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                    [ArticleID] => 1541366
                    [Title] => Palace on Vitangcol tell-all: Up to him
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Malacañang said yesterday it would be up to former Metro Rail Transit 3 general manager Al Vitangcol III to decide if he would heed calls to reveal what he knows about a multimillion-dollar MRT maintenance deal that has earned him a graft indictment.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-10 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20160111/Al-Vtangcol-III.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1541222 [Title] => Palace: Up to Vitangcol to spill beans on shady trains deal [Summary] =>

Malacañang said on Saturday that it would be up to former Metro Rail Transit 3 General Manager Al Vitangcol III to decide if he would heed calls for him to reveal what he knows about the controversial commuter trains deal worth $1.5 million.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-10 04:05:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140528/metro-rail-transit-3-general-manager-al-vitangcol-III-5.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1329325 [Title] => Key player sought in MRT extort probe [Summary] =>

The good government committee of the House of Representatives is hunting down a key player in the alleged $30-million extortion attempt by resigned Metro Rail Transit-3 general manager Al Vitangcol on Czech firm Inekon

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140531/manila-rail-transit-8.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1327767 [Title] => Vitangcol relieved as MRT chief [Summary] =>

Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) general manager Al Vitangcol III was relieved of his post yesterday amid reports that he had awarded a P517-million maintenance contract to a company controlled by his wife’s uncle.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140527/Al-vitangcol-GEN1AM.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1310827 [Title] => House to invite Czech envoy [Summary] =>

The House of Representatives will again invite Czech Ambassador Josef Rychtar to shed light on his allegations that Metro Rail Transit general manager Al Vitangcol tried to extort $30 million from a Czech firm interested in supplying 48 new MRT trains.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140410/Czech-Ambassador-Josef-Rychtar.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1309722 [Title] => Palace waiting for NBI report on MRT extortion [Summary] =>

Malacañang has appealed to the public for calm and sobriety while waiting for the results of a probe conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) regarding allegations of extortion against the manager of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT).

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140407/mrt-extortion.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1294610 [Title] => Czech envoy insists on $30-M extort try [Summary] =>

Czech Ambassador Josef Rychtar is standing firm on his allegation that some people tried to extort $30 million from a Czech company interested in supplying additional train coaches for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), the rail line along EDSA.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img823/2199/o325.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1294633 [Title] => DOTC $30-M extortion: Czech exec’s affidavit [Summary] =>

‘Mr. Wilson de Vera said we would get the contract, provided we paid $30 million to an unknown entity of Mr. Al Vitangcol.’

 

 

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134276 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805283 [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1246555 [Title] => Czech envoy submits affidavit [Summary] =>

Czech Ambassador Josef Rychtar has submitted an affidavit to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to formalize his accusation that officials of the Metro Rail Transit 3 were involved in an alleged $30-million extortion attempt on a Czech company that offered to supply trains.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img823/2199/o325.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1241616 [Title] => Inekon board chairman details $30-M MRT extort [Summary] =>

The top executive of Czech railway firm Inekon Group has submitted an affidavit to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), detailing an alleged $30-million extortion attempt involving officials of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT).

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096410 [AuthorName] => Aie Balagtas See [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/8899/psnmet.jpg ) ) )
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