DOTr chief vows accessible, affordable transportation

New Department of Transportation (DOTr) secretary Jaime Bautista on Friday vowed to transform and elevate the country’s transportation system to provide Filipinos “accessible, affordable, comfortable, and safe transport service throughout the country.”

“As discussed during my initial meeting with President Bongbong, we will transform the Philippine transport industry and elevate it to global standards,” Bautista said.

“We should focus our efforts at moving passengers and goods that use our roads, airports, seaports, and railways,” he added.

He then vowed to continue the “Build, Build, Build” program of the Duterte administration.

“We do not need to reinvent the wheel. These big-ticket projects truly deserve continuity to struck the maximum benefits for the Filipino people,” he said.

Bautista also said that he sought the help of all DOTr employees and assured them that he will listen to their suggestions.

“I will not pretend to have all the solutions. With many daunting tasks ahead of us, I ask for your help in making this administration succeed in solving the seemingly insurmountable transport concerns of Filipinos,” he said.

“We will surely be under scrutiny if we can deliver. My confidence is derived from my own experience at overcoming far pernicious issues that allowed us to sharpen our perspective at attacking contentious problems,” he added.

When he was a presidential aspirant, Marcos vowed that he would prioritize the development of a digital infrastructure alongside continuing the “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program.—LDF, GMA News