PIDS: 'Grueling commuter experience' remains after Build, Build, Build

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, still lagging behind most of its peers in Southeast Asia in overall infrastructure, continues to suffer from inadequate and poor quality road and rail transport infrastructure, an academic analysis of qualitative and quantitative indicators found.

 

In a discussion paper entitled "Road and Rail Transport Infrastructure in the Philippines: Current State, Issues, and Challenges," the state-run Philippine Institute of Development Studies said that many of the targets in the transportation sector outlined in the Philippine Development Plan for 2017 to 2021 were not met.

 

PIDS pointed to Congressional introductions and fast-tracked executive approvals as key issues holding back the development of the country's transport system. 

 

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