In fulfillment of the Administration’s agenda to provide an efficient mass transport system in the country, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. witnesses the contract signing of Contract Package 102 (CP102) – Quezon Avenue Station and Contract Package 103 (CP103) – Anonas and Camp Aguinaldo Stations of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) in a ceremony at the President’s Hall in Malacañan Palace on November 3, 2022.
The Metro Manila Subway will be the Philippines’ first underground railway system that will have a total length of 33 kilometers with 17 stations running from Valenzuela City to the FTI-Bicutan in Parañaque City, with a line connecting to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City.
Once fully operational, it can accommodate around 519,000 passengers daily and significantly reduce travel time between Quezon City to NAIA from one and a half hours to 35 minutes.
Dubbed as the ‘Crown Jewel’ of the country’s mass transit system, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) reports that the MMSP is set to generate more than 18,000 jobs during its construction, and boost economic activity in nearby areas apart from creating business opportunities once completed. Funding assistance of the MMSP is from the Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
