{"id":150286,"date":"2018-01-31T22:08:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T03:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=150286"},"modified":"2018-01-31T22:08:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T03:08:58","slug":"alvarez-questions-competence-of-mrt-3-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/31\/alvarez-questions-competence-of-mrt-3-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Alvarez questions competence of MRT-3 chief"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. (Photo<\/a>: Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Wednesday questioned the competence of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) general manager Rodolfo Jazmines Garcia as recurring glitches plague the crumbling train system.<\/p>\n

Garcia came under scrutiny during the joint hearing of the House committee on transportation and committee on public works and highways, which dealt with railway safety and related issues.<\/p>\n

Alvarez said Garcia, a retired police general, had no real experience in the operations and maintenance of a train system, stressing his failure to solve the MRT-3 woes even after a year since he took over.<\/p>\n

\u201cNilagay ka dyan para ayusin mo yung problema. Ngayon yung experience mo pala member ka lang ng board. Wala ka naming experience sa operation\u00a0<\/em>(You were appointed there to fix the problem. Now, your experience is being a member of the board, but you don\u2019t have any experience in operation),\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Alvarez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMahigit isang taon na po tayo dyan at wala pa rin nangyayari<\/em>\u00a0(You\u2019ve been sitting in the post for more than a year and yet nothing has happened),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Alvarez also berated Garcia for claiming that his only mandate was to make sure that the MRT trains were running.<\/p>\n

Alvarez said the real mandate of a train manager was to ensure the convenience and safety of passengers, as well as the cleanliness of the trains.<\/p>\n

The tension further grew when Garcia said they would consider using the Dalian coaches to increase the present number of MRT-3 coaches.<\/p>\n

Alvarez stressed that the Dalian coaches were not compatible with the signaling system of the current trains.<\/p>\n

In response, Garcia said, \u201cI will resign kung hindi ako sigurado (if I\u2019m not sure)\u201d.<\/p>\n

Garcia, later on, apologized after lawmakers threatened to cite him for contempt for not according proper respect to the Speaker and the committee.<\/p>\n

In an ambush interview following the hearing, Alvarez stressed the need for a competent person who could fix the problems of the MRT-3 system considering the continuing woes commuters suffer from the said system.<\/p>\n

\u201cExhausted na rin yung taong bayan. Kailangan na talagang ayusin yan. We need a person na talagang yung aayos ng problema<\/em>\u00a0(The public is exhausted. We really need to fix that. We need a person who can really address the problem.),\u201d Alvarez said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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