SENATOR and former Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar on Thursday pushed changes to the country’s law on right of way acquisition to speed up infrastructure projects, citing the need to align it with the recently signed Real Property Valuation law.
He told a Senate public works committee hearing private property owners affected by government projects must be duly compensated.
“Resolving this bottleneck in right-of-way acquisition will enable us to deliver high-impact infrastructure projects in a timely and efficient manner,” Mr. Villar said. — John Victor D. Ordoñez
