Vitangcol urged to tell all in House probe

Embattled Metro Rail Transit General Manager Al Vitangcol, who is accused of demanding a $30-million bribe in exchange for a contract to buy MRT trains, has been urged to answer the charges against him in a congressional probe.

Lawyers and party-list Reps. Ibarra Gutierrez of Akbayan, Terry Ridon of Kabataan and Rodel Batocabe of Ako Bicol made the suggestion a day after Vitangcol threatened to file perjury or libel charges against Czech Ambassador to the Philippines Joseph Rychtar for wrongly accusing him of extorting money from officials of Inekon Group, a Czech train-car maker.