Passenger buses and modern jeepneys will be deployed to offset the temporary closure of the Philippine National Railways (PNR), the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said on Wednesday, March 27.LTFRB chairman Teofilo Guadiz III said they have already identified two routes...
(Philippine National Railways)Around 20,000 commuters daily will be affected by the five-year temporary suspension of the operations of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) in Metro Manila, according to an executive of the Department of Transportation (DOTr).DOTr Undersecretary Jeremy Regino said...
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will temporarily suspend its Governor Pascual-Tutuban and Tutuban-Alabang operations beginning March 28 to accelerate the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) System in Metro Manila.The NSCR System is a 147-kilometer railway system being...
The government is still setting its eyes on China's funding for the South Long Haul Railway Project, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said.Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista told reporters that the Export-Import Bank of China sent its technical working group to the country last year to look...
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will be reopening its Naga-Legazpi route starting on Dec. 27.For a P15 to P155 fare, a commuter can ride the train from Naga to Legazpi at 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. from Legazpi to Naga. The four trips are daily, from Monday to Friday.The PNR...
GUMACA, Quezon – A 65-year-old hearing-impaired man was dragged and killed by a Philippine National Railways (PNR) train while walking on the railroad tracks in Barangay Inaclagan here on Tuesday morning, December 5.Police identified the victim as Danilo Caperiña, single, and a resident of...
(File photo by DOTr/PNR)The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is upbeat that two of its rail projects -- the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) and South Long Haul (SLH) -- will help "revive" the country's rail industry.DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said that the two rail projects will elevate...
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 (JICA),...
The government is looking at India and Japan for funding the three railways projects formerly funded by China, the Department of Finance (DOF) said.Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said Japan and India are being eyed to support the Subic-Clark Railway, Philippine National Railways (PNR) South...
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...
More than 3,600 families who will be affected by the construction of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) South Long Haul Project in Laguna and Quezon provinces are guaranteed with housing units, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Wednesday, Oct. 11.DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said...
Railways experts from Japan have visited the Philippine National Railways (PNR) to observe the daily operation and maintenance of the trains.Department of Transportation Undersecretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure Anneli R. Lontoc said the railway experts were sent by the Japan...
