THE PNR NORTH SOUTH COMMUTER RAILWAY PROJECT: HISTORY RIGHT BEFORE OUR VERY EYES
Press Release: Yesterday, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade personally visited the construction sites of the on-going Philippine National Railways (PNR) Phase 1 Malolos-to-Tutuban segment of the massive North South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project.
This project, which Sec. Tugade describes as “historic,” is currently at 45.82% overall progress rate and will be completed in the second quarter of 2024.
“This is very historical dahil apat na beses na sinubukan ang paggawa nitong proyektong ito simula 1993, at ngayon ang kauna-unahan na mayroon tayong konstruksyon,” Tugade explained during the site inspection.
He pointed out that previous administrations made attempts to start the project but have failed to deliver on its construction. “Parating ground breaking ang usapan, walang konstruksyon. Ngayon 'ho may konstruksyon at parating na ang mga tren,” he said.
This is the 38-kilometer railway that will connect Tutuban Station in Manila to Malolos in Bulacan. It will have 10 stations, which will cut across the cities of Manila, Caloocan, Valenzuela and the municipalities of Meycuayan, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto and Malolos in Bulacan. Once completed, the project is expected to serve 300,000 passengers daily and will reduce travel time from Malolos, Bulacan to Tutuban from an hour and 30 minutes to 35 minutes.
Tugade said he personally inspected the site to prove that the project is continuing and is moving forward. As proof, the transportation chief said the project’s training simulator will be arriving between September and October, while the trains will arrive in December.
“Siguro tinatanong n'yo kung bakit ako nag-iinspeksyon kahit alam naming may COVID. Ito ay upang maipakita namin sa inyo na ang proyektong ito ay tuloy na tuloy na,” said Sec. Tugade.
He added that at least 200 former overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are currently employed in the project, while more jobs will be opened prioritizing more OFWs, and displaced Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers and conductors.
“Nakita n’yo mga tao dito kanina? Sila ay mga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). Kulang-kulang 200 silang nagta-trabaho dito. Ang sabi ko sa mga contractor, paramihin n’yo pa. Kung mayroon kayong kapitbahay, kamag-anak, mahal sa buhay, kaibigan na gustong maghanapbuhay, papuntahin n’yo dito. Kung qualified, tutulungan natin. Para nang sa gayon ‘yung 200 ay madagdagan pa,” Sec. Tugade said referring to employees who were present during his inspection.
“Kung may mga kakilala kayong mga kunduktor, mga jeepney driver na gustong maghanapbuhay, kung qualified eh pumunta dito at bibigyan natin sila ng pagkakataon.”
Indeed, we are not just witnessing a historic project in the making. As the biggest transport infrastructure under the "BUILD, BUILD, BUILD" program of the Duterte administration, this modern mass transport system is poised to catapult our country into the next level in terms of world class public transportation.
Most of all, this game changer was pursued with the most noble of all intention by the government - to give the Filipino a more comfortable life.
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