Tuesday, February 1, 2022
LRMC completes LRT-1 signaling system upgrade
By TED CORDERO, GMA News
Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC), the private operator of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), said Tuesday it has completed the upgrade of the railway system’s signaling system.
In a statement, LRMC said the completion of the upgrade of the LRT1’s signaling system to Alstom was made possible after a series of test runs and trial runs on November 28, 2021, January 23, 2022, and January 30, 2022.
The company said the LRT-1 adopted advanced communication and modern technology to continuously control and monitor the operation of its trains.
The upgrading of the signaling system will improve capacity and performance across the line, enabling more trains with better connections and greater reliability, it said.
Moreover, LRMC said the new signaling system along the existing line – Baclaran to Balintawak Station – will facilitate the testing, commissioning, and operation for revenue service of the fourth generation train sets, which is targeted to start in mid-2022.
“We are happy to inform you that we have reached another milestone at LRMC as we have successfully migrated to the new Alstom signaling system. We have carefully planned these works to also improve the total traffic control system of LRT-1 while the operation was suspended on three Sundays,” said Enrico Benipayo, LRMC's chief operating officer.
“We would like to thank our passengers for their understanding and patience as this initiative will surely result in a more modern and reliable system at LRT-1,” he said.—AOL, GMA News
Solon lauds passage of Brgy. Muzon split
SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY Rep. Florida “Rida” P. Robes on Tuesday expressed elation over the passage of both Houses of Congress of her bill dividing Brgy. Muzon in her city into four (4) independent barangays for better delivery of services.
This came after the House of Representatives last Monday concurred with the Senate amendments of House Bill No. 6866 which divides Brgy. Muzon into four separate and distinct barangays to be known as Brgys. Muzon Proper, Muzon East, Muzon West, and Muzon South.
Robes said Brgy. Muzon is considered the most populous barangay in her city with more than 100,000 residents and dividing it into four barangays will improve the delivery of services to its residents. “Splitting the barangay will not alter its administrative status. This will improve the delivery of social services and effectively managing resources for the general welfare of the whole constituency of the city,” Robes said.
The division will be subject to a plebiscite conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) which shall be held within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of the Act. The expenses of the plebiscite will be shouldered by the city government of San Jose Del Monte.
The first set of officials of the new barangays shall be elected in a special election supervised by Comelec not later than ninety (90) days from approval by the majority of votes cast in the plebiscite.
The current set of officials will continue to hold office until a new set of officials will have been elected.
The approved bill also states that all existing public infrastructure and facilities will be transferred to the new barangays. They shall be also be entitled to Internal Revenue Allotment shares under Section 285 of RA 7160 or the Local Government Code of the Philippines.
https://journalnews.com.ph/solon-lauds-passage-of-brgy-muzon-split/