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A lawmaker on Monday strongly backed the plan by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to issue an executive order (EO) that would fast track the processing of licenses, permits, and other requirements for infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs). Bicol Saro Party-List Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan said this is a significant step in minimizing costs and ensuring the success

A lawmaker called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to pursue the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode in implementing the revival and modernization of the “Bicol Express,” the once-famed rail line of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) that ran from Manila to Albay, which would create thousands of jobs and lead to…

A lawmaker on Wednesday urged the country’s corporate giants—San Miguel Corp. (SMC), Ayala Corp., and Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC)—to help fund the revival of the “Bicol Express” or the proposed Philippine National Railways (PNR) South Long Haul Project. Bicol Saro Partylist Rep.  Brian Raymund Yamsuan said private investors can…

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The Sandiganbayan has sentenced seven former officials of the Philippine National Railways to up to 20 years in prison for graft over the purchase of allegedly substandard wood for railroad tracks amounting to P47.135 million in 2013.