The Sandiganbayan finds seven PNR officials guilty of gross inexcusable negligence for sourcing Larch wood instead of sturdier, agreed upon Yakal wood for railway ties
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade today, Saturday, June 25, re-opened the Philippine National Railways (PNR)'s Lucena-San Pablo commuter line mothballed for the past nine years.
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UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque has assured Bicolanos of fast travel and efficient product delivery once the “Bicol Express” train route connecting Manila to Bicol region becomes fully operational.
Senatorial candidate, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque has assured Bicolanos of fast travel and efficient product delivery once the "Bicol Express" train route connecting Manila to the Bicol Region becomes fully operational. In a statement on Thursday, Roque said travel from Manila to Bicol and vice versa would only take five hours with the resumption of the express train. "Ipagpapatuloy po natin ang proyekto na Bicol Express. Ibabalik po natin ang tren mula Maynila hanggang Legazpi pero pong pagkakaiba, tatakbo po ito at 142 kilometers per hour, ibig sabihin limang oras na lang po ang biyahe papunta ng Legazpi. (We will continue the Bicol Express project. We will resume the Manila to Legazpi route with 142 kilometers per hour speed, which means there would only be five hours of travel going to Legazpi)," he said. The "Bicol Express" train of the Philippine National Railwa
media[66670,66671] The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will re-open its San Pablo-Lucena section, which links to the Bicol network, in three months, unlocking the economic potential of Southern Luzon. Aside from being a passenger commuter service, the PNR Lucena-San Pablo route can also