Has it ever happened to you while on an MRT3 ride that the train stops because some intelligent dude just decided that he wants to open the doors of the coach you are in while in transit?

The has been happening to the MRT3 lately and some security personnel of the public transport railway suspect that it is now sabotage because everyone has been advised that opening the coach door will cause the train to stop for security and safety reasons.

Because of this, Transport Secretary Arturo Tugade wants these vandals to be charged and prosecuted for disrupting the operation of the trains and putting the safety and lives of the passengers in danger. This was in reaction to a recent incident of train stoppage due to a door being forcibly opened by a passenger.

Citing public inconvenience and damages, Tugade directed the management of the MRT-3 to identify the passenger that caused an unloading incident by leaning on or forcibly opening the train door Friday morning, April 13.

In a speech before business groups and investors at the Philippine Economic Briefing in Pampanga, Tugade expressed his disappointment over a passenger that caused the failure of the door of a southbound train at 8:01AM, which resulted to the unloading of approximately 1,000 passengers at the Santolan-Annapolis station.

Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade orders filing of charges against MRT3 vandals.

This was the first unloading incident recorded at the MRT-3 since April 2.

“For the last 11 days, there was no unloading, it was smooth. Today, we have the first unloading. Do you know the cause? There was someone who put pressure on the door. Pinilit na pumasok habang sarado na. It’s not about parts, it’s about this passenger. My instruction, identify this person,” said Tugade.

He also wants charges filed against passengers who will disrupt train operations.

“From now on, lahat ng mahuhuling sumasandal o nagpipilit magbukas ng pinto ng tren kahit sarado na, kasuhan! I told MRT to file cases and collect damages from them. Maraming naaabala dahil sa kawalan ng disiplina,” he added.