{"id":55882,"date":"2015-07-15T23:06:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T15:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=55882"},"modified":"2025-01-08T16:06:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:06:17","slug":"dotc-begins-bidding-of-biggest-ppp-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/07\/15\/dotc-begins-bidding-of-biggest-ppp-project\/","title":{"rendered":"DOTC begins bidding of biggest PPP project"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_41938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41938\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/jun-abaya-dotc.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41938\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/jun-abaya-dotc-300x200.png\" alt=\"DOCT Secretary Jun Abaya (PNA photo)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/jun-abaya-dotc-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/jun-abaya-dotc-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/jun-abaya-dotc.png 957w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DOCT Secretary Jun Abaya (PNA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA &#8212; The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) started the bidding for the most expensive\u00a0Public-Private Partnership project of the government.<\/p>\n<p>The bididing for the\u00a0P170.7-billion South Line of the North-South Rail Project commenced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our biggest project yet: the revival of the oldest rail system in Southeast Asia, beginning with the Manila-Legazpi section plus additional branch lines totaling 653 kilometers,\u201d said DOTC Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The department said that the project will allow seven trains to pass through\u00a066 stations in 10 daily trips.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis project will impact directly on a grassroots level. Those who have less in life, especially farmers and fisherfolk, will be given efficient means to expand their livelihood.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy clenbuterol online <a href=\"https:\/\/ivvitamintherapylosangeles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/png\/clenbuterol.html\">ivvitamintherapylosangeles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/png\/clenbuterol.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> This is our biggest project yet, and this is for those who need it most,\u201d Abaya said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy female cialis online <a href=\"https:\/\/ivvitamintherapylosangeles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/png\/female-cialis.html\">ivvitamintherapylosangeles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/png\/female-cialis.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The the\u00a0653-kilometer railway system is expected to yield around\u00a0316,000 passengers as it opens\u00a0in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRail systems are a driver for inclusive socio-economic growth. They encourage trade and business activity, and provide access to employment and educational opportunities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The department also added that the winning bidder will be tasked to design, construct, finance, operate and maintain the\u00a056-kilometer commuter rail service on the Tutuban, Manila to Calamba, Laguna route, the 478-kilometer long-haul rail service on the Tutuban to Legazpi, Albay route, 58 kilometers from Calamba to Batangas City, and 117 kilometers from Legazpi to Matnog in Sorsogon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe winning bidder will operate, maintain, and upgrade the South Line for 34 years, including the construction period of four years,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy metformin online <a href=\"https:\/\/ivvitamintherapylosangeles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/png\/metformin.html\">ivvitamintherapylosangeles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/png\/metformin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA &#8212; The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) started the bidding for the most expensive\u00a0Public-Private Partnership project of the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":41938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news-ph","mauthors-lei-fontamillas","mauthors-philippine-canadian-inquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55882"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":281089,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55882\/revisions\/281089"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}