00:00The target of the Transportation Department is to build farm-to-market ports in different parts of the country
00:07as part of the Build Better More Programme of the Marcos Administration.
00:11At the Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute's ASEAN-India Regional Office Logistics Symposium,
00:19Transportation Undersecretary for Maritime Elmer Sarmiento said that
00:24the agency is continuously promoting the modernization of the maritime sector in the Philippines
00:29Sarmiento said that modernization will help strengthen the connection between the islands
00:36and boost the economy
00:38This is in line with the implementation of modernization
00:41and support for the livelihood of farmers and fishermen in remote areas.
