Palace: Govt needs ‘more time’ to fix MRT-3 

THE Duterte administration asked the public for “more time” to fix the Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3), following a series of mishaps that has hit railway system.

“The President accepts the responsibility of instituting extensive reforms in the MRT to alleviate the plight of our commuters. We are just asking for more time because for one, the contracts entered into by the previous administration, particularly that of Busan, that needs to be rescinded or nullified first,” Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said.