The maintenance provider of the decrepit MRT-3 line never ceases to amaze us. Busan Universal Rail Inc., or BURI, stands accused of procuring a critical spare part from, of all places, a shop in Bangkal, Makati.

This is dangerous, as the part supposedly procured by BURI from Bangkal, a vehicle logic unit (VLU), serves as the MRT’s automatic protection system.

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