Secretary Joseph Abaya of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has refused to resign amid the controversy surrounding the contract granted to PH Trams for the maintenance of the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3).

Abaya was at the House of Representatives on Thursday to defend the DOTC’s proposed budget for 2015, but the discussions veered toward the controversy hounding the department’s bidding process.

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