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Group calls on MRT to consider extending ops until 12 mn instead

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Passengers traveling via the MRT-3 North Avenue station in Quezon City wear face masks in light of the upheld mask mandate within train lines on April 25, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/07/03/20230425-mrt3-mask-mandate-md.jpg"/><figcaption>Passengers traveling via the MRT-3 North Avenue station in Quezon City wear face masks in light of the upheld mask mandate within train lines on April 25, 2023. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — A commuters&#x27; group on Saturday called on the management of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT) to consider extending the services of the railway until midnight, if 24/7 operations are not possible. </p><p>At present, the last MRT-3 train gets deployed at 10 p.m. and operations return past 4 a.m. Around-the-clock operations <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/17/23/pagbiyahe-ng-mrt-posible-bang-gawing-overnight" target="_blank">will not be possible</a> as their trains have to be maintained during downtime, the MRT-3 management earlier said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/metro-manila/06/03/09/mrt-3-stops-247-ops-tries-extended-run-instead">(UPDATE) MRT-3 stops 24/7 ops, tries extended run instead</a></li></ul><p>But Rodolfo &quot;Ka. RJ&quot; Javellana Jr., president of the United Filipino Consumer and Commuters, said authorities should consider the rising Philippine population and the safety of the commuting public at night. </p><p>Javellana also stressed the heavy traffic along EDSA and Taft Avenue going to Baclaran and Monumento. </p><p>&quot;Kailangan ng isang secured na serbisyong pang-transportasyon. Ito ang sinasabi nating MRT o LRT. Puwede namang magkumpuni ng 2 o hanggang 4 na oras para na rin sa safety ng ating kababayan,&quot; Javellana said over Radyo 630. </p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yan naman ang aming hinihingi, hindi naman &#x27;yung buong 24 oras para mayroon ding puwang sa pagkumpuni ng mga dapat i-double check ng mga nagbibigay serbisyo sa MRT at LRT,&quot; he added. </p><p>It will be okay, he said, if operations will be extended until 12 midnight or 1 a.m., adding that maintenance activities may be done for around 3 hours. </p><p>&quot;Puwede na siguro &#x27;yun (12 mn). Ang importante lang ay mapagbigyan natin ang ating mga mananakay,&quot; he said. </p><p>&quot;Ang serbisyo ng transportasyon, wala namang pinipiling oras &#x27;yan... handa na rin ang progreso kapag nakita natin na ang serbisyo sa transportasyon ay talagang binibigay ng ating pamahalaan na episyente,&quot; he said. </p><p>The MRT-3 management earlier said trains have to undergo aircon maintenance and troubleshooting, which was why the downtime was necessary. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/metro-manila/09/26/09/mrt-lrt-stay-open-24-hours">MRT, LRT to stay open 24 hours</a></li></ul><p>&quot;&#x27;Pag ma-delay po ng konti ‘yung isa, apektado po ‘yung iba. So kailangan po natin as per time schedule, masunod natin,” MRT-3 Director for Operations Oscar Bongon had said. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2766468" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The MRT-3 management earlier said around-the-clock operations will not be possible as their trains have to be maintained during downtime