Nearly two years after China withdrew its funding for the Mindanao Railway Project (MRP) due to territorial disputes, India has stepped forward to negotiate a deal with the Philippine government for the project’s implementation. “For the Mindanao Railway Project, discussions are ongoing for...
DAVAO CITY – After the national government announced it would no longer pursue loan negotiations with the Chinese government for the Mindanao Railway Project, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Leo Tereso Magno said that there are three foreign private companies that are interested...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB) Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel has urged the Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto to visit Japan and seek funding for the long-delayed Mindanao Railway...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) won’t just easily give up on the dream of Mindanaons to have their own railway system as it has committed to continuously look for a viable financial support system for the long-delayed Mindanao Railway Project (MRP). DOTr Secretary Jaime J. Bautista said...
LAGUINDINGAN, Misamis Oriental – The feasibility study for the Mindanao Railway Project-Phase 3 is under way after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the joint venture of an Indian consulting company and a law firm signed a consultancy contract on Sunday, February 4. DOTr Secretary Jaime...
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...
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...
The Mindanao Railway Project (MRP) was one of the many big ticket infrastructure development projects initiated by former President Rodrigo Duterte. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Now, his son, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte, wants to make sure that it is being...
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...
