DOTr, inilatag ang ginagawa ng ahensya sa ilalim ng "Build Better More" program

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00:00The Department of Transportation placed their programs under the Build Better More or BBM program.

00:07The construction of the so-called Big Ticket Infrastructure Projects was also a full blast.

00:12Ryan Lesigas was surprised.

00:17At the last State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,

00:23the Build Better More program of the DOTR was highlighted in his message to the country.

00:28And now, the President's zone is getting closer.

00:31Where is the DOTR in the Build Better More program?

00:35Where, according to the President, 83% of this will be the construction of roads, bridges, seaports, airports, and mass transport.

00:44Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista laid out what their agency is doing for the BBM program.

00:52According to Kalihim, the DOTR is currently doing a lot of infrastructure projects,

00:57most of which are being done by the past administration.

01:01The first to look at here is the continuous construction of the North-South Commuter Railway or NSCR.

01:07This is a 147-kilometer railway that runs from Clark to Calamba, Laguna.

01:12It is expected that this project will provide better transportation services

01:18that will help in the development of the economy, especially for those who are working and looking for a job.

01:24The construction is ongoing.

01:27Our contractor is a Spanish group.

01:32And we're working closely with them.

01:37When is the target completion?

01:39The target completion of our North-South Commuter Railway is by 2029.

01:47Although, we're expecting that we will have partial operations by 2027.

01:53Aside from this, the construction of the first subway in the Philippines, the Metro Manila Subway Project, is also ongoing.

02:01This is a 33-kilometer underground railway system that will start in Valenzuela.

02:07It has state-of-the-art train sets that can accommodate more than 2,000 passengers per train.

02:14As of now, the physical progress of the project is at 14 percent.

02:19It is expected that it will be fully operational by 2029.

02:23The funding for the project was estimated at Php 488.5 billion,

02:29which was funded by official development assistance from JICA and the government.

02:34Our achievements here are that the tunnel boring machines started to operate.

02:43As of now, we have four tunnel boring machines whose operations are almost 24 hours.

02:51Within the year, it will be six.

02:54And in the coming years, we will have up to almost 19 tunnel boring machines working 24 hours to complete the construction.

03:07Bautista also led the development of 700 ports in the country with the help of the Philippine Ports Authority.

03:16On the other hand, many projects have already been done here, such as modernization and improvement of existing airports.

03:25And one of the big projects that is expected to happen this year is the modernization of Manila International Airport.

03:33The modernization of Manila International Airport should be done immediately so that the experience of our passengers will be comfortable.

03:44By September 13 or September 14, our private proponent will take over.

03:54They will invest almost Php 3 billion to improve our existing facilities in Manila International Airport.

04:05The capacity will increase from Php 32 million up to Php 62 million.

04:10This is a huge improvement.

04:13The DOTR has also been approved in the PUV Modernization Program or PUVMP.

04:19The consolidation and route rationalization of the DOTR is now completed.

04:26Ryan Lizigues for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.