“That’s why we need to call another hearing that will include the truckers and the DPWH,” Arroyo said. “The reason we put up Ro-Ro system is we want to put down the cost of transporting goods from Mindanao to the Visayas and [back], and we hope to continue that,” she added. “We will continue to hear how to improve the Ro-Ro system, which is the backbone of this archipelagic country,” he said. ADVERTISEMENTThe Ro-Ro system was part of the Arroyo administration’s 919-kilometer Strong Republic Nautical Highway meant to connect the major islands through an integrated network of highway and vehicular ferry routes. Arroyo said she was happy that the Duterte administration decided to revive the Ro-Ro projects.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 18, 2019 21:11 UTC