01/09/2026
Credit to the whole right of way and site acquisition team, DOTR’s legal, finance and rail teams and the leadership of Secretary Banoy Lopez.
RESOLVING RIGHT-OF-WAY ISSUES
| For the first time in the history of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), a dedicated Assistant Secretary for Right-of-Way has been designated.
In an interview on DZRH News, Transportation Secretary Giovanni "Banoy" Lopez said this has ended what had been the single biggest cause of transportation project delays for decades.
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