Monday, August 14, 2017
Govt-private sector mix not doing MRT-3 any good
The poor performance of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) is a result of having a government operator and a private sector maintenance contractor, according to a former Public Works who now heads the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC).
“The difficulty with government is they are governed by very strict procurement laws. In the case of the private, when I need a spare part, I will just buy it,” LRMC President and Chief Executive Officer Rogelio Singson said in an interview on national television on Monday.
LRMC is a joint venture among Metro Pacific Investments Corporation’s (MPIC) Metro Pacific Light Rail Corporation (MPLRC), Ayala Corporation’s AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation (AC Infra), and the Philippine Investment Alliance for Infrastructure’s Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings (Philippines) PTE Ltd. (MIHPL).
It owns and maintains the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) which runs from Baclaran in Pasay City to Roosevelt Avenue in Quezon City.
“LRT-2 is purely government. LRT-1 is purely private—we operate, we maintain. MRT-3 is mixed. Government owns, private operates and maintains,” Singson said.
“To me, that is a main problem,” Singson said, noting that a blaming game strained the professional relationship between the government and MRT-3 maintenance provider Busan Universal Rail Inc.
In the private sector there are no strict bidding rules in case a technical problem befalls the MRT-3 and new equipment must be purchase. But the government must adhere to the laws governing the bidding process, which can cause delays, Singson noted.
“There are so many complex components. If one is left behind, that train will not work,” he said.
Earlier, the Pangilinan-led MPIC said it was keeping its fingers crossed in taking over the MRT-3.
“If we can make our Light Rail Transit-1 profitable, we are certain we can make our MRT-3 just as efficient,” said MPIC President Jose Lim.
Transportation Undersecretary Cesar Chavez also said earlier that the Department of Transportation was considering having the Light Rail Transit Authority manage the MRT-3 and privatize the mass rail transit system.
http://www.manilatimes.net/govt-private-sector-mix-not-mrt-3-good/344558/
“The difficulty with government is they are governed by very strict procurement laws. In the case of the private, when I need a spare part, I will just buy it,” LRMC President and Chief Executive Officer Rogelio Singson said in an interview on national television on Monday.
LRMC is a joint venture among Metro Pacific Investments Corporation’s (MPIC) Metro Pacific Light Rail Corporation (MPLRC), Ayala Corporation’s AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation (AC Infra), and the Philippine Investment Alliance for Infrastructure’s Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings (Philippines) PTE Ltd. (MIHPL).
It owns and maintains the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) which runs from Baclaran in Pasay City to Roosevelt Avenue in Quezon City.
“LRT-2 is purely government. LRT-1 is purely private—we operate, we maintain. MRT-3 is mixed. Government owns, private operates and maintains,” Singson said.
“To me, that is a main problem,” Singson said, noting that a blaming game strained the professional relationship between the government and MRT-3 maintenance provider Busan Universal Rail Inc.
In the private sector there are no strict bidding rules in case a technical problem befalls the MRT-3 and new equipment must be purchase. But the government must adhere to the laws governing the bidding process, which can cause delays, Singson noted.
“There are so many complex components. If one is left behind, that train will not work,” he said.
Earlier, the Pangilinan-led MPIC said it was keeping its fingers crossed in taking over the MRT-3.
“If we can make our Light Rail Transit-1 profitable, we are certain we can make our MRT-3 just as efficient,” said MPIC President Jose Lim.
Transportation Undersecretary Cesar Chavez also said earlier that the Department of Transportation was considering having the Light Rail Transit Authority manage the MRT-3 and privatize the mass rail transit system.
http://www.manilatimes.net/govt-private-sector-mix-not-mrt-3-good/344558/
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An Igorot playing the national anthem in bamboo flute when the flag was being folded. Meaning the red is on top, a representation of war by the soldiers. The three men walked and the flag was folded. After the drum roll, the male voice-over announcer says “Mga kababayan, awitin natin ang Lupang Hinirang, ang Pambansang Awit ng Pilipinas.” Sa umpisa ng kanta, nakapabilib kami. The tempo is how it should be sung and played as it was originally composed in the March tradition. When the song is played, people must stop walking, stand at attention and sing the anthem. The main music of the national anthem begins as the blending of the children’s voices to match the "Land of the Morning, Pearl of the Orient" line in the first verse of the anthem in Tagalog a capella and led raising of the Philippine Flag by their two Boy Scouts of the Philippines members with the adult ones show that their patriotism as Filipinos lives on forever, showing the shots of Rizal Monument, the fishermen, the doctors, the employees, the construction workers, the farmers, the policemen, the firemen, the children, the sewing of the First Philippine Flag in Hong Kong by Marcela Agoncillo, her daughter Lorenza and Josefina Herbosa de Natividad, the family, the car factory workers, the carpenters, the port workers, the airline hangar workers, the shot of Bonifacio Monument. While the scenes from the TV commercial of Expo Pilipino titled “Kawit” directed by Vitt Romero and including the Bayani Scenes by Raymond Red with the Rizal’s execution by firing squad at Bagumbayan and as a finale, the male voice-over announcer says “Ang watawat at pambansang awit ay sagisag ng ating pagka-Pilipino. Igalang natin at ipagpitagan ang mga ito” with logo of Philippine Centennial plus there is a Special Thanks to. (Finalist in the prestigious New York Festivals (NYF) International TV and Film Awards 1999)
