00:00The Transportation Department assured that the government's infrastructure projects will be fast but polished,
00:09just like the EDSA Busway Project.
00:12For more details, here is the national news of Christian Bascones of PTV Manila.
00:20The Department of Transportation will no longer put a timeline for the first underground railway project here in the country.
00:27This is what DOTR Secretary Vince Dizon said.
00:30Because of the problems arising from the fast completion of the project,
00:34such as issues with the right-of-way,
00:37one of the factors that slows it down are the informal settlers.
00:41Because of the ROAC, which prohibits the payment to the informal settlers,
00:46they need to look for a relocation before the project starts, which will hit their homes.
00:53The Underground Railway Project is a 33-kilometer-long project from Valenzuela City to Bicutan and Paranaque.
01:01It has 17 rail stations and is connected to the IA Terminal 3,
01:06which will provide services to the passengers of Paliparan.
01:10Its goal is to increase public transport in the country,
01:14provide transportation and save time for commuters.
01:18In an interview with Radyo Pilipinas, the official was told by President Ferdinand R. Maris Jr.
01:24From the very beginning, we need to ease the hardship that our fellow countrymen are going through every day
01:33because of our lack of infrastructure in public transportation.
01:38You know, our dear President feels the hardship that our fellow countrymen are going through every day.
01:46You need to wake up at 3 a.m. so that you can go to work.
01:51When you go to work, you work for 7-8 hours.
01:55When you go home, you work for 2-3 hours again.
01:59You won't be able to see your son because he's asleep.
02:01Your wife is tired.
02:03You will eat very late. You will sleep.
02:07Then you will wake up very early so that you can go through the hardship that you went through the past few days.
02:14That's why our dear President wants to speed up and increase our infrastructure
02:23for the benefit of our fellow countrymen.
02:25Earlier this morning, work was already starting at one of the rail stations at EDSA and Quezon Avenue Corner,
02:31particularly at the NHA building.
02:34From PTB, Christian Vascones, Balitang Pambansa.
