The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is eyeing to seek assistance from Japan or two other international financial institutions to bankroll three major railways project in Luzon and Mindanao. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said Japan, through its Japan International Cooperation Agency...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the government is looking to secure funding for P83 billion Mindanao Railway project in the first quarter next year. This came after the country backed out from a financing deal with China to fund the railway project. Further, Finance Secretary Benjamin E....
Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel on Thursday, November 2 is confident that Japan can be the “logical fallback funding source” for the construction of the Mindanao Railways Project (MRP). Pimentel raised the idea ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, October 26 welcomed the government’s move to abandon its loan negotiations with China for the P83-billion Mindanao railway project. This, after Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista recently announced that the government will no...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Philippines is hosting the prestigious 43rd annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations Railway Chief Executive Officer's Conference from October 16 to 20 in Makati City. Philippine National Railways information officer Dallain Dethan Dario said that the event is...
The P8.3-trillion Build Better More (BBM) infrastructure program would address the water shortage and connect islands through bridges and expressways, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Monday, July 24, during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa...
Map of Bicol (Google maps) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is upbeat over President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s decision to put the stalled Bicol railway project back on track. “We Bicolanos certainly welcome the government’s decision to put back on the negotiating table...
Informal settlers who will be affected by the construction of a big-ticket railway project in Luzon will be attended to by the government, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. vowed. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) This, Marcos said, is among...
As President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. witnessed the signing of three contract packages for the South Commuter Railway Project (SCRP), he told everyone involved in the project to spare no effort in completing the "monumental" project. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy...
As the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) rolls out, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. appealed to the public to be patient over the inconvenience its construction would bring. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and ADB Philippines Country Director Kelly Bird witness the ceremonial...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista on Tuesday, April 11, vowed to finish the maintenance of 18 airports, including road sector and maritime projects by June, just before President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation (SONA). (Photo from the...
The Public-Private Partnership Center Project Development and Monitoring Facility (PDMF) Committee on Friday, Feb. 17, approved a total of P200 million for the feasibility studies of the Mindanao Railway Phase 3 (Northern Mindanao) and the San Mateo Railway. The PDMF is a revolving fund managed by...
