CLARK CITY, Pampanga—Citing public inconvenience and damages, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade on Sunday directed the management of the MRT-3 to identify the passenger who caused an unloading incident by leaning on or forcibly opening the train door Friday last week.
In a speech before business groups and investors at the Philippine Economic Briefing in Pampanga, Tugade expressed his disappointment over the incident, which resulted in the unloading of approximately 1,000 passengers at the Santolan-Annapolis station.
This was the first unloading incident recorded by the MRT-3 management since April 2.
“For the last 11 days, there was no unloading, it was smooth. Today, we have the first unloading. Do you know the cause? There was someone who put pressure on the door. He was forcing it open even if it was already closed,” he said.
“It’s not about parts. It’s about this passenger. My instruction is to identify this person,” Tugade added.
The transportation chief said he wants charges filed against passengers who will disrupt train operations.
“From now on, passengers who will forcibly open train doors or who cause disruptions must be slapped with charges. I told the MRT to file cases and collect damages from them. A lot of people get inconvenienced because of the lack of discipline of some passengers,” Tugade said.
