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It's Not You, It's Me? An Inquiry into the Problems of Philippine-Korean cooperation for Metro Manila's Rail-based Mass Transit Systems Miguel Paolo P. Reyes University Research Associate Third World Studies Center College of Social Sciences and Philosophy University of the Philippines Diliman Email address: Abstract japan , Belgium, and the Czech Republic are the countries typically associated with rail-based mass transit systems in Metro Manila. Recently, South Korea has joined their ranks. However, at least in the Philippines, South Korean involvement in Metro Manila's Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) systems has received bad press. Hyundai Adtranz provided the first air-conditioned rolling stock for LRT line 1 in 1999; of the twenty-eight cars that were delivered, only eight remain in service. Manila-based Busan Universal Rail, Inc.

Studies; studies and evaluations made by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in cooperation with private Japanese firms; various documents—including contracts—from DOTr; and documents from the LRTA. These are all supplemented by interviews, mainly with people (formerly) employed by or affiliated with PNRiii and

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