MalacaÑang on Thursday refused to comment on a statement of Czech Ambassador to the Philippines Josef Rychtar that “influential people” are covering up an alleged extortion attempt by some officials in connection with the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 project.

Reports said Rychtar reported the alleged extortion attempt to Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya but the latter did not act on his complaint.

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