{"id":24703,"date":"2014-09-03T17:30:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T09:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=24703"},"modified":"2014-09-04T00:50:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-03T16:50:00","slug":"dotc-appoints-renato-san-jose-as-new-mrt-3-officer-in-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/09\/03\/dotc-appoints-renato-san-jose-as-new-mrt-3-officer-in-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"DOTC appoints Renato San Jose as new MRT-3 officer-in-charge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MRT3 Shaw Boulevard Station (Photo courtesy of UrbanRail)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 director for Operations Renato San Jose has been appointed as the rail system\u2019s new officer-in-charge, a transport official said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

In an interview with reporters, Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya said that the appointment would mean that Honorito Chaneco will no longer be heading the MRT-3.<\/p>\n

To recall, Chaneco was already administrator of the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) when he was named MRT-3 officer-in-charge by the DOTC.<\/p>\n

Chaneco\u2019s appointment as officer-in-charge came after the then MRT-3 general manager Al Vitangcol was relieved from his post after allegedly being involved in anomalous transactions related to the MRT-3 expansion project.<\/p>\n

Abaya said that the appointment of San Jose will allow Chaneco to concentrate on taking charge of the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRT) lines 1 and 2.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, San Jose will have to take on the challenge of heading the MRT-3, which has been experiencing a number of glitches since one of its coaches crashed its barrier, injuring over 30 people last August 13.<\/p>\n

Upon investigation, it was discovered that the cause of the crash was due to human error. The MRT-3 drivers and control center personnel were said to not have followed operational and safety procedures in coupling trains.<\/p>\n

DOTC assured that the involved train drivers and control center personnel will be sanctioned.<\/p>\n

Since the accident, the DOTC has reduced the MRT-3 speed from 50 kph to 40 kph. It has also recommended that drivers and personnel be given a review on the train operating and safety procedures twice a year.<\/p>\n

DOTC has also assured that if any of its coaches go through a glitch, passengers will be dropped in between stations before a disabled train is pulled or pushed.<\/p>\n

At present, the DOTC is in the process of acquiring new rails, coaches by 2016. The MRT-3\u2019s signaling and power systems are also set to be upgraded.<\/p>\n

The department is also working on procurement of the privately-owned MRT-3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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