DESPITE a slew of mishaps, an official of the Department of Transportation (DoTr) said the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) remained to be a “reliable” mode of transportation to over 500, 000 passengers daily.

“Sa ngayon ang tingin namin ... reliable pa rin ‘yung tren kahit may mga pagkukulang ito (As far as we are concerned, the train is still reliable despite its shortcomings.),” Transportation Undersecretary for Rails Cesar Chavez said in a television interview on Friday.

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