THE Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) filed a complaint against five agency officials, engineers and private contractors linked to the alleged anomalous purchase of P170.3-million substandard equipment for the LRT 2 line.

Charged before the Office of the Ombudsman were Fernando Quiambao, former LRTA executive assistant and project implementation officer; Antonio Laigo Jr., LRT 2 Operations Department manager; Julito Bernales, manager of the Project Management Office for Rehabilitation Projects; Rommel Correa, LRTA engineer; and Robert Ruiz, former LRTA employee, as well as the Kempal Construction and Supply Corp. and the Joint Venture of Ma-an Construction Inc., and IFE Elevators Inc.