A lawmaker over the weekend said he supports President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to invest an additional P17 billion to expand capacity of trains that would ferry passengers to and from Metro Manila.

“Fresh government subsidies to passenger trains are imperative to cope with the growing demand for high-speed and affordable public transportation,” according to Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza, also House senior deputy minority leader.

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