The Marcos administration should no longer pursue the planned loans from China to finance three big railway infrastructures under former president Rodrigo Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build” program, a lawmaker said on Sunday, July 17. Philippine National Railways (File photo/PNA) Former House...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – An unidentified man was hit and killed by an oncoming Philippine National Railways (PNR) train Thursday, July 14, here. The victim, according to a police report, was under the influence of liquor and tried to cross the PNR tracks at 5:05 a.m. The train with body number...
LRT-1 private operator Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) is collaborating with the Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) School of Science and Engineering to advance railway education in the Philippines. They are designing railway engineering courses and programs for highly-skilled, world-class...
President Duterte on Saturday urged the next administration to continue the government's program in the railway system to give Filipinos better opportunities through mobility and connectivity across the country. RTVM Live Duterte made the appeal as he led the opening of the Philippine National...
Less than two weeks before President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends, the government sealed the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) biggest infrastructure loan package that would connect Metro Manila and Calamba in Laguna through a railway system. At a signing ceremony witnessed by President Duterte...
President Duterte on Thursday night witnessed the signing between the government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) of loan agreement that will finance the construction of a railway system that will easily connect Metro Manila and the province of Laguna. Duterte graced the ceremonial signing held...
Senator Joel Villanueva has called on the national government to create a program that aims to produce "a cadre of railway technology experts" through universities as the country’s upcoming railway project will become a "huge job generator." In a statement Tuesday, Villanueva said the upcoming...
Former senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said on Monday expressed belief that an efficient railway system in Mindanao will boost the region’s potential to be an agricultural hub. Ejercito, who is seeking a Senate comeback in the upcoming May 2022 polls, said improving Mindanao’s...
The dream of reviving the once thriving railway system to Bicol region is coming into light with the signing of P142-billion worth of Philippine National Railways (PNR) project. But Department of Transportation (DOTr) Sec. Art Tugade said the contract he signed on Monday, Jan. 17, is just the first...
A total of 190 personnel of Metro Manila's rail lines tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mandatory antigen testing amid a renewed surge in the number of cases in the capital region. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) conducted on Monday,...
The first trainset for the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Project has arrived in the country, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. (Photo from Department of Transportation) The eight-car trainset for the PNR Clark Phase 1, which was procured by the DOTr from the Japan...
Passenger capacity in road and railway-based public transportation in Metro Manila will be gradually increased to full capacity beginning next week, Nov. 4, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced Friday, Oct. 29. Passengers observe safe distancing as part of the COVID-19 preventive...
