Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: The temporary stoppage in the operation of the bank is in fact a best alternative," Reyes told journalists. Monte de Piedad, formerly controlled by the Roman Catholic church, ran into financial trouble after thousands of borrowers from a 1.8 -billion-peso (69-million-dollar) fund for small transport operators failed to repay their loans.

repay