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MRT head Vitangcol goes on leave

/ 05:04 AM July 23, 2013

The head of Metro Rail Transit, Al Vitangcol III, went on leave leave amid allegations that he and some transportation officials demanded $30 million from the Czech train manufacturer Inekon Group in exchange for a guarantee that it would bag a contract for MRT Line 3. FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines—Al Vitangcol III, head of Metro Rail Transit, went on leave amid allegations that he and some transportation officials demanded $30 million from the Czech train manufacturer Inekon Group in exchange for a guarantee that it would bag a contract for MRT Line 3.

Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya confirmed Monday night that Vitangcol had gone on leave to clear the way for an investigation.

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Vitangcol, who did not respond to requests for comment on Monday, denied the allegations.

But his decision to go on leave came after Aquino gave misfits in his administration a tongue-lashing in his Sona to Congress.—Miguel R. Camus

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