Description
From the current length of 77 kilometer of railway, the Department of Transportation - Philippines aims to extend this to 1,900 kilometer by the time Build, Build, Build Program is completed by 2022 and beyond.
Six (6) railway projects are now under construction, namely: the Metro Manila Subway; Common Station; MRT-7; LRT-1 Cavite Extension; LRT-2 East Extension; and PNR Clark Phase 1 . Eight (
more rail lines are scheduled to start construction. These are: the PNR Clark Phase 2; PNR Calamba; PNR Bicol; Subic-Clark; Mindanao Railway; LRT-2 West Extension; MRT-4; and Cebu
All of these will require some 10,000-15,000 personnel to run and operate the train systems. Where will these men and women come from?
Ms. Anna Tayag, Project Development Officer of DOTr, talks about the new Philippine Railway Institute.