For the past months, before the signing of 2015 budget, Secretary Emilio Abaya was very much alive with his planned strategies on how to tackle MRT3 problems and continued to move forward with his leadership for the good of the commuters. While at the same time, never had a wink of giving MRT Holdings its proposition for business unification. Even the Senate cannot twisted his firmed ways to solve this gigantic problem of the MRT3 drama that buyout was the only option.
He did not attend for the last meeting before December holidays because of Papal visit that angered some militant groups, the Senate and the Filipinos as a whole.
Then, suddenly, he implemented the treacherous MRT-LRT fare increase just to justify or hastens the move for government side. Waves of disappointments were felt by the train commuters and supporters who demanded for development first before increasing the fare; supposedly for Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya to propel the entire financial status of this endeavor in eliminating such drastic move. Devising the amount to be used in 2015 budget’s being evaluated and studied the projected subsidies.
Noting of the sequence of events from the past, he totally figured-out the outcome with his planned strategies without giving any wink from his critics. He went through the “muddy waters” with his antics to survive. Luckily, the President supports him from the very beginning which made him the Liberal Party’s President.
Without much fuzz, he even made the second bidding for maintenance provider more strict requirements as a way of eliminating the stoppage of MRT3 operation. The HongKong train experts provide them the total understanding and technicalities of the MRT3 that’s supposedly to be followed.
The immediate concern for commuters is safe travel on the trains. Over the past few months, the system has drawn criticism for recurrent breakdowns due to mechanical glitches.
The latest news is that when there are no bidders for MRT3 maintenance provider, the DOTC will accept direct negotiation with other company. This is another issue for Jun Abaya if his critics will pursue such decision. Likewise, I think, the DOTC Secretary is always ready to answer their doubts.
Majority of the people doubting this fare increases would be siphoned into a huge pork barrel fund to finance public works projects through such schemes as the Disbursement Acceleration Program rather than to improve in the metro rail system to make it more efficient and safer for commuters to travel between their homes and jobs?
Thinking of the commuters’ predicament has the sole responsibility of our leaders to provide the good living condition for its people. While we want them the honest way of governance, we should also look the leader’s side to know exactly the truth why their decisions are very different from what we expect from them. But always remember, unification and teamwork are better than criticizing them.
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