The Department of Transportation (DOTr) signed an agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to enhance the quality and efficiency of the country’s road transport system.
The DOTr and JICA signed a technical cooperation project (TCP) agreement, granting the former capacity development initiatives to support road-based public transportation systems through route planning, improvement of intermodal facilities and service level monitoring.
DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said the JICA grant would strengthen road-based public transport capacities and “improve inter-modality of transport systems.”
“Our focus with this cooperation project is clear: to improve road transport systems in Metro Manila and surrounding regions,” Bautista said during the DOTr-JICA TCP signing ceremony. Japan’s assistance will strengthen road projects such as the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP), EDSA Busway, Active Transport Program and EDSA Greenways projects.
