00:00The twin involvement of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JICA, and Sumitumo
00:05has been a winning formula to the country's economic development and stability.
00:09Today's thorough inspection of the LRT-1 depot in Pasai City
00:13assures a trouble-free and smooth operations of each train set for station deployment.
00:18And as our Harley Valbuena reports, JICA has an ODA fund of over 64 billion pesos
00:24for the construction of the Cavite MRT line.
00:27To ensure the efficient maintenance and operations of the Light Rail Transit, or LRT-1,
00:36under Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JICA, funding.
00:42This is the aim of the inspection conducted earlier today by officials of JICA and Sumitumo Corporation
00:49in the LRT-1's compound in Pasai City.
00:53The Japanese executives personally checked the operations in the maintenance area and the LRT-1's depot.
01:02All throughout, they witnessed the thorough inspection on the condition of every train before deployment in stations.
01:10The pre-deployment inspection is regularly done to make sure that trains and their mechanisms are in good condition
01:20to avoid accidents or system failures, especially during rush hours.
01:26JICA has an official development assistance of 64.92 billion pesos for the LRT-1 Cavite extension.
01:3532 trainsets are currently traveling back and forth on the LRT-1 line, including the 3rd and 4th generation trainsets.
01:46Harley Valbuena from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
