Tag: Metro Manila subway project

DOTr unveils tunnel boring machine for use in Metro Manila subway project, aims for subway partial operability by December

(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation on Friday, Feb. 5, unveiled the first among tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will be used for the partial operability section of the Metro Manila subway project (MMSP). The DOTr said the MMSP is the first underground railway system in the country, and is expected to  run from Valenzuela City to Bicutan, Parañaque, and NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay, and will further stretch across North and South zones of […]

Palace to monitor progress of Metro Manila Subway project

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 27, said it would be monitoring the progress of the Metro Manila Subway project, the country’s first-ever underground railway system that aims to link Quezon City to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement on the day the project, which is part of the government’s Build, Build, Build program, broke ground in Valenzuela City. “The Office of the President… commits its […]