Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) has submitted a formal proposal to expand the operations of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) amid plans for a government takeover of the troubled commuter rail line, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said.

DOTC Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya said his department received MPIC’s formal proposal last week, but no decision on it has been made as “it is still being digested.”

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