“There was a decision that cases will be pursued for those behind the miserable performance of MRT-3,” Roque said in a press briefing. ADVERTISEMENT“There are pending complaints for plunder against officials of the previous administration, specifically for awarding the maintenance contract to a company with absolutely no track record,” he added. Roque said that the new cases would be separate from the charges filed by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) in November 2017. The DOTr filed plunder cases before the Ombudsman against former Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II and former Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio “Jun” Abaya over the alleged anomalous maintenance contract for the MRT-3. “I think we know already that it includes the former Transportation secretary, that includes even Mr. Mar Roxas, it includes Budget Secretary Butch Abad and among others.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 06, 2018 06:11 UTC