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| SUMITOMO-MITSUBISHI
• Over 94 years of experience in the industry • Has a global network and offices in 66 countries • Designed, built, and maintained the system ("single point of responsibility" ) • Provided spare parts (60% of maintenance budget) and maintenance service |
PH TRAMS • Formed 2 months prior to being awarded the maintenance contract • Awarded with a P517.5 M contract which is 828 times its paid-up capital of P625,000* • Three of its incorporators are accused in an extortion case while the others are reportedly involved in controversies** • Provided maintenance service only |
GLOBAL-APT • Assessed penalties of at least P45.1M this year due to the technical glitches in the system*** • Did not buy replacement rails of the MRT • Reportedly used railway tracks from LRT-2 and installed them in the MRT-3 • Provided maintenance service only |
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| *http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2014/07/25/1350086/govt-rewards-ph-trams-owner **http://www.philstar.com:8080/opinion/2014/04/25/1315875/who-are-ph-trams-owners-directors ***http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/378239/economy/companies/dotc-creates-group-to-oversee-mrt-maintenance-alongside-apt-global |
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 *http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2014/05/26/1327279/mrt-3-chief-gave-p517-m-contract-uncle-law |
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| CONTROVERSIES
• PH Trams' 6 incorporators-directors are Arturo Soriano, Wilson de Vera, Chairman Marlo de la Cruz, Manolo Maralit, Alfreda Tan Maralit, and Federico Remo • Soriano is Al Vitangcol’s uncle-in-law • De Vera, along with Vitangcol is accused of extortion by the Czech Ambassador • Liberal Party financier* Marlo dela Cruz is the authorized representative of both PH Trams and APT Global** • PH Trams was incorporated in August 2012 • It was awarded the MRT maintenance contract in October 2012 without bidding |
IN URGENT NEED OF UPKEEP
• Train accidents have been rampant • Power is erratic • Doors are opening while trains are running • Automatic gates, elevators and escalators at stations are broken • Operations have been stopped to weld rail parts |
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| *http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2014/09/01/1364071/senate-investigate-solve-mrt-3-anomalies **http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2014/05/30/1328949/who-marlo-dela-cruz-mrt-3-multi-contractor | ||||||
