A government-to-government (G2G) agreement to be signed before the year ends will allow Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. take care of the Metro Rail Transit-3’s (MRT-3) upkeep, the Transportation department said.

“High-level discussions with the government of Japan are ongoing to pave the way for DOTr’s direct engagement of Sumitomo Corporation and its technical partner Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, under a G2G Official Development Assistance platform,” the department said in a statement.

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