Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. has rejected the government’s offer to maintain anew the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3), which has been encountering nearly daily mishaps.

Assistant Secretary Elvira Medina of the Department of Transportation (DoTr) said in an interview with GMA News that the government was instead looking for Sumitomo’s Filipino employees.

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