FORMER MANILA vice-mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso is now the chairman and chief executive officer of North Luzon Railways Corporation. Mr. Domagoso got the post after being endorsed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte, who appointed him as member of the company’s board of directors on July 12, replacing Jose Martin Orosa Aliling. “Ngayon lumabas na yung nomination ni (It just came out, the nomination of) President Duterte… endorsing me to the board as the chairman and CEO. Inapprove ng BCDA (Bases Conversion and Development Authority) just now,” Mr. Domagoso said in a phone interview with reporters on Wednesday. “I’m honored and grateful to President Duterte for giving me the opportunity to go back to public service,” he added. The North Luzon Railways Corporation was created by the BCDA primarily to handle the Northrail project that would connect Metro Manila to Central Luzon, and eventually northern Luzon. Implementation of the long-delayed Northrail project is now being led by the Department of Transportation with a goal of completing it by 2022. — Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral

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