id=240406

The Light Rail Transit Authority has to raise P600 million to fund another station requested by a mayor in the north extension of the line.

Ruben Reinoso, assistant director general of the National Economic and Development Authority, said the only three stops had been programmed, but the Transportation Department and LRTA accommodated Caloocan Mayor Enrico Echiverri after he sought support from Malacañang.

The additional station would cost about P600 million, he said, indicating that the entire project was allotted only P6.3 billion.

I dont know where they are going to source the additional budget.

The 5.8-km connection will fuse the Metro Rail 3 and LRT Line 1 routes by closing the loop at Grace Park in Monumento, Caloocan to North Avenue in Quezon City within the year.

The project assigned stations at Balintawak, Roosevelt and the vicinity of Trinoma and SM near North Avenue, but Echiverri asked for one on Edsa corner Malvar Street in Bagong Barrio for the benefit of the 500,000 daily commuters.

City hall has vowed to facilitate the issuance of building permits and clearances.

On another route, Reinoso said the MRT-7, which will run from North Ave. to San Jose del Monte in Bulacan, is set for approval by the Neda board this week.

Universal LRT Corp. led by Israeli businessman Eli Levin of EL International Holdings won an unsolicited bid for the 23-km line with an access road from the North Luzon expressway in Bocaue Exit to San Jose del Monte for $1.3 billion. with Gigi Muoz David Back to top.

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Naku, may magagalit na naman niyan dito. Anyway, aside from that, saan nga ba kukuha ng pera ng LRT? Magbibigay kaya Caloocan this time at least half? With 200 days remaining before the deadline, is it possible for LRT to raise P 600 million with ample time to spend in the station construction?

so there, everyone, an article about the Bagong Barrio station... i guess it's better to have it since there really are a lot of people that can benefit...

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/6158/img0091tea.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/img0091tea.jpg/)



WOW!!! may slab na ang carriageway...tantya ko by december pede ng start ng commisioning.

btw, guys meron ba kayong info kung sino nakakuha ng electro-mechanical contract?

Rail station lacks fund for construction
Manila Standard
26 May 2009 | 11:00 PM
By Roderick T. dela Cruz
http://www.yehey.com/News/Article.aspx?id=240406

The Light Rail Transit Authority has to raise P600 million to fund another station requested by a mayor in the north extension of the line.

Ruben Reinoso, assistant director general of the National Economic and Development Authority, said the only three stops had been programmed, but the Transportation Department and LRTA accommodated Caloocan Mayor Enrico Echiverri after he sought support from Malacañang.

The additional station would cost about P600 million, he said, indicating that the entire project was allotted only P6.3 billion.

I dont know where they are going to source the additional budget.

The 5.8-km connection will fuse the Metro Rail 3 and LRT Line 1 routes by closing the loop at Grace Park in Monumento, Caloocan to North Avenue in Quezon City within the year.

The project assigned stations at Balintawak, Roosevelt and the vicinity of Trinoma and SM near North Avenue, but Echiverri asked for one on Edsa corner Malvar Street in Bagong Barrio for the benefit of the 500,000 daily commuters.

City hall has vowed to facilitate the issuance of building permits and clearances.

On another route, Reinoso said the MRT-7, which will run from North Ave. to San Jose del Monte in Bulacan, is set for approval by the Neda board this week.

Universal LRT Corp. led by Israeli businessman Eli Levin of EL International Holdings won an unsolicited bid for the 23-km line with an access road from the North Luzon expressway in Bocaue Exit to San Jose del Monte for $1.3 billion. with Gigi Muoz David Back to top.

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Naku, may magagalit na naman niyan dito. Anyway, aside from that, saan nga ba kukuha ng pera ng LRT? Magbibigay kaya Caloocan this time at least half? With 200 days remaining before the deadline, is it possible for LRT to raise P 600 million with ample time to spend in the station construction?

600M dibaydibay 500T is P1200. Singilin niya ng tig P1200 yung mga taga Bagong Barrio. :lol:

By the way, kawawa naman yung mga pasahero ng Abad Santos, Blumentritt at tayuman Station ng LRT1 kapag natapos na yan :lol: Puno na ang mga train pagdating pa lang ng Bagong Barrio.

By the way, kawawa naman yung mga pasahero ng Abad Santos, Blumentritt at tayuman Station ng LRT1 kapag natapos na yan :lol: Puno na ang mga train pagdating pa lang ng Bagong Barrio.

Hindi naman siguro...if ever magiging madalas na ang skip trains and special trains...

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/6158/img0091tea.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/img0091tea.jpg/)


^^Parang elevated walkway lang.. :lol::nuts:

GMA nets $5-billion Japan investment pledges, offers (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=479621&publicationSubCategoryId=202)
By Paolo Romero Updated June 21, 2009 12:00 AM

TOKYO – President Arroyo wrapped up her four-day official visit to Japan today, netting over $5 billion in investment and financial assistance commitments and strengthened security and legal ties.

Mrs. Arroyo described her trip to Japan – the seventh as President – as “very fruitful” in an interview with Filipino and Japanese journalists. From here, she and her party will proceed to Brazil for a state visit.

“We value Japan as a reliable friend and ally,” she said. “We were able to pursue and strengthen our good bilateral relations, including in the fields of labor, trade, security and the economy.

During her visit, Mrs. Arroyo met with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko and held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso. She also held meetings with various Japanese financial institutions and firms, including the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Mrs. Arroyo and Mr. Aso vowed to “foster a strategic partnership for the future” that included strengthening security ties against pressing threats like piracy in the Gulf of Aden, pursuing more military-to-military dialogues between the two countries and maximizing the benefits of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement.

The two leaders also announced the start of talks for a mutual legal assistance treaty, and a social security agreement between the Philippines and Japan.

Finance Secretary Margarito Teves and Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila in separate interviews said the visit secured at least $5 billion in investment commitments and more offers of official development assistance (ODA) for agriculture credit programs, infrastructure, and disaster-mitigation projects.

The two countries entered into three loan and grant agreements yesterday amounting to $467 million to finance an agriculture credit facility, and fund flood mitigation and other infrastructure projects in the country through the JICA, the Land Bank of the Philippines and the Development Bank of the Philippines.

The JICA-funded projects are the Flood Disaster Mitigation in Camiguin Island amounting to $10.7 million; the $308-million Logistics Infrastructure Development Project; and the $148-million Agricultural Credit Support Project.

The Philippines and the JBIC have entered into an agreement where the latter would guarantee up to $1-billion worth of yen-denominated “Samurai” bonds that would be issued by the government in the next two years.

Favila also said he was assured by Toshihiro Nikai, Japanese Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry, that some $1.8 billion to $2 billion in ODA have been made available for modernization of the country’s ports and airports, as well as grants of general funds to cover the country’s deficit.

He said he signed an agreement with Toyota Tsusho chairman Masaaki Furukawa on a joint venture with the National Development Corporation for a jatropha plantation project in Gen. Santos City, acquisition of grain silos, and windmill projects in Ilocos Sur.

He also said Marubeni Corporation expressed interest in undertaking the LRT-2 expansion project estimated to cost $500 million, and implementing a project to modernize air traffic control facilities in the country.

On top of this, Favila disclosed that a Japanese publicly-listed firm has presented plans to Mrs. Arroyo to undertake a resort complex development project in the country with an initial investment of $2.6 billion which could rise to $6 billion, depending on its implementation.

Development goes ahead

Japan will not put its development projects in Mindanao on hold, despite the stalled peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), President Arroyo said yesterday.

She said there are earnest efforts to have the talks resume as soon as possible.

Mrs. Arroyo earlier met with Prime Minister Aso, who expressed strong support for the early resumption of the stalled negotiations.

Officials said Mrs. Arroyo has sought the assurance of the Japanese government that it would continue its projects in Mindanao without waiting for the negotiations to resume.

“They (Japan) have unwavering commitment to develop Mindanao and unwavering support for the peace process.

“They will continue to do that (projects) and they have helped so much in infrastructure projects that enabled us to conduct our efforts to promote peace and interfaith dialogue,” Mrs. Arroyo told reporters in Tokyo.

She said Japan has three representatives in the International Monitoring Team (IMT).

“We hope it (talks) will resume. We are committed to achieve lasting peace in Mindanao.”

She said she was not interested in criticisms of the Mindanao peace process. “We are working toward all-out peace, that is both sides, and that is quite a contrast from all-out war I inherited nine years ago.”

i hope those proposed projects will become reality. ano kaya yung resort complex worth 2.6 billion? yun kaya yung sa PAGCOR? yung sa LRT2 expansion ba, yun yung extension hanggang Antipolo? sana idagdag na din nila yung extension up to DIvisoria.

600M dibaydibay 500T is P1200. Singilin niya ng tig P1200 yung mga taga Bagong Barrio. :lol:

Are they willing to pay kaya?

At saka kuya yung 500K e sa buong Caloocan na yata yun, kasama na yung sa North.

Anyway, don't expect this station to commence construction until this money issue is solved.

But seriously, ang baba naman kasi ng budget ng project na ito, hindi ba nila alam ang inflation at saka hindi ba nila alam ang ibig sabihin ng flexibility? Nagkulang sila sa long-term planning, and to be exact, Grand Central Terminal station isn't yet in the plans nang ilabas ang budget na ito kaya a delay appears to be imminent. Kaya nga naghahabol ang government ng donations, at least half, mula sa SM or Trinoma para maitayo ito e.

The possible source of funds:
1. VAT or other taxes
2. Loans
3. PAGCOR (ewan ko kung magbibigay ba sila, mga atleta nga kinukuripot nila e)
4. Private investment
5. Illegal means

inside LRT 2..
na una kumain ung nanay sa katabi nya ng cup noodles and drink C2.. then binigay sa bata.. eventually sisitahin ko sana, kaya lang baka mapahiya ako. buti nlng may guard na dumating at sinita..

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/kaelthas18/FTTY66.jpg

By the way, kawawa naman yung mga pasahero ng Abad Santos, Blumentritt at tayuman Station ng LRT1 kapag natapos na yan :lol: Puno na ang mga train pagdating pa lang ng Bagong Barrio.

Oo nga... Dapat may additional trains para dyan s mga new stations. Dun p lng sa Monumento station, hagdanan pa lng may pila na, what if mag operate n yung extension line baka stuck up n yung mga pasahero sa Monumento... ksi sa North Avenue pa lng for sure jam pack n dun...

Oo nga... Dapat may additional trains para dyan s mga new stations. Dun p lng sa Monumento station, hagdanan pa lng may pila na, what if mag operate n yung extension line baka stuck up n yung mga pasahero sa Monumento... ksi sa North Avenue pa lng for sure jam pack n dun...

i'm smelling a 4g rolling stocks..haha :banana:

By the way, kawawa naman yung mga pasahero ng Abad Santos, Blumentritt at tayuman Station ng LRT1 kapag natapos na yan :lol: Puno na ang mga train pagdating pa lang ng Bagong Barrio.

they'd better use the "skipping trains" method more often...

kakayanin pa naman siguro yan...

ewan ko lang kung gumana pa yung method na yun pag tapos na yung south extension...

ano kaya yung resort complex worth 2.6 billion? yun kaya yung sa PAGCOR?

Entertainment City... hindi mo pa ba alam yun?

Are they willing to pay kaya?

At saka kuya yung 500K e sa buong Caloocan na yata yun, kasama na yung sa North.

Anyway, don't expect this station to commence construction until this money issue is solved.

But seriously, ang baba naman kasi ng budget ng project na ito, hindi ba nila alam ang inflation at saka hindi ba nila alam ang ibig sabihin ng flexibility? Nagkulang sila sa long-term planning, and to be exact, Grand Central Terminal station isn't yet in the plans nang ilabas ang budget na ito kaya a delay appears to be imminent. Kaya nga naghahabol ang government ng donations, at least half, mula sa SM or Trinoma para maitayo ito e.

The possible source of funds:
1. VAT or other taxes
2. Loans
3. PAGCOR (ewan ko kung magbibigay ba sila, mga atleta nga kinukuripot nila e)
4. Private investment
5. Illegal means

Probably not, pero patama yon dun sa mga politico na gustong magpalakas sa mga botante kaya "pinaglalaban" nila yung station ng bagong barrio.

I have serious doubts as to where they got that 500T commuters a day statistic, hinugot lang sa ere, eh halos ganun na yung ridership sa buong MRT tapos bagong barrio 500T? :ohno:

Asan na yung Cost Benefit analysis may pinakita ba sila? This station is being built for political reasons, they should at least contribute or help in raising that 600M. Maybe they could donate land to the LRT Corp near the station that it could develop to help recoup the costs, idea lang pero that's one way.

[QUOTE=han742;38524326]the busy workers above...
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Anu pala magiging railing nila? A la MRT style ba na bakod o concrete din ang bakod nila a la LRT1? Sa itsura kasi nito parang concrete na bakod eh.

stored value card=php 100 pesos. valid for 1 month.

LRT 1 & 2 uses 1 stored value card, u can use it on both lines. mrt 3 is a different card

haha salamat...:colgate::okay:

ngek bakit iba sa MRT3?? sana maayos na kasi sa gov't na un eh..

^^ Different ownership is the cause. Actually, LRT-1 and MRT-2 sell their own SV cards, but out of sheer coincidence, you can use the ticket on both lines, even if you're not supposed to.

^^ nope. they formed a computerized cost center for that. it had been a long time ago plan. actually they want to include mrt... i just don't know kung nag-materialize sya.

Probably not, pero patama yon dun sa mga politico na gustong magpalakas sa mga botante kaya "pinaglalaban" nila yung station ng bagong barrio.

I have serious doubts as to where they got that 500T commuters a day statistic, hinugot lang sa ere, eh halos ganun na yung ridership sa buong MRT tapos bagong barrio 500T? :ohno:

Asan na yung Cost Benefit analysis may pinakita ba sila? This station is being built for political reasons, they should at least contribute or help in raising that 600M. Maybe they could donate land to the LRT Corp near the station that it could develop to help recoup the costs, idea lang pero that's one way.

Exactly! Political reason lang talaga.

^^ Yup maybe but still it will help.

500,000 actually medyo exaggerated, siguro 100,000 will do kung isasama mo na yung mga galing ng Meycauayan at Valenzuela na dumaraan ng EDSA Monumento-bound.

Anyway, maraming vacant lots dito sa Bagong Barrio, beside General Malvar is an abandoned house. Maybe they can use it.

Exactly! Political reason lang talaga.
Yeah, unfortunately, no matter how we open people's minds about the redundancy of Bagong Barrio LRT-1 Station, shempre, as usual, may kokontra, kahit saliwa, me bago pa ba dyan. :lol: The place has NOTHING significant to offer.

^^ can you please explain your last statement...??

Yeah, unfortunately, no matter how we open people's minds about the redundancy of Bagong Barrio LRT-1 Station, shempre, as usual, may kokontra, kahit saliwa, me bago pa ba dyan. :lol: The place has NOTHING significant to offer.

^^ can you please explain your last statement...??

Yeah. It seems you are so mad and outrageous about the materialization of this station.

Is it because it is near some squatters area or in a place where most of low class people live?

Or for some reason you just hate this place.

Please.

If this has to do with something personal to you, please, make your posts objective.

It already offended barrera_marquez in the past pages of this thread.

Or explain your own side, on why a station in Bagong Barrio should not be appropriate in the MRT-LRT loop.

:)

Hhhhmmm... I smell blood. Forumers, be careful with your statements.

Yeah. It seems you are so mad and outrageous about the materialization of this station.

Is it because it is near some squatters area or in a place where most of low class people live?

Or for some reason you just hate this place.

Please.

If this has to do with something personal to you, please, make your posts objective.

It already offended barrera_marquez in the past pages of this thread.

Or explain your own side, on why a station in Bagong Barrio should not be appropriate in the MRT-LRT loop.

:)

may i join this thread???

my comments on this...
just think that Bagong Barrio Station is important.. for the commuters...
wag na nating isipin ang masamang epekto...., mga "tompats" and etc.
isipin na lang na marami ang makikinabang...

Hhhhmmm... I smell blood. Forumers, be careful with your statements.

Yes, Your Highness. :)

Hindi naman kasi feasible ang Bagong Barrio based sa economic study. Dagdag gastos lang yan.

Hindi naman kasi feasible ang Bagong Barrio based sa economic study. Dagdag gastos lang yan.

^^madalas ka bang dumaan sa bagong barrio, ma'm/sir?

why not just put the station above the clover bridge para may both access sa balintawak and bagong barrio..

I pass by that part of EDSA everyday...both places are sources of traffic even before the project started. This is due to an army of commuters that strides in both areas...plus accessible nearby wet markets

^^madalas ka bang dumaan sa bagong barrio, ma'm/sir?

Sa unang tingin, siguro mukhang marami ngang mga tao jan, pero bago ka gumastos ng 600M na u-utanging ng gobyerno na ang ipangbabayad ay ang kaltas sa sweldo natin buwan buwan, siguro naman dapat may justification based on a study na me de-determine kung ilan ba talaga potential riders jan.

Anyway, its water under the bridge kasi itutuloy naman, although ngayon we can see the consequences kasi mukhang ma de-delay because it went over the budget.

I was in Thailand last week and stayed at a hotel near one of the BTS stations. They have many sharp turns. For example from Chong Nonsi to Saladaeng station it was almost 90 degrees hehe...

Hindi naman kasi feasible ang Bagong Barrio based sa economic study. Dagdag gastos lang yan.

Ok lng madagdagan yung gastos for one LRT station kesa naman mapunta lang sa bulsa ng mga corrupt politician di ba? Ano gusto mo makita mo yung Bagong Barrio station or magagarang sasakyan ng mga corrupt?

Sa unang tingin, siguro mukhang marami ngang mga tao jan, pero bago ka gumastos ng 600M na u-utanging ng gobyerno na ang ipangbabayad ay ang kaltas sa sweldo natin buwan buwan, siguro naman dapat may justification based on a study na me de-determine kung ilan ba talaga potential riders jan.

Anyway, its water under the bridge kasi itutuloy naman, although ngayon we can see the consequences kasi mukhang ma de-delay because it went over the budget.



ok, bibigyan kita ng justification. kalimutan mo yang study na 'yan at lahat ng study na ginawa ng gobyerno ay palpak...naiintindihan ko kung ganun na lang ang himutok ni barrera kung hindi matutuloy ang bagong barrio station.

lahat ng pampasaherong jeep paluwas ng maynila galing ng meycauayan, marilao, bocaue, sta maria na gumagamit ng nlex ay derecho sya ng monumento at dumadaan ng bagong barrio. pagdating ng jeep sa monumento, kalahate ng pasahero nya ay derecho naman sa LRT. hindi lang iisang pampasaherong jeep pinag uusapan naten dito. walang patid ang dating at alis ng mga ito lalo na sa peak hours at kung makikita mo yung buhos ng tao galing sa mga terminal ng jeep papuntang LRT. nagsiskp ang mga side streets ng gotesco grand central sa monumento.

ngayon kung may LRT terminal sa bagong barrio hindi na makakarating sa monumento yung mga galing ng bulacan na sasakay ng LRT at luluwag na ang monumento station kase nasala na sya ng bagong barrio station.

ngayon tignan naman naten pano kung walang bagong barrio station. ganun pa rin, para lang din alang LRT extension. derecho pa rin ang mga taga bagong barrio at bulacan commuters sa monumento para dun sumakay ng LRT. hindi ako maglalakad ng humigit o kumulang ng isang kilometro para sumakay sa balintawak station.

kagandahan pa neto kung may LRT station sa bagong barrio mapipilitan maglagay ng terminal yung mga jeep papuntang bulacan sa bagong barrio, mababawasan yung nasa monumento.

kung iisipin hindi lang kapakanan ng taga bagong barrio ang iniisip ni echeverri kundi gusto nya ma decongest ang monumento na hindi mangyayari kung alang bagong barrio LRT station.

nasasabi ko 'to dahil dating halos araw araw akong nagko commute galing meycauayan papuntang makati.

kaya yung 600M na u-utanging ng gobyerno na ang ipangbabayad ay ang kaltas sa sweldo natin buwan buwan ay sulit na sulit

Hindi naman kasi feasible ang Bagong Barrio based sa economic study. Dagdag gastos lang yan.

bro, makasabat lang..

araw araw po ako sumasakay ng bus... at masasabi kong madami talagang pasahero ang sumasakay at bumababa sa Bagong Barrio Station...

pansinin mo maraming Bus ang humihinto sa may tapat ng Pag-Ibig building ba yun? kasi madaming pasahero dun....mapa-umaga at mapa-uwian. Yun lang po, sige po...:)

Gawin na kasi yang Barrio Station na Yan. dahil sa marami nagrerequest eh di gawin na. Marami naman pala ang pasehero dun eh. Not all studies are correct. kitang kita naman kasi ang volume ng tao dun. in my opinion feasible magkaroon ng bagong barrio station. di naman lahat ng economic studies ay successful. baka ayaw lang nila mabawasan tao sa Monumento para sa mga business na kung mayroon sila doon.

Hhhhmmm... I smell blood. Forumers, be careful with your statements.

may lahing vampira ka rin pala ah...:colgate:

ang akin lang naman eh pag nagtayo ng bagong barrio station eh baka magkaroon ng growth du'n sa area...

^^ can you please explain your last statement...??
I don't want to because it's self explanatory already.

naks.. by the way pag natapos na rin ung LRT south extension napakahaba nyan..whahaha

hay naku, kailan naman kaya matatapos??? pag lumilipad na ang mga tren??? :nuts:

(inulit ko lang i-post 'to, tingin ko may nag-alis eh...) :ohno:

hay naku, kailan naman kaya matatapos??? pag lumilipad na ang mga tren??? :nuts:

(inulit ko lang i-post 'to, tingin ko may nag-alis eh...) :ohno:

^^Bat naman may mag aalis ng post mo? Baka nakasama na sa archive yon.. :D

you guys are starting a railway magazine? good one! :okay:

Already put out a trial one in April, but it proved to small :lol:

We have enlarged it for issue 2 (July), but guess what, it is still proving to be to small :lol:

Brad

they'd better use the "skipping trains" method more often...

kakayanin pa naman siguro yan...

ewan ko lang kung gumana pa yung method na yun pag tapos na yung south extension...



Entertainment City... hindi mo pa ba alam yun?

^^A double decker LRV would be nice.. :lol:

naipost na ba ito dito?

RCgQd1ZdNQI

^^Covered walkalator na lang kaya, longest walkalator in the world!:lol:

^^madalas ka bang dumaan sa bagong barrio, ma'm/sir?

bro, makasabat lang..

araw araw po ako sumasakay ng bus... at masasabi kong madami talagang pasahero ang sumasakay at bumababa sa Bagong Barrio Station...

pansinin mo maraming Bus ang humihinto sa may tapat ng Pag-Ibig building ba yun? kasi madaming pasahero dun....mapa-umaga at mapa-uwian. Yun lang po, sige po...:)

I did not say my statement without any basis and I do not pass by Bagong Barrio in years. Building a station requires a careful study including its economic study done by "economists". And that's enough reason why that plan should not push through. We are not rich of a country and we can't afford to invest without timely return.

Ok lng madagdagan yung gastos for one LRT station kesa naman mapunta lang sa bulsa ng mga corrupt politician di ba? Ano gusto mo makita mo yung Bagong Barrio station or magagarang sasakyan ng mga corrupt?

Non sequitir. Kung walang pagkakagastusan walang kukupitan;)

Sa unang tingin, siguro mukhang marami ngang mga tao jan, pero bago ka gumastos ng 600M na u-utanging ng gobyerno na ang ipangbabayad ay ang kaltas sa sweldo natin buwan buwan, siguro naman dapat may justification based on a study na me de-determine kung ilan ba talaga potential riders jan.


You hit the bull's eye.

inside LRT 2..
na una kumain ung nanay sa katabi nya ng cup noodles and drink C2.. then binigay sa bata.. eventually sisitahin ko sana, kaya lang baka mapahiya ako. buti nlng may guard na dumating at sinita..

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/kaelthas18/FTTY66.jpg

it's good that they were told to stop eating...how could she eat the cup noodles inside the train? unimaginable.

the busy workers above...
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/6158/img0091tea.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/img0091tea.jpg/)

:banana::banana: till next pics...

thanks again....nice update

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It looks like it's in Ortigas station...napansin ko lang dito ang sidewalk going to Robinsons Galleria, madilim siya...it's still under Mandaluyong but bordering with Pasig City...but ang street lights are under MMDA. So, there it goes bakit walang ilaw...we have to change the system, kawawa naman ang mga dumadaan dito.

naipost na ba ito dito?

RCgQd1ZdNQI

:ohno::ohno::ohno:
ang TIGAS ng pagmumura ^^
kung ako dun mapapahiya ako :lol:

ok, bibigyan kita ng justification. kalimutan mo yang study na 'yan at lahat ng study na ginawa ng gobyerno ay palpak...naiintindihan ko kung ganun na lang ang himutok ni barrera kung hindi matutuloy ang bagong barrio station.

lahat ng pampasaherong jeep paluwas ng maynila galing ng meycauayan, marilao, bocaue, sta maria na gumagamit ng nlex ay derecho sya ng monumento at dumadaan ng bagong barrio. pagdating ng jeep sa monumento, kalahate ng pasahero nya ay derecho naman sa LRT. hindi lang iisang pampasaherong jeep pinag uusapan naten dito. walang patid ang dating at alis ng mga ito lalo na sa peak hours at kung makikita mo yung buhos ng tao galing sa mga terminal ng jeep papuntang LRT. nagsiskp ang mga side streets ng gotesco grand central sa monumento.

ngayon kung may LRT terminal sa bagong barrio hindi na makakarating sa monumento yung mga galing ng bulacan na sasakay ng LRT at luluwag na ang monumento station kase nasala na sya ng bagong barrio station.

ngayon tignan naman naten pano kung walang bagong barrio station. ganun pa rin, para lang din alang LRT extension. derecho pa rin ang mga taga bagong barrio at bulacan commuters sa monumento para dun sumakay ng LRT. hindi ako maglalakad ng humigit o kumulang ng isang kilometro para sumakay sa balintawak station.

kagandahan pa neto kung may LRT station sa bagong barrio mapipilitan maglagay ng terminal yung mga jeep papuntang bulacan sa bagong barrio, mababawasan yung nasa monumento.

kung iisipin hindi lang kapakanan ng taga bagong barrio ang iniisip ni echeverri kundi gusto nya ma decongest ang monumento na hindi mangyayari kung alang bagong barrio LRT station.

nasasabi ko 'to dahil dating halos araw araw akong nagko commute galing meycauayan papuntang makati.

kaya yung 600M na u-utanging ng gobyerno na ang ipangbabayad ay ang kaltas sa sweldo natin buwan buwan ay sulit na sulit

Nasabi ko na ito dati pa kung bakit sa tingin ko hindi sulit iyong additional 600 Million pesos na pera ng bayan sa Bagong Barrio station.

Una ang direct na makikinabang lang talaga dyan eh iyong mga walking distance ang bahay mula sa planong station sa Bagong Barrio. Iyong ibang part ng Bagong Barrio di hamak na mas malapit sa Monumento at Balintawak.
Totoo na sa ngayon sobrang congested na ang Monumento station kasi yan ang "Terminal point" ng LRT sa North. Pag gawa na ang SM North, Munoz, Balintawak, at naimprove na ang Monumento station sigurado yan laki ng iluluwag ng Monumento station. Magiging additional stop over at dag dag sa operational cost yang bagong barrio station pag ginawa eh di naman significant iyong number ng passengers dyan para ijustify iyong magagastos na pera ng Bayan. Pero andyan na yan eh inapprove na iyong additional station. ;)

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^^EEdeeyit! :ohno:

Ang sarap sigawan ng "TUMAHIMIK KA PUT@ KA!"...tapos sabay tanong...kakairita ba pag may nagmumura at sumisigaw sa tabi mo???:bash:...haaaay...tsk tsk tsk...I pity her kids, heck, I pity his husband more...

Cant believe there are still morons like that who insist on making an entire fool of themselves in public...:ohno:

baka naman nagka-tripan lang yung babae at yung kumuha ng video :lol: magkakilala naman yata sila :lol: papansin? :nuts:

^^ tignan mo yung lalaking katabi nya. Parang gustong matunaw o kaya biglang mawala na parang bula. :lol:

wow mali siguro yan o kaya yari ka.....haha

Sino-sino ba ang makikinabang sa bagong barrio station:
1. Siyempre ang libo libong tao ng bagong barrio

2.taga malabon, specifically sa victoneta ave. katulad ko, school ko sa dlsau, sa bagong barrio ako dumadaan, mas madali kumpara dumaan pa sa mcarthur.

3.may service road din dun kung ayaw mung dumaan sa NLEX. Also may friend ako na taga novaliches,north caloocan at bulacan na dun dumadaan.

Maraming makikinabang diyan, kaya BRAVO bagong barrio!

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Ngayon ko lang narealize, series na pala etong si babae...

Search nyo rin sa YouTube, "Citibank scandal" at "McDo scandal". Basta yung video na may umoorder sa counter na nagmumura rin. Yung Citibank audio lang pero puro pagmumura rin. Kung pakikinggan nyo yung audio nitong tatlo pare-pareho yung aktres na gumanap (aktres! me ganun!) Ubod ng OA ang pagmumura at base sa dalawang video, hindi synch yung video sa audio.

I therefore conclude pinagttripan lang tayo nito at ito'y japeyk :bash:

Isang matinding OffT rin :lol:



OnT: May mga sign na ba na ginagawa (i.e. girder) para sa Balintawak station?

^^EEdeeyit! :ohno:

Ang sarap sigawan ng "TUMAHIMIK KA PUT@ KA!"...tapos sabay tanong...kakairita ba pag may nagmumura at sumisigaw sa tabi mo???:bash:...haaaay...tsk tsk tsk...I pity her kids, heck, I pity his husband more...

Cant believe there are still morons like that who insist on making an entire fool of themselves in public...:ohno:

My asawa has screamed at me like this a few times :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Pinays - so cute - but sometiiiiiimes

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3616/3444657346_e8946110e5_b.jpg
3G train
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmoop/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3616/3444657346_e8946110e5_b.jpg
3G train
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmoop/

Nice shots dude!

Ganda rin nito parang hindi s pilipinas:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3568/3444651656_7c32e4ebe2.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3444650746_0ef656844f.jpg?v=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmoop/3444651656/in/photostream/

Saan ba yan? :)

marikina area ata yan....while the LRT shot looks like near Taft-EDSA Station.

Nice shots dude!

Ganda rin nito parang hindi s pilipinas:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3568/3444651656_7c32e4ebe2.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3444650746_0ef656844f.jpg?v=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmoop/3444651656/in/photostream/

Saan ba yan? :)
napakaganda :cheers:

^^Great! Seems like not a light rail but an elevated metro. Can anyone here post a picture of Kotex Train at the same angle? :lol:

Nice shots dude!

Ganda rin nito parang hindi s pilipinas:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3568/3444651656_7c32e4ebe2.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3444650746_0ef656844f.jpg?v=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmoop/3444651656/in/photostream/

Saan ba yan? :)

^^Nice... Kapatid yan ni PNR DMU.. :lol:
Papunta nang Santolan station yan dba?

^^Great! Seems like not a light rail but an elevated metro. Can anyone here post a picture of Kotex Train at the same angle? :lol:

The Megatren is elevated metro. :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3616/3444657346_e8946110e5_b.jpg
3G train
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmoop/

sana ganito din kataas ang MRT/LRT in some parts of the metro. Ano sa tingin niyo guys?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3457999586_3534257400_b.jpg

^^ ganyan din naman kataas yung ibang segments ng tracks... hindi nga lang lahat... actually, i noticed that the lrt-mrt loop track is poised higher in some places.. like yung sa muñoz...

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don't judge people... malay mo naman she really had some bad couple of weeks.. kaya ganyan siya... yun nga lang walang breeding.. let's not judge people as if we are impeccable... pero that vid, wa really funny!! :lol: :rofl:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3568/3444651656_7c32e4ebe2.jpg?v=0

^^ ang ganda nga nito... sana may mga tanim sa ilalim, fruit bearing trees, etc.. para may pakinabang ang lupang yan...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3568/3444651656_7c32e4ebe2.jpg?v=0

^^ ang ganda nga nito... sana may mga tanim sa ilalim, fruit bearing trees, etc.. para may pakinabang ang lupang yan...

^^Pasalamat ka at ganyan yan at di puro squatters... :nuts:

ok, bibigyan kita ng justification. kalimutan mo yang study na 'yan at lahat ng study na ginawa ng gobyerno ay palpak...naiintindihan ko kung ganun na lang ang himutok ni barrera kung hindi matutuloy ang bagong barrio station.

lahat ng pampasaherong jeep paluwas ng maynila galing ng meycauayan, marilao, bocaue, sta maria na gumagamit ng nlex ay derecho sya ng monumento at dumadaan ng bagong barrio. pagdating ng jeep sa monumento, kalahate ng pasahero nya ay derecho naman sa LRT. hindi lang iisang pampasaherong jeep pinag uusapan naten dito. walang patid ang dating at alis ng mga ito lalo na sa peak hours at kung makikita mo yung buhos ng tao galing sa mga terminal ng jeep papuntang LRT. nagsiskp ang mga side streets ng gotesco grand central sa monumento.

ngayon kung may LRT terminal sa bagong barrio hindi na makakarating sa monumento yung mga galing ng bulacan na sasakay ng LRT at luluwag na ang monumento station kase nasala na sya ng bagong barrio station.

ngayon tignan naman naten pano kung walang bagong barrio station. ganun pa rin, para lang din alang LRT extension. derecho pa rin ang mga taga bagong barrio at bulacan commuters sa monumento para dun sumakay ng LRT. hindi ako maglalakad ng humigit o kumulang ng isang kilometro para sumakay sa balintawak station.

kagandahan pa neto kung may LRT station sa bagong barrio mapipilitan maglagay ng terminal yung mga jeep papuntang bulacan sa bagong barrio, mababawasan yung nasa monumento.

kung iisipin hindi lang kapakanan ng taga bagong barrio ang iniisip ni echeverri kundi gusto nya ma decongest ang monumento na hindi mangyayari kung alang bagong barrio LRT station.

nasasabi ko 'to dahil dating halos araw araw akong nagko commute galing meycauayan papuntang makati.

kaya yung 600M na u-utanging ng gobyerno na ang ipangbabayad ay ang kaltas sa sweldo natin buwan buwan ay sulit na sulit

You can't just base a "justification" and decision to loan 600M on such a pedestrian analysis. All your observations and analysis should be considered in that study to confirm whether these observations hold water or they merely look like it, looks can deceive that's why you have to look deeper into it.

To say that palpak lahat ng studies is a sweeping generalization and an insult to all those people who worked hard and were educated to conduct these studies. Granted, not all studies are perfect in their projections, it's still the best information that we can base our decisions on. Your observations would prove valuable in the conduct of the study, but there should be actual projected numbers which transportation planners are trained to do.

Obviously, no study was conducted so they probably have no basis for those numbers that they are saying. Thus, the decision to build this station was more likely a political decision rather than one based on potential ridership.

Yes, sulit na sulit para dun sa mga mag be-benefit.

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current news

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^^Pasalamat ka at ganyan yan at di puro squatters... :nuts:

^^ so what was your point? should you be thankful with mediocrity? i hope not..

i merely opined that it would be better with plants i.e. fruit bearing, etc... but i guess they will do that too eventually..

^^ ganyan din naman kataas yung ibang segments ng tracks... hindi nga lang lahat... actually, i noticed that the lrt-mrt loop track is poised higher in some places.. like yung sa muñoz...



don't judge people... malay mo naman she really had some bad couple of weeks.. kaya ganyan siya... yun nga lang walang breeding.. let's not judge people as if we are impeccable... pero that vid, wa really funny!! :lol: :rofl:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3568/3444651656_7c32e4ebe2.jpg?v=0

^^ ang ganda nga nito... sana may mga tanim sa ilalim, fruit bearing trees, etc.. para may pakinabang ang lupang yan...

^^^^^^ recenly halos cemented na yung lugar kasi nandyan na ngayon yung MArikina Eastern Terminal ni BF

^^Great! Seems like not a light rail but an elevated metro. Can anyone here post a picture of Kotex Train at the same angle? :lol:

Don't admit it much, but Karel and I had to catch the mobile tampon from Recto to Cubao while I was there :lol:

Went and checked out the construction work for the magazine while there.
Here be a random show from earlier this month.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3364/3653041115_96310af09b.jpg

Sorry people kung hindi ako nagawi ng few days dito, may sakit kasi ako until now.

Anyway regarding sa issue ng Bagong Barrio, I can always take a bus that goes to Balintawak to ride the LRT extension pero ubod sila ng dalang dito sa Malolos, minsan ko lang sila makita. Madalas ang mga Caloocan-bound dito.

Ngayon ko lang narealize, series na pala etong si babae...

Search nyo rin sa YouTube, "Citibank scandal" at "McDo scandal". Basta yung video na may umoorder sa counter na nagmumura rin. Yung Citibank audio lang pero puro pagmumura rin. Kung pakikinggan nyo yung audio nitong tatlo pare-pareho yung aktres na gumanap (aktres! me ganun!) Ubod ng OA ang pagmumura at base sa dalawang video, hindi synch yung video sa audio.

I therefore conclude pinagttripan lang tayo nito at ito'y japeyk :bash:

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OnT: May mga sign na ba na ginagawa (i.e. girder) para sa Balintawak station?

OT: Yung sa McDo scandal po, hindi po japeyk yun. Totoo po yun. Yung babae na yun ehh may topak daw talaga. May pagkabaliw daw talaga yun. Katrabaho ko po kasi yung nagtapon ng pagkain nun kasi tama ba naman na iwan niya ang pagkain niya tapos lumabas na siya ng McDo at naggala-gala pa siya sa Mall. Edi syempre naman kala ng katrabaho ko na tapos na siya kumain kaya itinapon na ng katrabaho ko yung pagkain na iniwan niya tapos ayun, galit na galit nung bumalik ng McDo kasi bakit daw itinapon yung pagkain niya.

^^OT:Ano sir ginawa ng management ng McDo nung nagwala yung babae?

Once the person leave the table and left the premises without notifying anybody, it indicated that the person is done. Since Mcdo is a pay first before being serve business and the table is always in demand for fast food customers. She deserved what she did. :bash:

Mayroon naba rendering sa propose Grand Central Terminal?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3444650746_0ef656844f.jpg?v=0


Sana gagawin nang 8 cars ang mga train.

^^ IMO, i think there's no need to do so...

for example, in LRT2, mahaba naman yung isang car... at mas spacious din compared to LRT1 and MRT 3...

saka hindi na magkakasya sa station yung masyadong mahabang train...

capacity expansion and purchase of additional coaches will most likely solve the crowding problem inside the train...

With stations built for 4-cars, where do you want the passengers to disembark?

With stations built for 4-cars, where do you want the passengers to disembark?

Rope ladder?

:lol:

Sorry :)

^^ I think LRT 2 does not need extra coaches, they are wide enough...MRT 3 ang extra coaches para di na maging sardinas ang mga tao.

sana ganito din kataas ang MRT/LRT in some parts of the metro. Ano sa tingin niyo guys?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3457999586_3534257400_b.jpg

Sa LRT2 merong ganyang kataas na section sa may Recto-Quezon Blvd section. :)

^^^^masmaganda kung gnyan nga lhat kataas... kc ang dilim sa ilalim pagmababa... hai... compare nlng nten ung line 1, and line 2.:lol:

^^Maganda sana kaso di practical, mahirap na akyatin iyong ganyan kataas pag walang escalator. :lol:

^^Maganda sana kaso di practical, mahirap na akyatin iyong ganyan kataas pag walang escalator. :lol:


imposibleng wala... ung LRT2 nga may elevator eh... kasama sa mga considerations ang pag install ng elevator and escalator once n ung station ay mataas or underground level... mas enjoy pa nga akung magtravel sa line 2, kesa sa line 1... kahit masmataas ung line 2...

Here's our new Light Rail Train in Portland, Or. Sana ganyan ka pulido ang mga gawa sa atin.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3598841777_044d4f0a5e.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/3598842327_1c9da8327a.jpg


Ma-disiplina ang mga vehicle drivers dito, pero minsan meron pa rin sumasabit or nabubundol. ... :lol:


The old unit along the freeway. Notice, it's running on long continuous welded tracks, kaya hindi masyado maingay.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3563/3606742016_db3aa00d71.jpg

Here's our new Light Rail Train in Portland, Or. Sana ganyan ka pulido ang mga gawa sa atin.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3598841777_044d4f0a5e.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/3598842327_1c9da8327a.jpg


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nice:okay: imagine that train along España Blvd.:colgate:...it's like a big anaconda swimming in a big pond during rainy season

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2227/3535789719_ee867f1859.jpg

Here's our new Light Rail Train in Portland, Or. Sana ganyan ka pulido ang mga gawa sa atin.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/3598842327_1c9da8327a.jpg


Ma-disiplina ang mga vehicle drivers dito, pero minsan meron pa rin sumasabit or nabubundol. ... :lol:

May bus sa likod at nasa lood ng track? ibig sabihin ba nyan, track and bus lane at the same time?

May bus sa likod at nasa lood ng track? ibig sabihin ba nyan, track and bus lane at the same time?

They don't, the train just made a half circle turn near the Amtrak Union Station, the bus is manuevering to turn left on NW Hoyt St. and will cross the tracks, buses have their own lanes inside the Downtown area and so as the light rail.
People here really observe the traffic lights in downtown area, hinuhuli ang mga pasaway. :lol:


nice:okay: imagine that train along España Blvd.:colgate:...it's like a big anaconda swimming in a big pond during rainy season

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2227/3535789719_ee867f1859.jpg

You reminded me of my days in USTe, naranasan ko na umuwi ng hanggang baywang ang tubig sa España after our final exams in the morning. Biglang bumagyo ng 11 am and the afternoon and evening classes were suspended.
:lol:

Wala namang baha dito sa amin, pero pag makapal ang snow, takbo ng takbo ang light rail for 24 hours para hindi mag stay ang snow na maging yelo.

OT: naimagine ko tuloy meh ishknow sa España :lol:

^^ IMO, i think there's no need to do so...

for example, in LRT2, mahaba naman yung isang car... at mas spacious din compared to LRT1 and MRT 3...

saka hindi na magkakasya sa station yung masyadong mahabang train...

capacity expansion and purchase of additional coaches will most likely solve the crowding problem inside the train...

4 cars is the standard config for a rapid transit system. MRT-3 should get those LRT-2 3G coaches. It is surely solve the problem

Sana doblehin na ngayon din ang number of trains sa MRT and LRT lalo na yung sa EDSA. Wow, laking ginhawa siguro nyan sa mga commuters. I'm sure people won't mind even if the fares will increase a little higher for as long as in exchange it will mean a more convenient and fast travel time.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3444648582_572fdb59d0_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmoop/

one of the best shots of LRT 2 with Eastwood skyline at the background
but sadly we can no longer call it as purple line as
it turned out white due to the ad.

I was supposed to quote posts on the Flash Pass that I posted previously, but it seems they are now in the depths of the archives. :(

Anyway, I found out that there is only one place where you can get a Flash Pass Card: Araneta Center-Cubao (MRT). The LRT no longer sells the Flash Pass (but they are still valid for use on the LRT), and Flash Pass Coupons are still sold at Taft Avenue, Shaw Boulevard, Araneta Center-Cubao and North Avenue. I'm getting one this Friday as apparently I can finish an SV ticket in the span of three days, which is not good.

Also, as I used up my Last Ride Bonus on the SV ticket going to Recto from Katipunan, I bought an SJ ticket at Doroteo Jose. The design: Independence Day and "Pilipinas Kong Mahal".

Here's our new Light Rail Train in Portland, Or. Sana ganyan ka pulido ang mga gawa sa atin.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3598841777_044d4f0a5e.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/3598842327_1c9da8327a.jpg


Ma-disiplina ang mga vehicle drivers dito, pero minsan meron pa rin sumasabit or nabubundol. ... :lol:



OT

The trains being used there looks very similar to the ones used here at Houston MetroRail

http://www.ridemetro.org/Services/Images/ser_metrorail.jpg

I thought that photo of the LRT is from another country...nice eh! As for trams,I think Manila is out of the picture as it is a low lying area with no proper drainage and too much politics:).They could have it in Cavite up to Tagaytay.They need a good mass transport there as traffic grounds to a halt there at rush hours.

Update lang nasira ang LRT 1 ( June 25, 2009 ) as of around 7:10 A.M under code 2 sila kaya pinababa na lahat ang pasahero bound for baclaran pero ang may sirang tren ay to monumento.

Philippine Star

Government may raise ownership in MRTC from 75% to 100%

By Iris C. Gonzales

Updated June 25, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines – The government may opt to secure a 100-percent stake in the once-privately held Metro Rail Transit Corp. (MRTC) after it has already acquired a 75-percent controlling stake through state-owned banks Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank), a Finance official has said.

This developed as the official said the government is eyeing to buy-out DBP and Landbank by the end of October, possibly through the issuance of bonds by the National Development Corp. (NDC), the state-owned investment arm.

MRTC operates the MRT-3 which runs from North Avenue in Quezon City to Taft Avenue in Pasay City.

A Finance official said the government may opt to increase its stake by going after the securities that were sold by the previous MRT-3 owners, which represents the remaining 25-percent ownership of the railway consortium.

“One of our options is 100-percent ownership,” the official said.

A 100-percent control in the MRT-3 would enable government to manage it better and eventually prepare it for reprivatization.

The remaining 25 percent that were in the form bonds are held by private creditor-banks – including Philippine Bank of Communications, Bank of Commerce and United Coconut Planters Bank – which chose to hold on to these securities.

Early this year, Landbank and DBP acquired majority control of the MRT-3 by shouldering 50-50 of the purchase cost estimated to be worth between $800 million and $900 million.

The Finance official said the government is eyeing to buy out Landbank and DBP possibly through a bond issuance by the NDC.

The partial take-out would involve payment of the portion of the principal investment plus interest, according to the finance official.

MRTC is previously majority owned by a holding company, MRT Holdings Inc., a consortium that originally consisted of Ayala Land Inc., Anglo Philippines Holding Corp., Fil-Estate Management Inc., Ramcar Inc., and Greenfield Development Corp.

I was supposed to quote posts on the Flash Pass that I posted previously, but it seems they are now in the depths of the archives. :(

Anyway, I found out that there is only one place where you can get a Flash Pass Card: Araneta Center-Cubao (MRT). The LRT no longer sells the Flash Pass (but they are still valid for use on the LRT), and Flash Pass Coupons are still sold at Taft Avenue, Shaw Boulevard, Araneta Center-Cubao and North Avenue. I'm getting one this Friday as apparently I can finish an SV ticket in the span of three days, which is not good.

Also, as I used up my Last Ride Bonus on the SV ticket going to Recto from Katipunan, I bought an SJ ticket at Doroteo Jose. The design: Independence Day and "Pilipinas Kong Mahal".

A smartcard system would be much better

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3444648582_572fdb59d0_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmoop/

one of the best shots of LRT 2 with Eastwood skyline at the background
but sadly we can no longer call it as purple line as
it turned out white due to the ad.

Yes this is a nice shot though I prefer an unwrapped train. Metro Manila is blessed with a metro. At least one heavy rail.

Mga Kabayan, tinatanong ako ng kaopisina ko kung nadedelay din daw ba ang tren ng PNR kasi delayed daw ang biyahe nila sa LRT 1. Ano po kaya ang reason?

Ask ko lang kung na-post na dito yun about sa RCBC My Wallet ATM card na pwede na gamitin sa MRT Line 3?

Bibigyan daw kasi kami ng ganoong ATM na may load na 200 as promotional scheme ng banko. Sabi ko nga sana pwede sa Orange Line yun:lol:.

Outside
http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/3/photos/265/600x600/14/Malolos157.jpg?et=bTihFxF0Ayi91VpIqzLbVQ&nmid=137530457

Inside
http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/3/photos/265/600x600/15/Malolos158.jpg?et=OhfUEwKM0kcRGhgshPAe9A&nmid=137530457

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/LRT_Updates/Image066.jpg

^^Passengers stranded at Blumentritt station due to technical problem in Monumento.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/LRT_Updates/Image067.jpg

^^Passengers complaining about the delayed trips. Some went down to ride the jeepneys to work.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/LRT_Updates/Image069.jpg

^^Still more passengers are going down the station.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/LRT_Updates/Image070.jpg

^^Passengers awaiting jeepney ride.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/LRT_Updates/Image071.jpg

^^Still more passengers awaiting the resumption of the LRT.

Yes this is a nice shot though I prefer an unwrapped train. Metro Manila is blessed with a metro. At least one heavy rail.

Agree, :)
Outside
http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/3/photos/265/600x600/14/Malolos157.jpg?et=bTihFxF0Ayi91VpIqzLbVQ&nmid=137530457

Inside
http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/3/photos/265/600x600/15/Malolos158.jpg?et=OhfUEwKM0kcRGhgshPAe9A&nmid=137530457

I have yet to ride the 3G train...looks clean, spacious. will go there and try it.

Philippine Star

Government may raise ownership in MRTC from 75% to 100%

By Iris C. Gonzales

Updated June 25, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines – The government may opt to secure a 100-percent stake in the once-privately held Metro Rail Transit Corp. (MRTC) after it has already acquired a 75-percent controlling stake through state-owned banks Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank), a Finance official has said.

This developed as the official said the government is eyeing to buy-out DBP and Landbank by the end of October, possibly through the issuance of bonds by the National Development Corp. (NDC), the state-owned investment arm.

MRTC operates the MRT-3 which runs from North Avenue in Quezon City to Taft Avenue in Pasay City.

A Finance official said the government may opt to increase its stake by going after the securities that were sold by the previous MRT-3 owners, which represents the remaining 25-percent ownership of the railway consortium.

“One of our options is 100-percent ownership,” the official said.

A 100-percent control in the MRT-3 would enable government to manage it better and eventually prepare it for reprivatization.

The remaining 25 percent that were in the form bonds are held by private creditor-banks – including Philippine Bank of Communications, Bank of Commerce and United Coconut Planters Bank – which chose to hold on to these securities.

Early this year, Landbank and DBP acquired majority control of the MRT-3 by shouldering 50-50 of the purchase cost estimated to be worth between $800 million and $900 million.

The Finance official said the government is eyeing to buy out Landbank and DBP possibly through a bond issuance by the NDC.

The partial take-out would involve payment of the portion of the principal investment plus interest, according to the finance official.

MRTC is previously majority owned by a holding company, MRT Holdings Inc., a consortium that originally consisted of Ayala Land Inc., Anglo Philippines Holding Corp., Fil-Estate Management Inc., Ramcar Inc., and Greenfield Development Corp.

good move.

I have yet to ride the 3G train...looks clean, spacious. will go there and try it.

^^Same lang sya ng 2G. Difference lang ay yung handrails. Sa 3G may middle handrails while the 2G don't. The 2G handrails extend up to the end of the coach while the 3G don't. Yun lang po.. :lol:

^^Same lang sya ng 2G. Difference lang ay yung handrails. Sa 3G may middle handrails while the 2G don't. The 2G handrails extend up to the end of the coach while the 3G don't. Yun lang po.. :lol:

At yung g2 ehh dinumihan ng scotch tape,while g3 hindi.good morning!!!!!!:)

LRT line 1 to be disinfected vs A(H1N1) (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=480893&publicationSubCategoryId=200)

MANILA, Philippines – Starting today, trains and coaches on the Light Rail Transit (LRT) line 1 will be disinfected to prevent the spread of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus among commuters, an official said.

LRTA administrator Mel Robles said trains coming from the first and last stations, Baclaran and Monumento, respectively, will be sprayed with disinfectant for 30 seconds before they are allowed to run on the tracks.

"This is a new procedure we are implementing," Robles said in a radio interview.

Meanwhile, the LRT line 1's operation was shortly disrupted this morning after one of its trains malfunctioned.

Robles said they have to take the train out of the tracks because of a hydraulics problem that needs repair.

"Medyo nag-drop yung pressure at kapag nag-drop ang pressure ay hindi nagbubukas ang pinto," he said.

LRT line 1's operations resumed shortly after the defective train was taken off the tracks.

Meanwhile, the LRT line 1's operation was shortly disrupted this morning after one of its trains malfunctioned.

Robles said they have to take the train out of the tracks because of a hydraulics problem that needs repair.
^^Bubuhatin nila yung tren? :lol:


"Medyo nag-drop yung pressure at kapag nag-drop ang pressure ay hindi nagbubukas ang pinto," he said.

LRT line 1's operations resumed shortly after the defective train was taken off the tracks.

Shortly lang ba yon? Almost an hour nga nakatigil ang byahe. Tambak tuloy ang pasahero sa mga stations. Pati mga jeep di magkanda-ugaga.

^^Bubuhatin nila yung tren? :lol:

baka nanghiram ng crane train sa PNR :lol:

baka nanghiram ng crane train sa PNR :lol:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/PNR_Updates/P5060122_small.jpg (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/PNR_Updates/P5060122.jpg)

^^PNR to the rescue!!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/PNR_Updates/P5060122_small.jpg (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/PNR_Updates/P5060122.jpg)

^^PNR to the rescue!!

grabe reach ng Crane Train! abot sa LRT! :lol:

UPDATE: Railings for sidewalks already being put on Muñoz tracks, will try to get pic once the rains let up. :P

^^:banana: Mukhang mas mauuna pang mag operate ang North Extension kaysa sa PNR rehabilitation... :banana::banana:

^^Same lang sya ng 2G. Difference lang ay yung handrails. Sa 3G may middle handrails while the 2G don't. The 2G handrails extend up to the end of the coach while the 3G don't. Yun lang po.. :lol:

If that's the case, the 3G trains aren't really trams unlike the previous cars and MRT-3. Like I said earlier, they shouldn't be considered lightrail.

Photosharing over at Muñoz or Roosevelt "station"

http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx146/tatlonghariken/THK_7177.jpg

http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx146/tatlonghariken/THK_7170.jpg


These railings seem to appear on station locations..

^^ nice update...

Photosharing over at Muñoz or Roosevelt "station"

http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx146/tatlonghariken/THK_7177.jpg

These railings seem to appear on station locations..

^^Ang taas pala ng mga pylons dyan sa Muñoz. Nakakalula. Puwede mag bunjee jumping.. :lol:

Mga sir ask ko lng po kung padadaanin ang mrt 3 train sa system ng lrt 1 vice versa.:guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1:

masasalvage ang d sumagot.Joke lng!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Good Morning!!!!!:):):):):):):)

These railings seem to appear on station locations..

Speaking of the future Roosevelt station, may dalawang malalim at malawak na hukay sa ilalim ng ilang pylons sa tapat ng parking entrance ng Waltermart Munoz at Northbound EDSA loading/unloading docks...

Mga sir ask ko lng po kung padadaanin ang mrt 3 train sa system ng lrt 1 vice versa.:guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1:

masasalvage ang d sumagot.Joke lng!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Good Morning!!!!!:):):):):):):)

^^Mangyayari siguro yan pag unified na ang ticketing system ng MRT at LRT.

OT.. barilan na lang tayo.. :guns1::guns1::guns1:

^^ OT: happs sayo 3 lang, sa kanya 12...so ang ratio is 1:4..dapat naka gatling gun ka :lol:

^^OT na OT:Happosai tago sa likod ng mga squatters... http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/icons/illustrations_tuzki013.gif Sige barilin mo ko.. :lol:

Mga sir ask ko lng po kung padadaanin ang mrt 3 train sa system ng lrt 1 vice versa.:guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1:

masasalvage ang d sumagot.Joke lng!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Good Morning!!!!!:):):):):):):)

This is what we get from a grade six student? joke only :lol:

This is what we get from a grade six student? joke only :lol:

Sorry po.Kc medyo wala lng po akong mapagtripan at sadly matagal na rin po
itong tanong na 'to.:ohno::ohno::ohno::bash::bash::cry::cry:

^^OT na OT:Happosai tago sa likod ng mga squatters... http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/icons/illustrations_tuzki013.gif Sige barilin mo ko.. :lol:

Di naman po ako brutal na masyadong makati ang daliri na magpaputok.:fiddle::fiddle::angel1::angel1:

masyado na kayo OT>>

update na muna tyo:

natanggal na ung concrete footbridge sa tapat ng skygarden.. may crane din doon at may itatayong poste, malamang doon na ang north ave station ng LRT1

I finally have my Flash Pass. P250/week should be well worth it. :D

Photosharing over at Muñoz or Roosevelt "station"

http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx146/tatlonghariken/THK_7177.jpg

http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx146/tatlonghariken/THK_7170.jpg


These railings seem to appear on station locations..


Sana ganyan din kataas ang ginawa nung tinatayo palang ang MRT-3, Ang pangit kasi ng AT-Grade sections ng MRT-3 sa EDSA :ohno:... Nagkaron tuloy tayo ng Great Wall of EDSA :nuts: ...

Also, If only mayaman ang pinas. Sana gibain ang LRT-1 tapos i-rebuild sya with that height, siguradong mabubuhay uli ang Maynila pag ginawa yan. Ang sobrang baba kasi ng height ng LRT-1 ehh..

Sana ganyan din kataas ang ginawa nung tinatayo palang ang MRT-3, Ang pangit kasi ng AT-Grade sections ng MRT-3 sa EDSA :ohno:... Nagkaron tuloy tayo ng Great Wall of EDSA :nuts: ...

Also, If only mayaman ang pinas. Sana gibain ang LRT-1 tapos i-rebuild sya with that height, siguradong mabubuhay uli ang Maynila pag ginawa yan. Ang sobrang baba kasi ng height ng LRT-1 ehh..

oo nga.. "if only", imagine 2 years mawawala ang LRT 1 kapag nirenovate yan buong line.

Ask ko lang kung na-post na dito yun about sa RCBC My Wallet ATM card na pwede na gamitin sa MRT Line 3?

Bibigyan daw kasi kami ng ganoong ATM na may load na 200 as promotional scheme ng banko. Sabi ko nga sana pwede sa Orange Line yun:lol:.

Mga kabayan, ask ko lang uli kung sino na sa inyo ang nakagamit na ng RCBC My Wallet ATM card sa MRT. Papaturo sana ako kung paano siya gamitin.

^^ The RCBC MyWallet for use with the MRT has a barcode which is scanned when passing through a fare gate. Regular MyWallet cards (such as the one I have on me right now) can't be used on the MRT. RCBC has booths at major stations (like Araneta Center-Cubao) where you can get the special MyWallet card.

Is the FlashPass practical? P250 per week, I guess this is very useful to those who use the system (either one or two at least) and travel the system everyday..

Sana ganyan din kataas ang ginawa nung tinatayo palang ang MRT-3, Ang pangit kasi ng AT-Grade sections ng MRT-3 sa EDSA :ohno:... Nagkaron tuloy tayo ng Great Wall of EDSA :nuts: ...


In my assumptions, they we're set that high to accomodate the option to build a the "on-hold" EDSA-Roosevelt Interchange/Fly-Over if the future asked for it.:)

^^ The RCBC MyWallet for use with the MRT has a barcode which is scanned when passing through a fare gate. Regular MyWallet cards (such as the one I have on me right now) can't be used on the MRT. RCBC has booths at major stations (like Araneta Center-Cubao) where you can get the special MyWallet card.

Sir a big thanks to you for the great info. At least pwede na ako magmarunong na alam ko na yun gamitin dahil sa help nyo hehehe :lol:

Under The Bridge
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/cq40/Infinite.jpg
Up Close with the Pylons
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/cq40/InBetween.jpg
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/cq40/UpClose.jpg
EDSA/Project 7 Area (left lane:southbound, right lane:northbound)
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/cq40/ThePath.jpg

Soon, LRT-1 will pass here, priceless spectacle..
Philippine Progress...I can't wait.

^^Nice shots!! Kulang na lang halikan mo yung mga beams sa sobrang lapit... :lol:

sana simulan na yung lrt 7 para naman talagang ramdam ang kaunlaran

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3444648582_572fdb59d0_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmoop/

one of the best shots of LRT 2 with Eastwood skyline at the background
but sadly we can no longer call it as purple line as
it turned out white due to the ad.

Malapit ba to sa SM city Marikina

^^ Katapat niyan (bale facing the right side of that LRT2 LRV) :)

Is the FlashPass practical? P250 per week, I guess this is very useful to those who use the system (either one or two at least) and travel the system everyday..

I use LRT-1 and MRT-2 every weekday, and on some Saturdays, going to Ateneo and back. It certainly seems economical to me, though the LRT should still be selling Flash Pass coupons and cards than leaving it all up to the MRT. Going to Taft just to buy the coupon every week is certainly very hasslesome.

Tidbit: according to the station supervisor at Araneta Center-Cubao (MRT), the Flash Pass is quite popular.

Considering the bottleneck at the MRT ticket counters and turnstiles, it's no surprise.

^^ Especially in Cubao MRT3 station. Ticket lines never shorten even if it's not rush hour.

^^ It took me about fifteen minutes just to get my Flash Pass Coupon for that matter. The supervisor was selling SJ tickets, so I had to fall in line just to ask for a Flash Pass Coupon. Apparently, they are sold at the supervisor's office and not at the ticket counter.

^^ It took me about fifteen minutes just to get my Flash Pass Coupon for that matter. The supervisor was selling SJ tickets, so I had to fall in line just to ask for a Flash Pass Coupon. Apparently, they are sold at the supervisor's office and not at the ticket counter.

Why don't they just use some outlets like banks, currency exchange outlets, and reputable stores to sell Flash Pass especially near the transit stations? Why not install 4 to 10 machines on every stations. Bakit sa supervisor office nagbinta pa. Waste of time and manpower.:ohno::ohno::ohno:

^^ Even with ticket machines actually working today, the sheer number of people using Araneta Center-Cubao (MRT) overwhelms the station staff's capabilities to effectly sell tickets. It is this lack of crowd management that forces me to avoid the MRT at all cost.

In addition, for the Flash Pass card and coupon to be valid, it has to be validated by the station supervisor or his/her OIC. This is done by signing the back of the card and coupon.

They don't even bother fixing the machines when they go out of service.

^^ They were fixing it while I was in line. ;)

They don't bother fixing it immediately then.

kulit talaga ng mga pinoy puro reklamo, parang hari lagi, ora mismo ang servicio. LMAO

Yeah, let's be cool with overcrowding then. :hahano:

^^Sana sa thread na ito maging operational ang LRT1 north extension.. :banana:
Maihabol kaya ang Grand Central Terminal sa end ng term ni PGMA?

I've read from a news article that the proposed Grand Central Terminal will be postponed. But am still crossing my fingers that this is going to be pursued as soon as possible. Also, there are still brain storming regarding the possible location of the Grand Central Terminal will be built, wether in SM North EDSA or near at TRINOMA mall.

bago na yung ticket ng line 1. nakalagay na yung mga bagong stations sa likod. sadly, walang bagong barrio station. :ohno:

really? i wish i could see one of their new tix. cool and so glad to hear.

Walang Bagong Barrio Yes!

eto na ba yung bagong ticket ng Line 1? thanks

^^ I wish I could get one as well...I wonder which tickets do they put it....hmmm

bago na yung ticket ng line 1. nakalagay na yung mga bagong stations sa likod. sadly, walang bagong barrio station. :ohno:

Ano ka ba, may sariling ticket para sa Bagong Barrio, problema pag baba mo asa mundo ka na ni Harry Potter :nuts:

^^hog-at-warts? hahahaha?

oo, daming hogs na may warts dun :lol:

^^ Especially in Cubao MRT3 station. Ticket lines never shorten even if it's not rush hour.

they should introduce here the scheme just like in taft ave mrt3 station where there are seperate booths for stations

for example north-ave to kamuning ticket booth #1,etc etc.. and also stored value cards must always be available on all booths, currently its in booth #1 tpos wla sa other booths

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3444648582_572fdb59d0_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmoop/

one of the best shots of LRT 2 with Eastwood skyline at the background
but sadly we can no longer call it as purple line as
it turned out white due to the ad.

I think na eto ang pinakamaganda sa lahat ng trains ng mrt at lrt.
Mga sirs ano pong top speed nito?:dj::dj::dj::dj:

^^ I wish I could get one as well...I wonder which tickets do they put it....hmmm

yan ba ung may philippine flag?

i just wonder, sino sino kaya sa atin ang naka collect na ng buong versions ng mga ticket since the introduction of MRT3,lrt2, and lrt1 cards.. pa post naman dito..ung completo sana..ahaha

I think na eto ang pinakamaganda sa lahat ng trains ng mrt at lrt.
Mga sirs ano pong top speed nito?:dj::dj::dj::dj:

They usually reach 80kph...but can go beyond. But I think just to be safe, 80kph is the ideal top speed for these babies.

MRT usually goes 60kph and I think it same as it goes with LRT-1.

^^ I wish I could get one as well...I wonder which tickets do they put it....hmmm

15 peso Single Journey tickets.

Can anyone explain exactly how to get to this location.
Is the photographer in a publicly accessable location?
This is the best place I have seen to get photos yet.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3444648582_572fdb59d0_b.jpg

A quick look at Google Earth suggests this was taken from the Marcos Highway in Marikina.

^^ Yup right across SM City Marikina... There's a loading bay from which this photo was taken, that includes a pedestrian overpass link to SM. Most likely photo was taken while on the overpass, at this angle. :)

@kaelthas18: I won't claim that I have the complete collection, but I think I have about 85% of all cards, LRT1, LRT2, MRT3... Plus the flash pass (which I availed of just to get the card and stub :lol: Excluded from that are the ad cards (PLDT, call center, insurance, HSBC, etc.) kasi I don't find value in them :lol: On the other hand, I still got the PCSO ad even if it sported PGMA giving away goodies in cheap plastic bags to beneficiaries :lol: I even asked my father's help just to get the senior citizen versions hahaha!!!

Btw, anyone who has the MRT3 Erap series PhP500 SV... Care to sell it to me? At a reasonable price ha ;)

^^ I presume you got the old version of the Flash Pass card and coupon, or the new one?

There's a new version?

Under The Bridge
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/cq40/Infinite.jpg
Up Close with the Pylons
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/cq40/InBetween.jpg
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/cq40/UpClose.jpg
EDSA/Project 7 Area (left lane:southbound, right lane:northbound)
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/cq40/ThePath.jpg

Soon, LRT-1 will pass here, priceless spectacle..
Philippine Progress...I can't wait.

sana patubuan ng ivy ang mga pylons para maganda tignan

By the way, Taft Avenue Station of MRT is of every commuter's nightmare nowadays. If you're coming in from Cavite, you'll gonna have to cross Taft Avenue first before reaching MRT station by using the MMDA overpass...and by the time you get to the MMDA footbridge that links to MRT and the rest of the footbridge, you'll gonna have to get down again to street level since MRTC has implemented a ONE WAY system on the entrance of the MRT station.

Kumbaga, For exiting passengers lang ang MMDA-MRT footbridge and you'll need to go down to the street level just to ride MRT. What a hassle for MRT. It goes to show how MRT designers didn't anticipated such volume of passengers would grow in a matter of 8 years.

That same MRT station (Taft Avenue station) I believe is also the root cause (of course plus the other factors such as undisciplined PUV drivers and pedestrians) of the horrible traffic congestion in Pasay Rotunda-EDSA area everyday except Good Friday, Christmas Day and Dawn. It has created a bottleneck for vehicular traffic coming in from Roxas Boulevard and Pasay going to Makati.

By the way, Taft Avenue Station of MRT is of every commuter's nightmare nowadays. If you're coming in from Cavite, you'll gonna have to cross Taft Avenue first before reaching MRT station by using the MMDA overpass...and by the time you get to the MMDA footbridge that links to MRT and the rest of the footbridge, you'll gonna have to get down again to street level since MRTC has implemented a ONE WAY system on the entrance of the MRT station.

Kumbaga, For exiting passengers lang ang MMDA-MRT footbridge and you'll need to go down to the street level just to ride MRT. What a hassle for MRT. It goes to show how MRT designers didn't anticipated such volume of passengers would grow in a matter of 8 years.

That same MRT station (Taft Avenue station) I believe is also the root cause (of course plus the other factors such as undisciplined PUV drivers and pedestrians) of the horrible traffic congestion in Pasay Rotunda-EDSA area everyday except Good Friday, Christmas Day and Dawn. It has created a bottleneck for vehicular traffic coming in from Roxas Boulevard and Pasay going to Makati.

Take some pictures and send a complaint to MRTC or the MMDA.

Did they close access from the MMDA footbridge? I occasionally use that instead of taking the Metropoint link bridge.

^^ I presume you got the old version of the Flash Pass card and coupon, or the new one?

Yup, the old version...

*...*

WHAT? There's a new one??? So does that mean the new one doesn't follow this design anymore:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ronx13/news_image01.jpg


Hmm... Mukhang kokontratahin ko naman yung officemate ko :lol:

It goes to show how MRT designers didn't anticipated such volume of passengers would grow in a matter of 8 years.


Actually, nobody predicted the government will shoulder about 75% of the MRT ticket prices. The real problem is that there's just too many people boarding at Taft Station, same with North Ave during peak hours and ugh the Damn Cubao Station pretty much all the time is crowded.

Had the tickets fare to the real price of P42/ride above, then only people who can afford will obviously ride it, bringing ridership to a dramatic minimum, there would be empty seats! MRT would be classier by then :lol:

^^ There was a time, when MRT3 was newly-opened, that the fare halfway across the line cost P25 (I still remember because we took it for a joy ride despite the price, from Quezon Avenue to Santolan-Annapolis). Barely 30 people were in the coach we were in, that time.

This isn't the entire set of my collection; this is an old scan when we did a term paper on trains years ago... I'm yet to scan the others, don't worry, they'll come soon :)



The SRTS-AFCS tickets :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ronx13/Trains/srts_wallpaper.jpg




Some notes:

I remember the "Single Journey B" for LRT1 had a typo because after the Libertad station came the Vito Cruz station (missed out on Gil Puyat!);
LRT1 AFCS cards had three types originally: Silver, Gold, Green. Silver cost P2, for anyone travelling from the third-to-last station to second- or last station. Gold and green similar to today's fare matrix (nearby and faraway stations);
Original LRT1 card designs indicated the southernmost station as "South Terminal (Baclaran)"
MRT3 Erap series indicated "Santolan San Juan" instead of "Santolan - Annapolis". Take a guess why. ;)

Awesome! :D

It would be great if you also have the LRTA tokens. :D

^ (can't help but gloat, sorry :lol:) I have that too!

Congratulations sir, you have a museum-worthy collection. :D

Yup, the old version...

*...*

WHAT? There's a new one??? So does that mean the new one doesn't follow this design anymore:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ronx13/news_image01.jpg


Hmm... Mukhang kokontratahin ko naman yung officemate ko :lol:

Yes, there's a new version. Same color scheme, but redesigned somewhat. All references to the "Unified Ticketing System", for example, have been removed in the new version. Also, the "Strong Republic Transit System" header is now enclosed in a green box for the Flash Pass Card.

The Flash Pass Coupon, on the other hand, was also redesigned, though to a degree much more comprehensive than the Flash Pass Card. The validity date was removed and replaced with a coupon number, the week number is now a box whose background is the same as that as the coupon, and the font used for "Strong Republic Transit System" and "WEEKLY FLASH PASS COUPON" are different. In addition, the price was shortened to P250 (from 250 PESOS) and made more prominent.

This isn't the entire set of my collection; this is an old scan when we did a term paper on trains years ago... I'm yet to scan the others, don't worry, they'll come soon :)



The SRTS-AFCS tickets :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ronx13/Trains/srts_wallpaper.jpg


Asstig po!!!!!!!!!:banana::banana::banana::nuts::nuts::nuts:May nagpasira lng.Ung mga pics ni GMA.:bleep::bleep::bleep::guns1::guns1::guns1::gunz::gunz::gunz:

This isn't the entire set of my collection; this is an old scan when we did a term paper on trains years ago... I'm yet to scan the others, don't worry, they'll come soon :)



The SRTS-AFCS tickets :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ronx13/Trains/srts_wallpaper.jpg




Some notes:

I remember the "Single Journey B" for LRT1 had a typo because after the Libertad station came the Vito Cruz station (missed out on Gil Puyat!);
LRT1 AFCS cards had three types originally: Silver, Gold, Green. Silver cost P2, for anyone travelling from the third-to-last station to second- or last station. Gold and green similar to today's fare matrix (nearby and faraway stations);
Original LRT1 card designs indicated the southernmost station as "South Terminal (Baclaran)"
MRT3 Erap series indicated "Santolan San Juan" instead of "Santolan - Annapolis". Take a guess why. ;)


Wawawi...astig! at meh tokens pa:cheers:

^ (can't help but gloat, sorry :lol:) I have that too!

Do you have the LRT token in a fiberglass issued by LRTA for collectors? I have that one.

Actually, nobody predicted the government will shoulder about 75% of the MRT ticket prices. The real problem is that there's just too many people boarding at Taft Station, same with North Ave during peak hours and ugh the Damn Cubao Station pretty much all the time is crowded.

Had the tickets fare to the real price of P42/ride above, then only people who can afford will obviously ride it, bringing ridership to a dramatic minimum, there would be empty seats! MRT would be classier by then :lol:

And now the World Bank (or was it ADB?) would want the Philippine government to gradually remove subsidy from LRT-MRT...hmm, I think that would be a possibility...

...but MRT is a BOT right?

And how much does it cost to take an airconditioned bus from Trinoma to Pasay Rotunda, vice versa? Sorry di ako nag-bubus ng ganung kalayo sa EDSA except if gabi na at nasa Cubao na ako.

Thank goodness for the midnight run, nakauwi pa ako sa amin kagabi...:lol:

Actually, nobody predicted the government will shoulder about 75% of the MRT ticket prices. The real problem is that there's just too many people boarding at Taft Station, same with North Ave during peak hours and ugh the Damn Cubao Station pretty much all the time is crowded.

Had the tickets fare to the real price of P42/ride above, then only people who can afford will obviously ride it, bringing ridership to a dramatic minimum, there would be empty seats! MRT would be classier by then :lol:

if that happens, then we'd have EDSA in a virtual stand still... much worst for the economy.
the only solution is to add trains. which the MRT management obviously (i hope not) doesn't have any plans doing in the near future. :)

Had the tickets fare to the real price of P42/ride above, then only people who can afford will obviously ride it, bringing ridership to a dramatic minimum, there would be empty seats! MRT would be classier by then :lol:

MRT was meant for mass transit...

besides, if people can't afford to ride MRT, they'll probably be taking other public vehicles instead... or, some will use cars... which means heavier traffic...

if that happens, then we'd have EDSA in a virtual stand still... much worst for the economy.
the only solution is to add trains. which the MRT management obviously (i hope not) doesn't have any plans doing in the near future. :)

Or if the government has enough cash to spare, replace them all with 4-car trainsets similar to the Megatren to maximize station space.

This isn't the entire set of my collection; this is an old scan when we did a term paper on trains years ago... I'm yet to scan the others, don't worry, they'll come soon :)



The SRTS-AFCS tickets :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ronx13/Trains/srts_wallpaper.jpg




Some notes:

I remember the "Single Journey B" for LRT1 had a typo because after the Libertad station came the Vito Cruz station (missed out on Gil Puyat!);
LRT1 AFCS cards had three types originally: Silver, Gold, Green. Silver cost P2, for anyone travelling from the third-to-last station to second- or last station. Gold and green similar to today's fare matrix (nearby and faraway stations);
Original LRT1 card designs indicated the southernmost station as "South Terminal (Baclaran)"
MRT3 Erap series indicated "Santolan San Juan" instead of "Santolan - Annapolis". Take a guess why. ;)


I wish I had a collection like this... except sinusulit ko palagi yung Bonus Ride hehehe

Or if the government has enough cash to spare, replace them all with 4-car trainsets similar to the Megatren to maximize station space.

This would be better for everybody, more trains please.

After they add more trains, then improvements to the stations could be made. Kahit "evaporative cooler" lang na fan pwede na para di naman mashado nakaka jabar pag naka pila.

Medyo imposible ata ni di sha magiging subsidized, they should be looking for other sources of revenue like add a real estate component.

Congratulations sir, you have a museum-worthy collection. :D

Di naman. How I wish I can still find those older designs without the scratches :(

Do you have the LRT token in a fiberglass issued by LRTA for collectors? I have that one.

Nope, (unfortunately!) I only bought one from Edsa station when they announced they're switching to AFCS, so it's a bit worn already hehehe :nuts:

Or if the government has enough cash to spare, replace them all with 4-car trainsets similar to the Megatren to maximize station space.

One thing to help MRT3 minimize the lines could be to implement a similar fare matrix to that of LRTA -- P12 for nearby and P15 for faraway trips. At the same time they'll be able to increase their fares without angering the masa too much, since the price would simply match that offered by LRTA.

I agree with Mithril, they should begin maximizing the trainsets and station capacity, and begin borrowing LRT LRVs now that they already have 75% in ownership!

^^ I was thinking more of using rapid-service trains which skip certain stations during certain times of the day. For every two rapid-service trains, there would be three regular full-service trains. I was thinking rapid-service trains to be along the following lines (this is for the SRTS, so don't be surprised that the PNR appears here):

* LRT-1: Baclaran, EDSA, Gil Puyat, Vito Cruz, Central Terminal, Doroteo Jose, Blumentritt, Abad Santos, Monumento
* MRT-2: Recto, Legarda, V. Mapa, Araneta Center-Cubao, Katipunan, Santolan
* MRT-3: Taft Avenue, Magallanes, Ayala, Guadalupe, Shaw Boulevard, Ortigas, Araneta Center-Cubao, Quezon Avenue, North Avenue
* PNR: Tutuban, Blumentritt, España, Santa Mesa, Paco, Vito Cruz, Buendia, Pasay Road, Magallanes, Bicutan, Sucat, Alabang

The only way to make rapid-service trains effective though is to increase the frequency of trains. Five minutes per train is too long of an interval.

Did they close access from the MMDA footbridge? I occasionally use that instead of taking the Metropoint link bridge.

They closed it for commuters entering MRT Taft Station coming from the bus stop of north bound vehicles (bawal kasi sa tapat ng MRT station ang mga bus, pero jeep pwede! :bash:)

In other words, palabas lang o exit lang ang footbridge na nagdudugtong sa MRT at sa MMDA Footbridge. Hassle!

^^ I was thinking more of using rapid-service trains which skip certain stations during certain times of the day. For every two rapid-service trains, there would be three regular full-service trains. I was thinking rapid-service trains to be along the following lines (this is for the SRTS, so don't be surprised that the PNR appears here):

* LRT-1: Baclaran, EDSA, Gil Puyat, Vito Cruz, Central Terminal, Doroteo Jose, Blumentritt, Abad Santos, Monumento
* MRT-2: Recto, Legarda, V. Mapa, Araneta Center-Cubao, Katipunan, Santolan
* MRT-3: Taft Avenue, Magallanes, Ayala, Guadalupe, Shaw Boulevard, Ortigas, Araneta Center-Cubao, Quezon Avenue, North Avenue
* PNR: Tutuban, Blumentritt, España, Santa Mesa, Paco, Vito Cruz, Buendia, Pasay Road, Magallanes, Bicutan, Sucat, Alabang

The only way to make rapid-service trains effective though is to increase the frequency of trains. Five minutes per train is too long of an interval.

ang problema lang diyan ay baka maguluhan yung mga pasahero
kasi baka yung masakyan nila hindi pala dadaan sa station...

^^ That's the reason why the service is announced on the train's front LED display. It is also announced inside the train. People need to be cognizant of the train they're riding. At the same time, if they do board the wrong train, they can always board the regular train if they get off on time.

By the way, Taft Avenue Station of MRT is of every commuter's nightmare nowadays. If you're coming in from Cavite, you'll gonna have to cross Taft Avenue first before reaching MRT station by using the MMDA overpass...and by the time you get to the MMDA footbridge that links to MRT and the rest of the footbridge, you'll gonna have to get down again to street level since MRTC has implemented a ONE WAY system on the entrance of the MRT station.

Kumbaga, For exiting passengers lang ang MMDA-MRT footbridge and you'll need to go down to the street level just to ride MRT. What a hassle for MRT. It goes to show how MRT designers didn't anticipated such volume of passengers would grow in a matter of 8 years.



Ok na siguro ang ONE WAY system. Tuloy-tuloy ang flow ng mga tao. It is better than BUHOS system. :)

^^ The problem is....bumabara sa isang area ng MMDA Foot bridge too...yung pababa ng Taft North Bound...Yung mga aakyat naman para makatawid ng EDSA-Taft para makapunta sa kabilang side ng Taft Avenue, sa Metropoint or Savers Square ba yun, naghihirapang umakyat dahil lahat ng tao pababa. Pag Byernes ng hapon/gabi nga eh, aakalain mong baka magka-stampede o mag-collapse ang MMDA foot bridge.

^^ Yup right across SM City Marikina... There's a loading bay from which this photo was taken, that includes a pedestrian overpass link to SM. Most likely photo was taken while on the overpass, at this angle. :)

@kaelthas18: I won't claim that I have the complete collection, but I think I have about 85% of all cards, LRT1, LRT2, MRT3... Plus the flash pass (which I availed of just to get the card and stub :lol: Excluded from that are the ad cards (PLDT, call center, insurance, HSBC, etc.) kasi I don't find value in them :lol: On the other hand, I still got the PCSO ad even if it sported PGMA giving away goodies in cheap plastic bags to beneficiaries :lol: I even asked my father's help just to get the senior citizen versions hahaha!!!

Btw, anyone who has the MRT3 Erap series PhP500 SV... Care to sell it to me? At a reasonable price ha ;)

Thanks for all the help guys.
Am always trying to find good spots for MRT/LRT shots without the endless fights with security.

This isn't the entire set of my collection; this is an old scan when we did a term paper on trains years ago... I'm yet to scan the others, don't worry, they'll come soon :)



The SRTS-AFCS tickets :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ronx13/Trains/srts_wallpaper.jpg




Some notes:

I remember the "Single Journey B" for LRT1 had a typo because after the Libertad station came the Vito Cruz station (missed out on Gil Puyat!);
LRT1 AFCS cards had three types originally: Silver, Gold, Green. Silver cost P2, for anyone travelling from the third-to-last station to second- or last station. Gold and green similar to today's fare matrix (nearby and faraway stations);
Original LRT1 card designs indicated the southernmost station as "South Terminal (Baclaran)"
MRT3 Erap series indicated "Santolan San Juan" instead of "Santolan - Annapolis". Take a guess why. ;)


kung si Mar Roxas pala ang magiging President, di kaya magkaroon ng conflict? baka kasi ilagay na picture dun ay nagda-drive siya ng pedicab... :lol: :lol: :lol: