{"id":204344,"date":"2019-02-27T21:27:54","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T02:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=204344"},"modified":"2019-02-27T21:47:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T02:47:13","slug":"palace-hopes-next-admin-finishes-metro-manila-subway-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/02\/27\/palace-hopes-next-admin-finishes-metro-manila-subway-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace hopes next admin finishes Metro Manila subway project"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_204290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-204290\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Metro-Manila-Subway-System.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-204290\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Metro-Manila-Subway-System.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Metro-Manila-Subway-System.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Metro-Manila-Subway-System-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-204290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: Scale model of the Metro Manila Subway System which is expected to have partial operations in 2022. (Photo by Aerol John B. Patena\/PNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; Malaca\u00f1ang on Wednesday expressed hope that the next administration will ensure the completion of the Metro Manila subway project even after President Rodrigo R. Duterte steps down in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark as he hailed the groundbreaking of the country\u2019s first underground railway system and vowed to monitor its progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Office of the President will be monitoring the progress of this project and commits its all-out support to the DOTr and all agencies involved as they endeavor to deliver this facility to our countrymen,\u201d Panelo said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this foundation, we request succeeding administrations to exert the same effort until the railway system is fully completed,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Panelo also appealed to Filipino commuters to have more patience and understanding until the railway system is expected to be fully operational in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also ask the public to remain patient as it is us who will greatly benefit from gains of this major infrastructure project in the near future,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Panelo hit critics and cynics for doubting the possibility of building a subway in Metro Manila.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe critics say it can never be done. The cynics say it is just a dream. We are pleased to announce today\u2019s groundbreaking ceremony of the Metro Manila Subway,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n<p>Citing the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Panelo said that once the railway system is serviceable, the riding public can travel from Quezon City to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The railway system, which will run on a speed of 80kph, will have 15 stations from Quirino Highway in Quezon City to the NAIA in Para\u00f1aque City.<\/p>\n<p>The partial operations of the subway\u2019s first three stations&#8211;Quirino Highway, Tandang Sora and Mindanao Avenue\u2014 are expected to start in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected to serve up to 370,000 passengers per day, with a capacity of serving up to 1.5 million passengers daily once it starts full operations.<\/p>\n<p>On February 20, the DOTr signed the contract for the joint venture of Shimizu Corporation, Fujita Corporation, Takenaka Civil Engineering Co., Ltd., and with EEI Corporation for the design and build contract for the subway\u2019s first three stations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; Malaca\u00f1ang on Wednesday expressed hope that the next administration will ensure the completion of the Metro Manila subway project &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":204290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1145,16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-204344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headline","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-azer-parrocha","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}