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Ex-MRT official Vitangcol, relative convicted for graft over maintenance deal

By Ratziel San Juan | February 6, 2020 - 3:06pm

All of the accused were established to have conspired together despite knowing Vitangcol’s personal, financial stake...

Headlines

Palace: Al Vitangcol should spill the beans on MRT

By Christina Mendez | March 9, 2018 - 12:00am

As the administration looks deeper into the accountability of former Aquino administration officials, presidential spokesman Harry Roque has not discounted the possibility that former Metro Rail Transit general manager...

Headlines

EDITORIAL - A disaster waiting to happen

December 2, 2016 - 12:00am

Al Vitangcol was freed on bail yesterday. The Sandiganbayan had ordered his arrest on charges that he tried to extort $30 million from Czech train supplier Inekon Group in July 2012 when he was the general manager...

Opinion

Vitangcol posts bail for $30-M extort try

By Elizabeth Marcelo | December 2, 2016 - 12:00am

Former Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 general manager Al Vitangcol posted P60,000 bail yesterday after the Sandiganbayan’s...

Headlines

Ex-MRT Chairman, Vitangcol ipinaaaresto

By Gemma Garcia | December 2, 2016 - 12:00am

Ipinag-utos ng Sandiganbayan 6th division ang pag-aresto kay dating MRT3 General Manager Al Vitangcol at sa kapwa akusado...

Bansa

Abaya, other DOTC execs liable for graft – MRTH

By Robertzon Ramirez | February 5, 2016 - 9:00am

Metro Rail Transit Holdings Inc. chairman Robert Sobrepeña yesterday expressed support for the recommendation of a Senate subcommittee to file graft charges against top transportation officials for entering...

Headlines

Vitangcol wants to know why ombudsman spared Abaya

By Michael Punongbayan | February 1, 2016 - 9:00am

Former Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) general manager Al Vitangcol III has asked the Sandiganbayan to order the Office...

Headlines

Suspension of MRT-3 scam accused sought

By Michael Punongbayan | January 28, 2016 - 9:00am

A consumer group has asked the Ombudsman to suspend officials of the Department of Transportation and Communications and the Metro Rail Transit accused of involvement in the anomalous grant of a P3.8-billion train...

Headlines

Ika-2 ‘bagong’ bagon kulang ang gulong

By Jarius Bondoc | January 24, 2016 - 9:00am

HINDI ba titigil si Transport Sec. Joseph Abaya sa panloloko sa publiko?

PSN Opinyon

Sandigan enters not guilty plea for Vitangcol

January 21, 2016 - 9:00am

Former Metro Rail Transit (MRT) general manager Al Vitangcol III yesterday refused to enter a plea before the Sandiganbayan, prompting the court to enter a “not guilty” plea for him.

Headlines