Metro Manila Subway 40% Complete
The Department of Transportation reports that work on the Metro Manila
Subway Project is progressing at a 40 percent rate.
During the most recent site inspection of work being conducted on the metro
subway, DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista reported an overall project
implementation progress rate of 40 percent as of January 2024.
The site inspection was also attended by Finance Secretary Ralph Recto and
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chief Representative to the
Philippines Takema Sakamoto.
The DOTr is also expecting the arrival of more tunnel boring machines.
The Philippines lags behind neighbors like Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand
and Malaysia with regards to subways. We expect to begin catching up to our
neighbors by at least 2025 when it is scheduled to start partial
operations.