LAWMAKERS were puzzled by the decision of the Office of the Ombudsman to exclude Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya as respondent in charges filed against several officials of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3) in connection with an allegedly irregular MRT maintenance contract.
Senator Grace Poe over the weekend said while the indictment of former MRT 3 General Manager Al Vitangcol and his cohorts is a welcome development, she could not understand why Abaya was not included as a respondent since he signed the P11.5-million maintenance contract.
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