{"id":133933,"date":"2017-11-25T01:18:50","date_gmt":"2017-11-25T06:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=133933"},"modified":"2025-01-11T00:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T05:56:08","slug":"dotr-vows-to-improve-mrt-operations-despite-chavez-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/25\/dotr-vows-to-improve-mrt-operations-despite-chavez-resignation\/","title":{"rendered":"DOTr vows to improve MRT operations despite Chavez resignation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_100213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100213\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MRT-3-from-Wikipedia-Public-Domain-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100213\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MRT-3-from-Wikipedia-Public-Domain-1.jpg\" alt=\"An administration lawmaker on Friday slammed anew the maintenance provider Busan Universal Rail Inc. (BURI) for its negligence and inefficiency in the upkeep of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) system. (PNA photo)\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MRT-3-from-Wikipedia-Public-Domain-1.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MRT-3-from-Wikipedia-Public-Domain-1-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-100213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) system. (PNA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA &#8212;<\/strong> The Department of Transportation (DOTr) assured commuters that it will pursue initiatives to improve the operations of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) despite the resignation of a top official.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DOTr was caught by surprise by the irrevocable resignation of Undersecretary for Railways Cesar Chavez. We, however, respect his decision to vacate the post in the spirit of delicadeza, and to give way to, according to him, the appointment of a person better qualified to implement swifter reforms at the MRT-3,\u201d the department said in a statement Friday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy buspar online <a href=\"https:\/\/achievephysiorehab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/buspar.html\">https:\/\/achievephysiorehab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/buspar.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The department said it will recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte a qualified and competent official who will be in charge of the rehabilitation of the railway system.<\/p>\n<p>Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade earlier said he did not cause, or ask for Chavez\u2019s resignation and would have preferred him to stay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has my full trust and confidence.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy cymbalta online <a href=\"https:\/\/achievephysiorehab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/cymbalta.html\">https:\/\/achievephysiorehab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/cymbalta.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> We have been doing plans and strategies together, up until yesterday. Even by texts as I was on sickbay. That is why I am surprised by the very sudden turn of events,\u201d Tugade said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I had it my way, I would have wanted for him to stay,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>In his resignation letter addressed to the President, Chavez said he was stepping down from his position irrevocably out of a \u201csimple sense of delicadeza\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Chavez said he made the decision to resign after the decoupling incident of a train coach in the MRT Ayala Station last week.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy ivermectin online <a href=\"https:\/\/achievephysiorehab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/ivermectin.html\">https:\/\/achievephysiorehab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/ivermectin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>He is confident that the President would be able to select an official with extensive experience in the railway sector and can implement initiatives to improve the MRT system&#8217;s operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA &#8212; The Department of Transportation (DOTr) assured commuters that it will pursue initiatives to improve the operations of the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":100213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[18643,34970,12455,18458,2444],"class_list":["post-133933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","tag-arthur-tugade","tag-ayala-station","tag-department-of-transportation","tag-metro-rail-transit-line-3","tag-rodrigo-duterte","mauthors-aerol-john-patena","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133933"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282570,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133933\/revisions\/282570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}