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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has endorsed to the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Center the proposal of the Philtrak consortium to convert the decommissioned at-grade trackways of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) in Luzon and Panay Railways Inc. (PRI) in the Visayas into a bus rapid transit (BRT) line using hybrid electric road train (HERT) technology developed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

One of the main headaches that planners of the Panay Railways revival face is the need to relocate or compensate residents using the company's lands in hundreds of barangays stretching more than 100 kilometers

The consortium that had proposed to convert the idle 117-kilometer Panay railway into an electric road train (ERT) system is reviving its offer, this time on a broader scale with the inclusion of three more areas.

The Department of Transportation wants to maximize three railway projects worth P307 billion for freight activities to quicken the flow of goods and services across the Philippines.

SUPPORT. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. delivers his first State of the Nation Address on Monday (July 25, 2022). Marcos' legislative measures drew support from top officials of Iloilo City, particularly a plan to revive the Panay Railways. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) #PBBMSONA2022 ILOILO CITY - Top officials of this highly urbanized city have expressed optimism after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. laid out his administration's plans for the next six years in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. "I applaud the positive an...