Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) president Ramoncito S. Fernandez (right) briefs Presidential Management Staff (PMS) Secretary Hermogenes Esperon, Jr.(second from left) on the P2.1 billon Segment 8.1 of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Phase 2 project, designed to provide speedy access to NLEX and stimulate growth in the Luzon Urban Gateway. Esperon, who also heads the Pro Performance Steering Committee (PPSC), cited the socio-economic importance of Segment 8.1, the first step of NLEX Phase 2. Flanking Fernandez and Esperon are (left to right): Valenzuela City Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian Department of Public Highways (DPWH) director Edilberto Tayao, and Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) president & CEO Rodrigo E. Franco.