Press Release
August 14, 2014

Statement of Senator Bam Aquino on the MRT Accident

It is unfortunate that an MRT train met an accident yesterday, injuring several passengers. We need to give the best possible assistance to the injured. Let us ensure that the accident would be addressed immediately so that no more passengers would be at risk and operations would normalize soon.

I am calling for an investigation on the accident to gather all the important stakeholders involved to talk about the issues that are surrounding the MRT system. This is the best avenue to collaboratively find the best solutions in the short-term and in the long-term.

The MRT is crucial for our everyday commuters in Metro Manila as they use it to go to their offices, schools and to their homes. It is not acceptable that one of our main public transport systems has been at risk.

Let us not wait for a major accident to happen before we address the long overdue problems - a more rigid inspection system, the rehabilitation, maintenance and replacement of parts of the trains and railway, and the like.

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