DOTr hopes for continuity in transport infra projects under Marcos Jr.

In the 2022 National Expenditure Program submitted to Congress last Monday, the executive branch has sought a total appropriation of P1.18 trillion for public works and transport programs or about a quarter of the proposed P5-trillion national budget for next year.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation is hopeful that the incoming administration will continue work on infrastructure projects in the rail sector under the Duterte administration's flagship "Build, Build, Build" campaign. 

As it currently stands, projects that are still in the works include: 

• Light Rail Transit-1 Cavite Extension
• Light Rail Transit-2 West Extension project
• Mindanao Railway Project
• Metro Rail Transit-Line 4
• Metro Manila Subway
• North-South Commuter Railway
• and the Subic Clark Railway.

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