00:00The country of Sweden gave an estimated Php 16.35 million to the Department of Transportation
00:07for the continuation of the feasibility study of the EDSA Bus Rapid Transit Project.
00:13This agreement was made by the DOTR Undersecretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure, Jesus Ortega,
00:20DOTR Planning and Project Development Director, Felicissimo Pangilinan,
00:25Swedish State Secretary for International Development, Cooperation and Foreign Trade,
00:30and the Swede Fund Project Accelerator and its Acting Director.
00:35This agreement was made by the DOTR Office in San Juan City.
00:39The agreement was made to extend the feasibility study of the EDSA Busway for another year.
00:45Sweden will also provide assistance in providing technical assistance in the construction of engineering designs,
00:52in planning the Public-Private Partnership,
00:55in using sustainable energy,
00:57and in training Sweden to help in the development of effective transportation solutions
01:05that will bring great benefits to Filipinos.
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