SHORT-HAUL rail operator MRail, a unit of Metro Pacific Investment Corp. (MPIC), is pushing ahead with preparations to reopen the cargo rail service connecting Manila’s ports to inland terminals in Laguna, even though it is still waiting for approval from the Department of Transportation (DOTr), MRail’s president said on Monday.

The company is waiting for the approval of Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade, whose office is reviewing the project, MRail President Ferdinand Inacay said. Although no possible timeline for the approval has been given, Inacay said he is “confident” that the project will be approved before the end of the first 100 days of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.

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