- (From Left to Right) Congressman ApolPancho, PNR Chairman Roberto Lastimoso , JICA Chief Representative Susumo Ito, Governor Wilhemino Alvarado, DBM Secretary Ben Diokno, DOTr Secretary Art Tugade, Japanese Ambassador to the PH Kazuhide Ishikawa, Congresswoman Linabelle Villarica, Mayor Juanito Santiago, PNR General Manager Junn Magno
Secretary Diokno joined Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhide Ishikawa, JICA Chief Representative Susumo Ito, DOTr Secretary Tugade, NEDA Secretary Pernia, DPWH Secretary Villar, PNR Chairman Roberto Lastimoso, the PNR Board of Directors, and Local Government Executives and District Representatives in attendance, in the unveiling of the billboards of PNR North Stations Marilao, Meycauayan, Valenzuela, Caloocan, and Tutuban.
The Budget Chief gave a short message during the program at Valenzuela City.
In his message, the Secretary emphasized the Duterte administration’s “seriousness in improving the state of infrastructure in the Philippines”, saying that they are planning to spend around “P8 to P9 trillion for public infrastructure in the next six years”.
We will “Build, Build, Build” and not only “talk, talk, talk,” the Secretary said.
As a conclusion, the Secretary expressed that “at the core of the government’spush for new and modern infrastructure facilities is thehope that we can give the Filipino people a higher qualityof life”.
DOTr Secretary Art Tugade announced that the PNR will be completed by last quarter of 2020, earlier than what had been previously agreed between DOTr and JICA.
- (From Left to Right) PNR Board Members, JICA Chief Representative Susumo Ito, DBM Secretary Ben Diokno, Congresswoman LinabelleVillarica,DOTr Secretary Art Tugade, Mayor Henry Villarica, Japanese Ambassador to the PH Kazuhide Ishikawa, Bulacan Governor Wilhemino Alvarado, PNR General Manager JunnMagno, PNR Chairman Roberto Lastimoso, BCDA Vice President Engr. Joshua Bingcang
- (From Left to Right, Top to Bottom) DBM Secretary Ben Diokno, Japanese Ambassador to the PH Kazuhide Ishikawa, NEDA Secretary Ernesto Pernia, Congressman Wes Gatchalian, Mayor Rex Galchalian, DOTr Secretary Art Tugade, Congresswoman Linabelle Villarica,JICA Chief Representative Susumo Ito, and other Local Government Officials
- (From Left to Right) PNR Board Members, JICA Chief Representative Susumo Ito, Japanese Ambassador to the PH Kazuhide Ishikawa, DOTr Secretary Art Tugade, DBM Secretary Ben Diokno, NEDA Secretary Ernesto Pernia, Congressman Edgar Erice, Bulacan Governor Wilhemino Alvarado, Mayor Oscar Malapitan, Congresswoman Linabelle Villarica, PNR Chairman Roberto Lastimoso, PNR General Manager JunnMagno, Congressman ApolPancho
- (From Left to Right) Congressman ApolPancho, MMDA Chairman Danny Lim, JICA Chief Representative Susumo Ito, Japanese Ambassador to the PH Kazuhide Ishikawa, Congresswoman LinabelleVillarica, DBM Secretary Ben Diokno, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar,DOTr Secretary Art Tugade, NEDA Secretary Ernesto Pernia, PNR General Manager JunnMagno, Bulacan Governor Wilhemino Alvarado, PNR Chairman Roberto Lastimoso, and PNR Board Members
