The Department of Transportation (DoTR) signed a record of discussions with the Japan International Cooperation Agency on Thursday for the establishment of a Philippine Railway Institute (PRI) in Valenzuela this year.

“I have seen that there is something missing with our existing rail, and that is the training that should complement the rails. Our partner in building this railway institute is a Japanese group called Metro Tokyo,” DoTr Secretary Arthur Tugade said in a chance interview inat the Mapua University where the signing ceremony was held.

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