00:00The Philippine National Railways inspected the route of the North-South Commuter Railway in Laguna.
00:06Meanwhile, the agency is still in contact with those affected by the project.
00:12This is the detailed information of the Philippine Information Agency, Calabarzon.
00:19The Philippine National Railways, or PNR, is continuing its work
00:23to speed up the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway Extension
00:27that can provide services to the estimated 8,100 passengers daily.
00:31In the inspection last week, PNR went to the communities on the side of the railways
00:37and provided solutions to some issues such as right-of-way and relocation.
00:41The agency assured that the government has sufficient support and assistance
00:46for those affected by the project.
00:49Roughly, more than 2,100 project-affected persons
00:54we asked for the help and approval of the DOTR
01:01for the additional, we asked for them to be transferred to the ready-to-use relocation sites.
01:08For some affected residents, they are happy to have community assembly and dialogue
01:14so that the government can listen to their concerns.
01:18It will be okay for us to move there.
01:20Just like in our house, our house is not ours,
01:27we are just shareable there.
01:30There, we have our own house.
01:33The agency is part of the Build Better More Program
01:37of the Administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
01:40that aims to modernize the system of transportation in the country
01:45and improve the connection of Metro Manila to its provinces.
01:50From the Philippine Information Agency, Calabarzon,
01:53Anna Molle, Balitang Pambansa.
