President Benigno S. Aquino III has given incoming Transportation and Communications Secretary Mar Roxas his first acid test: Solve the frequent breakdown of the railway system in Metro Manila, particularly the Light Rail Transit (LRT), which has started to get to the nerves of the Chief Executive.
Aquino, shortly after he confirmed the appointment of Roxas as head of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) last Tuesday, hinted that some rail officials might not be performing their jobs since the LRT as well as the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) trains have repeatedly broke down. [ FULL STORY ]
