Eli Levin incorporated EDSA LRT Corporation Ltd. (ELCL), a Hong Kong–based consortium consisting of ten foreign companies.

[2] Phase 2, however, was shelved by the Arroyo administration in favor of the 5.7-kilometer (3.5 mi) LRT Line 1 north extension.

[1] MRTC was formed for the purpose of designing, constructing, testing, commissioning, and maintaining the MRT Line 3.

[citation needed][3] Construction of the MRT Line 3 project began on October 15, 1996, with Sumitomo Corp as the main contractor and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as the civil works sub-contractor.

An amended turnkey agreement was later signed on September 16, 1997, with a consortium of companies (including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Sumitomo Corporation).

[2] On December 10, 1997, a maintenance agreement was signed between MRTC, Sumitomo Corporation, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

DOTC was required to make payments of rental fees to MRTC, and these were broken down into several different portions.

As a result, the condition of the MRT Line 3 (MRT-3) deteriorated and received a barrage of complaints from loyal passengers due to severe lack of support and maintenance from its administrators.

Technical problems became more and more frequent due to neglect and poor maintenance by contractors appointed by the then-Department of Transportation and Communications.