The Light Rail Transit Authority, the operator of LRT-2, has blacklisted seven contractors for failing to deliver rehabilitation works on time, and plans to terminate other deals over delays flagged by state auditors.
(Photo courtesy of PPD) MANILA - The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) has filed corruption complaints against some of its current and former officials, engineers, and private contractors involved in the "anomalous" purchase of PHP170.3-million worth of substandard equipment for the LRT Line 2 (LRT-2). In a statement on Monday, the LRTA said included in the complaints filed before the Office of the Ombudsman were Engr. Fernando Quiambao (former LRTA Head Executive Assistant); Antonio R. Laigo Jr. (LRT-2 Operations Department Manager and designated representative to the Procurement Service - Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) Bids and Awards Committee (BAC); Engr. Julito Bernales (Manager, Project Management Office (PMO) for Rehabilitation Projects); Engr. Rommel Correa; and Engr. Robert Ruiz as well as the Kempal Construction and Supply Corp. and the Joint Venture of Ma-an Construction, Inc., and IFE Elevators, Inc. "The filing of cases is in support of the a
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