‘The loss of Metro Manila actually will be the gain of the Southern Luzon and Bicol area,’ Philippine National Railways General Manager Jeremy Regino tells Rappler
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“We’re going to stop operations in Metro Manila by next year,” PNR General Manager Jeremy Regino told Rappler on Thursday, October 19. The stoppage of PNR operations between Tutuban and Alabang will last for five years to allow civil works for theto proceed more quickly. The NSCR will be built along the same line being used by the PNR in Metro Manila.every day. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board is expected to give out more franchises to bus operators as commuters seek alternative routes following the closure.
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