(NI MAC CABREROS)

AARANGKADA na sa kalsada ang unang Pinoy-made na hybrid electric train sa Mayo 6, inihayag ng Department of Science and Technology.

Mismong si Secretary Fortunato de la Pena ang nagpasimuno sa paglulunsad umaga ng Miyerkoles. Sinamahan siya nina Undersecretary for Research and Development Rowena Cristina Guevara, Assistant
Secretary for International Cooperation Leah Buendia, PNr Chief Security Officer Ricarte Galope, and Station Operations Area I OIC Francisco Vegas.

“A product of the DOST-MIRDC’s research and development initiatives, the HET technology is a breakthrough in its own right.  This home-grown technology, once given a chance, is going to make the
Filipinos’ public transportation challenges a thing of the past,” pahayag ni De la Pena.

“The HET aims to raise the efficiency of the PNR’s operations through reduced production and operational costs,”dagdag pa kalihim.

Libre ang sakay sa loob ng 19-araw sa rutang Alabang-Binan, ayon DoST.

Binanggit ng DoST na abot sa 880 pasahero ang kapasidad ng train na patatakbuhin ng Philippine National Railways.

Ang train ay airconditioned at may CCTV cameras, pabatid ng DoST. Dinisenyo ito ng mga engineers ng Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) ng DoST.