Bongbong Marcos appoints more PNR, LRTA officials

(L-R) Henry L. Uri, Acting Member of the PNR Board of Directors; Jeremy S. Regino, PNR Acting General Manager; and DOTr Secretary Jaime J. Bautista (Photo from DOTr)

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation on Friday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had appointed more officials to lead the Philippine National Railways (PNR) and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA).

Marcos designated Jeremy Regino, the administrator of the LRTA, during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte, as PNR’s acting general manager.

Meanwhile, Henry Uri was appointed as an acting member of the PNR Board of Directors. Uri is a member of the Board of Directors under the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, according to the DOTr.

The new administrator of the LRTA is its former spokesperson and Corporate Board Secretary Hernando Cabrera, the department also announced.

The new appointees were sworn into office in an oath-taking ceremony led by Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista on Thursday.

The DOTr said its respective Board of Directors would soon confirm their appointments.

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