THE Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is asking Congress for a higher budget allocation for the glitch-ridden Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 for 2016 despite its perceived failure to deliver better service to its train riders.

The DOTC, headed by Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya, on its “promissory note” attached to its budget proposal for 2015 vowed to lessen service disruptions or what it called “passenger unloading incidents” and try to limit them to under 300 for the entire 2015 or not more than four cases per week.

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