00:00The privatization of the country's transportation system.
00:03This is now the plan of the Department of Transportation
00:06to facilitate the transportation of our countrymen.
00:10This is Isaiah Mirafuentes of PTV in Balitang Pambansa.
00:16Privatization.
00:17This is the target of the Department of Transportation
00:20in the country's transport system.
00:23According to Secretary Jaime Bautista,
00:25this will help improve the transportation situation in the Philippines.
00:31When I joined the Transportation Department,
00:37I told my colleagues that my status in the transport sector is not acceptable.
00:46Because we have problems in the airport,
00:49we have problems in the seaport,
00:51we have problems with buses, jeepneys.
00:56Ninoy Aquino International Airport was the first to be privatized.
01:00And the main airport in Cagayan de Oro, Mesamis Oriental.
01:04The plan of privatization of Bohol Panglao International Airport,
01:11Iloilo Airport, and Puerto Princesa Airport is also on the line.
01:15Other transport systems, such as trains and buses, are also on the line.
01:21Aside from the airport, the next thing we are looking at to be privatized
01:25is the operations of the LMRT-3.
01:28We are also looking at the busway.
01:30We are also studying the possibility of OZO.
01:34But to clarify,
01:36not all, but many.
01:39Bautista explained that the government's budget is not enough
01:43to improve the system of transportation in the country.
01:47He said that private companies have a big role to play
01:50because of the scope of their capabilities.
01:53The DOTR also said that privatization is not the reason
01:57for the increase of passengers.
01:59The LRT-1 Cavite Extension successfully opened Phase 1.
02:07This is the first railway project
02:10that was completed under the administration of President Bongbong Marcos Jr.
02:15Our goal is to finish the major infrastructure projects
02:23or flagship infrastructure projects.
02:26We have a lot of Minas from the previous government.
02:31The proper and fast transport system will help the people.
02:37From PTV, I am Sia Mirafuentes, Balitang Pambansa.
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