PhP 6.5 billion allotted for Phase I of the Mindanao Railway Project

The Department of Transportation has allotted PhP 6.5 billion for land acquisition and engineering works under Phase I of the MRP. The railway line will have eight stations and is expected to entail an investment of PhP 35.26 billion. The project will be funded by the central government. The construction works on Phase I are expected to commence by the second quarter of 2018-19.