00:00The government formed a committee to resolve the discrepancy of the Metro Manila Subway due to the right-of-way problem.
00:11The stations of the North-South Commuter Railway between Valenzuela and Bulacan were already built but when will it be operational?
00:21Bernadette Reyes is on the scene.
00:23In the installation of these concrete sections, the stations of West Valenzuela, Maycawayan, Marilao and Bukawe, as well as Malanday Depot,
00:38in the stations of Balagtas, Giginto, and Malolos, as part of Phase 1 of the North-South Commuter Railway Project,
00:45DOTR Secretary Jaime Bautista and Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya witnessed it.
00:52As of 2028, the target is for the portion of Valenzuela to Clark to be partially operational.
00:58Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JICA, is also helping to ensure that the project will be funded.
01:05We would like to do our best effort to make side support to speed up.
01:09Another issue is budget allocation.
01:12In this term, again, we are doing very strong indirect support through the DBM.
01:19The North-South Commuter Railway will connect Clark and Calamba.
01:22And the previous four-hour journey for this will be only two hours.
01:27800,000 passengers are expected to benefit from this every day.
01:32DOTR and JICA also demonstrated the Fabrication Yard in Baliwag, Bulacan of the Metro Manila Subway Project.
01:40This is where the tunnel segments that will be used in the subway are made.
01:44From here in the Fabrication Yard in Baliwag, Bulacan,
01:47these tunnel segments made of steel and concrete will be transported,
01:51which will be used for the construction of the Anonas and Camp Aguinaldo subway station.
01:57When it becomes operational, the journey from Valenzuela to Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal,
02:04which is now one and a half hours, will be just 41 minutes.
02:09More than half a million passengers are expected to benefit from this every day.
02:13And the partial operation is expected to start in 2028.
02:17It's a good project. Many will benefit from it.
02:22Many will travel comfortably.
02:27And of course, I will see to it that the fares will be affordable also.
02:34But the two said projects are facing problems in the right-of-way.
02:39The subway project, for example, even if it's underground, will affect more than 40 houses.
02:45The Interagency Committee was formed to address problems like this.
02:50If it's not delivered, there will be a delay.
02:53In fact, that's one of the major reasons why our projects were delayed.
02:59For the MMSP, we still have a lot of right-of-way problems in the NSER,
03:05particularly in San Fernando, Pampanga.
03:08But our work there is continuous.
03:16We're working. We're being helped by different government agencies.
03:22For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, Nakatuto, 24 Hours.
03:35For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, Nakatuto, 24 Hours.
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