We wish to express our profound appreciation to Undersecretary Cesar Chavez, DOTr USec for railways, for forwarding our pending questions to the Mindanao Railway Project Office. The resulting communication has allowed the community to post the following critical info graphic for general consumption.

Status of Notices of Taking (NOT), Offers To Buy (OTB), Offers To Compensate (OTC), and Deed of Absolute Sale (DOAS)

 

All these activities remain possible, despite pending issues with the credit facility for the actual construction of the railway, because funds for these activities are actually sourced from the National Budget. USec Chavez also shared the following information.