MRT-3 maintenance provider relieves two personnel in viral video
MANILA, Philippines—Two MRT-3 employees caught hastily cleaning a train were relieved by maintenance provider, Sumitomo-MHI-TESP.
In a message sent to MRT-3, Sumitomo-MHI-TESP apologized for the incident and has assured proper actions will be taken. The maintenance provider will be filing an administrative case against the personnel.
“We apologize for the incident regarding members of the disinfection team not properly doing their job. We will relieve the staff involved within the day while we are proceeding with the admin case,” said TESP Administration Manager Toto Domingo in the message.
Domingo added they have directed all its team members to observe proper disinfection as they were trained to do. Additional staff will also be deployed to supervise the disinfection teams while re-training for their staff is also underway.
DOTr MRT-3 Press Release
15 March 2021MRT-3 maintenance provider relieves personnel involved in hasty cleaning of…
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Meanwhile, MRT-3 Director for Operations Michael J. Capati reported that the MRT-3 is already installing additional CCTVs and realigning other units to ensure that cleaning areas are captured on footage by the management’s own security personnel.
“We assure our passengers that the MRT-3 takes the sanitation and disinfection of its trains seriously and that their health and safety are our top priorities. We are taking all the necessary steps to ensure this incident will never happen again,” he said. –AAC (with reports from JP Nuñez)
