Can the DoTC still hack it?
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| Jonathan De la Cruz |
DoTC Secretary Ping de Jesus must be having sleepless nights these days. And not just because he is religiously attending Simbang Gabi masses. The soft spoken DoTC head honcho has the unenviable task of telling the Filipino people, his and P-Noy’s bosses, why they seem not to have the means, some are even insinuating, the inclination, to review the books and subject the contracts of the transport concessionaires — from the Slex to the MRT3, even the LTO/LTFRB technology partner Stradcom to the inter island shipping and, to a certain extent, the domestic carriers — to more strenuous tests to ensure that they are performing in accordance with their mandates as public service operators. They are particularly incensed about the ways and practices of Slex operator SLTC and its Malaysian partner, MTD Berhad, the Sobrepena-soon-to-be-MVP managed MRT3 and, of course, Stradcom whose internal problems have spilled over to the operations of the LTO and LTFRB. What makes the public anger even more palpable is the DoTC’s acquiesence to all the nonsensical rationications being spewed out by these operators as if they have lost the will and the patience to even take a look at these guys’ facts and figures if only to ensure that they are not duping the public big time. So the question in everybody’s mind is: Can the DoTC still hack it?.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101220com6.html
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