Department of Transportation(DOTr)

26 January 2023 Good day! Apologies for the delay in processing your request. There has been an error with the coordination/endorsement of your request. Rest assured the your request will be processed as soon as possible. Thank you for your kind understanding and consideration. Respectfully, DOTR-DM FOI OFFICER

April 19, 2023 Dear Hazel Rivera, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Dec 12, 2022 12:57:58 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for The North-South Commuter Railway (Malolos-Tutuban) Project background and implemantation status. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. The 147-kilometer North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Project is the largest railway project in the Philippines to date. The NSCR will allow Filipino commuters fast, safe, and convenient access to more than 20 cities and municipalities between Pampanga and Laguna. The massive project is the first railway line in the country to feature both a regular commuter and an airport express service. While the project will bring ease of mobility and connectivity within the the regions of National Capital Region, CALABARZON and Central Luzon, the NSCR Project is also expected to generate a total of 110,000 direct and indirect employment during its construction phase, Secretary Bautista said. The entire NSCR Project will have a total of 35 stations with 51 commuter train sets and seven express train sets operating along its rail line. Once operational, the NSCR is expected to service as many as 800,000 passengers daily and cut travel time between Clark, Pampanga and Calamba, Laguna from 4 hours to less than 2 hours. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary Jaime J. Bautista at [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, DOTR-DM FOI Officer