CRRC’s 1st Red Line subway cars enter service for MBTA in Greater Boston
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
Posted Dec 31, 2020
The T debuted the new Red Line cars on passenger service Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 in Boston. Built by CRRC, most of the order of new cars will be assembled in Springfield. (Photo courtesy of the MBTA)
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BOSTON The MBTA put the first new six-car Red Line train into service Wednesday, step forward in the project that promises 252 new cars from Springfield’s CRRC MA but which is running a year late.
This train consisted of pilot cars built by CRRC in Changchun, China, said CRRC MA spokeswoman Lydia Rivera. The remainder of the new Red Line Cars will be built at CRRC’s manufacturing plant in Springfield.
Mactan airport chief suspended
MACTAN-CEBU International Airport Authority (MCIAA) General Manager Steve Y. Dicdican has been ordered suspended for six months for allegedly violating the Anti-Dummy Law.
Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires barred him from entering his office during his suspension to preserve evidence according to a copy of the order.
Mr. Dicdican was accused of letting foreign officials of GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC) manage the airport. It is a consortium of Filipino company Megawide Construction Corp. and GMR Infrastructure Limited.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Dec. 4 said it had filed a complaint before the Justice department against Mr. Dicdican, other airport executives, and GMCAC officials for violating the same law.
December 17, 2020 THE Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the preventive suspension of Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) General Manager Steve Dicdican.
In the order dated December 16, 2020, Ombudsman Samuel Martires said Dicdican should be placed under preventive suspension for six months without pay pending investigation on the charges filed against him by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
The NBI, represented by its Anti-Fraud Division chief Palmer Mallari, filed a complaint against Dicdican last December 14 for grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service with prayer for the issuance of a preventive suspension.