The Department of Transportation (DoTr) on Friday said it gave Korean-Filipino service provider Busan Universal Rail Inc. (BURI) seven days to explain why its P3.8 billion contract with Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) should not be cancelled.

The department said it plans to terminate the contract because of BURI’s poor performance, failure to service trains and ensure the availability of contractually obligated number of trains, and failure to implement a feasible procurement plan for spare parts, among others.

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