The Department of Transportation said it wants to terminate the P3.8 billion contract of Busan Universal Rail Inc. (BURI) as maintenance provider of the Metro Rail Transit-3. “If the maintenance contract is not terminated, we will continue to press BURI on spare parts,” Chavez said. However, Chavez said the contract termination would have to undergo due process that would require a maintenance transition team. The department is considering placing the MRT-3 under the management of Light Rail Transit Authority, the operator of LRT-2, and privatize the mass rail transit system. “Many problems would have been prevented if MRT-3 was run by the LRTA Board,” Chavez said.

Source: Manila Times May 23, 2017 16:18 UTC