Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Saturday proposed blacklisting Chinese train maker Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co. from future government contracts as he sought a full refund of the P3.8 billion paid for coaches bought from the company but which turned out to be incompatible with rails
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Saturday proposed blacklisting Chinese train maker Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co. from future government contracts as he sought a full refund of the P3.8 billion paid for coaches bought from the company but which turned out to be incompatible with rails of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT).
Pimentel insisted that canceling Dalian’s contract and returning the 48 overweight MRT coaches to China, which cost the previous administration P3.8 billion to purchase, were not enough.
Off the hook?
“What we have here is a supplier who knowingly supplied equipment that is not suitable for the MRT.
