Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo has signed the diplomatic notes for Japan’s official development assistance (ODA) worth P92.701 billion (JPY250 billion) for road and subway projects aimed at modernizing the country’s infrastructure. Department of Transportation...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) lSecretary Jaime Baustista inspects on Thursday, March 7, 2024, the current status of the Metro Manila Subway Project CP101 North Avenue Station which is scheduled to begin excavation this month using a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM). The Metro Manila...
The agency in charge of securing funding for the Metro Manila Subway project has assured that the country’s first subway system is designed to withstand not only flooding but also other natural disasters.Given that the Philippines is among the most disaster-prone countries in the world, the...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is set to sign two loan agreements with the Philippines this month for a road project in Northern Luzon and the Metro Manila subway project (MMSP).The Department of Finance (DOF) said that JICA and the government are finalizing loan deals for the...
The Philippine government is expected to get the third tranche of its loan from Japan for the continuous construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) next month, the Department of Transportation (DOtR) said as it expressed confidence that there will no delay in its target completion...
Once operational, the Metro Manila Subway will not only enhance comfort and speed but also generate approximately P2.5 billion in daily economic benefits, the Department of Finance (DOF) said.In a briefing on Monday, Feb. 26, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said the direct economic benefits,...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will lend another loan tranche of P55.7 billion for the construction of the Metro Manila subway by March this year, according to the Department of Finance (DOF).The subway project, which is set to be completed by 2029, is currently supported by the...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be infusing fresh capital outlay of P280 million for the development of a switching station that will support electricity services for the multi-billion Metro Manila subway project.The 115-kilovolt (kV) switching station that shall be sited...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited on Saturday, Nov. 4, the ongoing construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), a mega railway system funded by his government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Monday, Feb. 13, broke ground for the Anonas and Camp Aguinaldo underground stations of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP).
The stations are covered under Contract Package 103 (CP103), the Civil Works – Build Only Contract of the project,...
Senator Mark Villar on Monday, January 9 commended President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s administration for achieving another milestone as the latter facilitated the launching of the Metro Manila Subway Project's Tunnel Boring Machine.
Villar was among other government officials who...
Japan believes that the "new dawn for the Philippines' transportation story" is now "on the horizon" as a new subway project that will connect the north and the south of Metro Manila comes into effect.
Matsuda Kenichi, Japanese Embassy in the Philippines minister and deputy chief of mission, made...
