The Department of Transportation (DOTr) assured Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that the Philippine Railways Institute (PRI) has the capability to train the workforce required for existing and upcoming railway lines.

Transport Undersecretary for Railways Cesar Chavez told Kishida in a briefing PRI is now training engineers, technicians and operators for the MRT-7 which is expected to operate in 2025. The briefing was also attended by Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko, Dr. Masafumi Mori, special adviser to the prime minister and Atsushi Uehara, Japan's vice minister for international affairs.