<s>
Tube	O
(	O
stylized	O
TUBE	O
)	O
,	O
formerly	O
called	O
the	O
Passenger	B-Application
Assist	I-Application
Railway	I-Application
Display	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
PARDS	B-Application
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
passenger	B-Application
information	I-Application
system	I-Application
currently	O
deployed	O
on	O
certain	O
lines	O
of	O
the	O
Manila	O
Light	O
Rail	O
Transit	O
(	O
LRT	O
)	O
and	O
Metro	O
Rail	O
Transit	O
(	O
MRT	O
)	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PARDS	B-Application
was	O
created	O
amid	O
complaints	O
from	O
train	O
passengers	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
unaware	O
of	O
what	O
's	O
going	O
on	O
while	O
riding	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
information	O
displays	O
among	O
their	O
major	O
complaints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
all	O
ten	O
active	O
train	O
units	O
were	O
fitted	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
400	O
LCD	B-Device
monitors	I-Device
installed	O
system-wide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Installed	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
to	O
the	O
national	O
government	O
,	O
PARDS	B-Application
is	O
funded	O
through	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TrackMate	O
also	O
claimed	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
interest	O
in	O
deploying	O
PARDS	B-Application
internationally	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
potential	O
in	O
deploying	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
suitable	O
low-cost	O
alternative	O
to	O
traditional	O
railway	O
signalling	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
PARDS	B-Application
,	O
TUBE	O
features	O
a	O
redesigned	O
interface	O
and	O
advertisements	O
,	O
and	O
during	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
Filipino	O
Youtube	O
personalities	O
presented	O
how	O
the	O
companies	O
aimed	O
to	O
deploy	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
all	O
three	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
from	O
the	O
train	O
is	O
uploaded	O
to	O
the	O
cloud	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
is	O
then	O
transmitted	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
train	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
TUBE-equipped	O
train	O
has	O
been	O
fitted	O
with	O
at	O
least	O
40	O
LCD	B-Device
monitors	I-Device
which	O
not	O
only	O
shows	O
the	O
train	O
's	O
location	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
news	O
,	O
public	O
service	O
announcements	O
,	O
passenger	O
traffic	O
and	O
entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TUBE	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
mobile	O
component	O
,	O
where	O
real-time	O
train	O
information	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
through	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
application	I-Application
to	O
be	O
developed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
second	O
phase	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
backend	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
Light	O
Rail	O
Transit	O
Authority	O
to	O
monitor	O
train	O
performance	O
and	O
passenger	O
loads	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
