LEGAZPI CITY: Gov. Joey Salceda of Albay believes the P171-billion South Line of the country’s North-South Railways System will give a 24-percent economic return to countryside development in Bicol and Southern Luzon.

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) recently started the bidding process for the 653-kilometer rail line that will connect Manila and Albay’s capital, Legazpi City. Formerly known as the Bicol Express, the link is the oldest rail system in Southeast Asia.

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