Marcos commits to modernize Philippine transport system

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is committed to “modernize” and improve the country’s transportation system to foster growth and revitalize the economy.

During the contract signing of the electromechanical systems and track works of the North-South Commuter Railway in Malacañang, the President recognized that an “efficient” transportation system will have a multiplier effect on employment and on the economy.

“As we sign this contract package, we do not only write a new chapter in realizing important infrastructure projects that will foster growth and revitalize the economy. With it, we also fulfill a promise to achieve our shared dreams and aspirations that will be the foundation of a more comfortable, a more dignified life for every Filipino,” he said.

Marcos added it will strengthen “what we have seen [as] our weaknesses in the supply chain, that have been brought about by the pandemic economy, that have been brought about by the crisis in Ukraine and that we now must attend to if we are going to be able to say that we will grow the economy.”

“So, I assure the Filipino people that the government will strive to modernize and improve the country’s transportation system,” the President said.

“This will be one of the cornerstones of our progress as we move full speed ahead into a brighter tomorrow,” he added.