Is this a good idea or a bad idea? Or should we leave it all up to Darna?
“With the full delivery of 48 new coaches for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) still more than two years away, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto suggested that the operating hours, for example, be extended up to 12 midnight,” reports Norman Bordadora in the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
When reached for comment by the Inquirer, Department of Transportation and Communication spokesperson Michael Sagcal emphasized that “such an extension could reduce the hours during which maintenance works are performed on the MRT up to 4am.” He stated in a text message, “We can’t extend (the service) without compromising safety.”
But earlier in February, news about MRT extending its operating hours had, in fact, surfaced. Read it here.
