Japan's JR East explores partnership to modernize Philippine rail systems. East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Japan’s leading railway operator, is interested in running the operations and maintenance of the country’s railway systems, according to the Department of Trade and Industry...
(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said that bullet trains should be tapped in the planned revival of the “Bicol Express” railway line. In a statement on Monday, March 11, Villafuerte said the Department of Transportation (DOTr)...
(photo: DOTr) The Department of Transportation is pushing for what it described as renaissance of the Philippine railway sector in a...
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...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has raised concerns that the impending budget cuts in the proposed budget of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) could potentially derail the country’s ongoing railway projects, particularly the North-South Commuter Railway System and the first phase of...
ILOILO CITY – The first phase of the proposed revival of the railway system of Panay Island may need at least $1.5 billion. Panay Railways Inc. (PRI), the State-owned company that used to manage the railway operations, disclosed the needed funding. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr....
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...
