Subic-Clark Railway Controversy

[hk blues]

3 hours ago, Jack Peterson said:

 Oh dear, we seem to all want progress here in the PI with regard to Travel Infrastructure but don't seem to like the Upsets, Planning or the way things happen  

And doubly so if the Chinese are in the mix!  

[OnMyWay]

11 hours ago, Gary D said:

So if they are contemplating a railway between clark and subic why are they going to all the trouble and expence of putting a second carriageway on the clark to subic expressway. I assume more filipino joined up thinking in action again.

It is mainly to get the heavy trucks off of the expressway, and is part of a central Luzon railway system.  I'll bet they get the expressway widening finished and then promptly tear up parts of it for the railway!

[OnMyWay]

11 hours ago, Jack Peterson said:

 Oh dear, we seem to all want progress here in the PI with regard to Travel Infrastructure but don't seem to like the Upsets, Planning or the way things happen  

When it comes to big projects funded and engineered by the Chinese, I think the Philippines would be better off without them.  There are other ways and other money.

I used to think it was just wild speculation, but lately I am convinced that the Chinese have a semi-hidden agenda for the Philippines.  All of these funds have strings/ropes/heavy steel cables attached.  And the current president seems to have either thrown in the towel, or he is part of it.

[OnMyWay]

11 hours ago, Old55 said:

It's a trap!

Chinese loan to build something that may or may not be useful for the most part by Chinese workers in Philippines. I don't know what it is the CCP has on the president but he is their puppet.

This article is 2 years old but someone just posted in on FB:

https://medium.com/shanghaiist/xis-new-book-launched-in-the-philippines-at-anniversary-bash-for-duterte-s-political-party-f8eaceb66f6f