PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has approved a National Transport Policy (NTP) that aims to unify all transport-related projects in the country, the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) said Wednesday.
The policy, which was adopted during the Neda Board meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday, June 27, will specifically synchronize decisions and investments of all transport-related agencies and better coordinate such efforts between the national and local levels.
The NTP envisions a national transport system that is "safe, secure, reliable, efficient, integrated, intermodal, affordable, cost-effective, environmentally sustainable, and people-oriented," Neda said.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said that the primary goal of the Duterte administration is to translate the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017–2022 into actual programs that will benefit Filipinos, considering traffic in urban areas most especially.
"The government assures the people that the problem of congestion on the roads is still being prioritized. The NTP is a priority strategy reflected in the PDP as we seek to provide accessible social services through better connectivity," Pernia added.
NTP's Implementing Rules and Regulations has yet to be formulated, Neda said.
During the Neda Board meeting, 11 huge projects were also approved, Neda said.
These include the P35.26-billion Mindanao Railway Project (MRP) Phase 1 Tagum-Davao-Digos Segment; P211.43-billion Malolos-Clark Railway Project (PNR North 2); P9.89-billion Cavite Industrial Area Flood Risk Management Project; P12.55-billion Clark International Airport (CIA) Expansion Project; P3.47-billion Education Pathways to Peace in Conflict-Affected Areas of Mindanao; and P1.19-billion Australia Awards and Alumni Engagement Program - Philippines. The other six are the P10.87-billion New Communications, Navigation and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Systems Development Project; 30-Month Loan Validity Extension and Reallocation of Funds; P2.8 billion New Configuration of the LRT Line 1 North Extension Project - Common Station/Unified Grand Central Station (North Extension Project); P4.62-billion Change in Scope, Cost, and Financing Arrangements for the Arterial Road Bypass Project Phase II; P10.86-billion Change in Financing of the New Centennial Water Source – Kaliwa Dam Project; and P2.7-billion Project Approval and Change in Financing of Chico River Pump Irrigation Project. (SDR/SunStar Philippines)
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The policy, which was adopted during the Neda Board meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday, June 27, will specifically synchronize decisions and investments of all transport-related agencies and better coordinate such efforts between the national and local levels.
The NTP envisions a national transport system that is "safe, secure, reliable, efficient, integrated, intermodal, affordable, cost-effective, environmentally sustainable, and people-oriented," Neda said.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said that the primary goal of the Duterte administration is to translate the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017–2022 into actual programs that will benefit Filipinos, considering traffic in urban areas most especially.
"The government assures the people that the problem of congestion on the roads is still being prioritized. The NTP is a priority strategy reflected in the PDP as we seek to provide accessible social services through better connectivity," Pernia added.
NTP's Implementing Rules and Regulations has yet to be formulated, Neda said.
During the Neda Board meeting, 11 huge projects were also approved, Neda said.
These include the P35.26-billion Mindanao Railway Project (MRP) Phase 1 Tagum-Davao-Digos Segment; P211.43-billion Malolos-Clark Railway Project (PNR North 2); P9.89-billion Cavite Industrial Area Flood Risk Management Project; P12.55-billion Clark International Airport (CIA) Expansion Project; P3.47-billion Education Pathways to Peace in Conflict-Affected Areas of Mindanao; and P1.19-billion Australia Awards and Alumni Engagement Program - Philippines. The other six are the P10.87-billion New Communications, Navigation and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Systems Development Project; 30-Month Loan Validity Extension and Reallocation of Funds; P2.8 billion New Configuration of the LRT Line 1 North Extension Project - Common Station/Unified Grand Central Station (North Extension Project); P4.62-billion Change in Scope, Cost, and Financing Arrangements for the Arterial Road Bypass Project Phase II; P10.86-billion Change in Financing of the New Centennial Water Source – Kaliwa Dam Project; and P2.7-billion Project Approval and Change in Financing of Chico River Pump Irrigation Project. (SDR/SunStar Philippines)
Read more: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2017/06/28/duterte-approves-transport-policy-11-projects-549958
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