MANILA — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is accelerating the completion of 16,575 housing units for families affected by the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) System, aiming for full delivery by the end of 2026.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the DOTr to ensure the timely completion of the housing units and guarantee that affected families will have access to their homes in time for the NSCR’s operations.

“Kabilin-bilinan ng Pangulo dapat madliin na ang mga housing units para matirhan na agad ito ng mga kababayan nating apektado ng NSCR. Nakikipagtulungan tayo sa mga ahensyang responsable para sa housing units para matapos agad ito,” said Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez.

In the NSCR’s south segment, the DOTr is working with the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) to deliver units in Laguna and Naic, Cavite, including Sining Residence II (1,920 units), Sining Residence I (528 units), The Meadows (2,030 units), Rizal Ville (2,130 units), and 5,452 units in Naic.

For the north segment, the DOTr is partnering with the National Housing Authority (NHA) for three relocation sites in Pampanga and one in Bulacan, targeting 4,515 informal settler families to be relocated in Angeles City, City of San Fernando, and Calumpit in Bulacan.

Transportation Assistant Secretary for Right of Way and Site Acquisition IC Calaguas and SHFC Engineer Renalyn Nacpil conducted site inspections to ensure timely project completion.

The 147-kilometer NSCR System will run from Clark International Airport in Pampanga to Calamba in Laguna, reducing travel time from four hours by land to less than 2.5 hours. It will feature the country’s first Airport Express Service connecting CRK to Makati in under an hour and to Alabang in 1 hour 15 minutes. The system will also include the country’s first Through Train Interoperations with the Metro Manila Subway.

The 35-station rail project is expected to generate 350,000 jobs during construction and operations and serve nearly 1 million passengers daily at full capacity.