Early picket adds to MRT riders’ woes

The woes of commuters taking the Metro Rail Transit got worse early Monday morning, with a picket by militant groups at the MRT-3's station in Quezon City.

 

Militants showed up at the MRT-3's North Avenue station at about 7 a.m., protesting an alleged plan to use farmers' lands in the MRT-7 expansion project, GMA News' Victoria Tulad tweeted.

 

A photo tweeted by GMA News' Tulad showed the militants—including a child—holding placards opposing the supposed use of farmers' lands for the expansion.

Sumugod ang KMP sa MRT N.Ave para iprotesta ang MRT-7 na diumano'y kukuha sa lupa ng mga magsasaka | @victoriatulad pic.twitter.com/EE6DTGYoHn

— GMA News (@gmanews) October 19, 2014

 

But another photo by dzBB's Allan Gatus showed the passengers bearing the other daily problems such as long queues.

Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, sumugod sa MRT North Edsa para tutulan ang planong MRT-7 Project. | via @allangatus pic.twitter.com/eUtsvZHApK

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) October 19, 2014

 

The MRT links North Avenue in Quezon City to Taft Avenue in Pasay City via EDSA. —Joel Locsin/KG, GMA News