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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the groundbreaking for the Kalayaan Avenue and Bonifacio Global City stations of the Metro Manila Subway
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He said the project is currently ahead of the original construction timeline
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The new segment links Shaw Boulevard in Pasig to Lawton Avenue in Taguig
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Stations expected to serve over 200,000 passengers daily in first year
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Full 33.1-km subway to cut Valenzuela-BGC travel time to 29 minutes
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Project to integrate with major rail lines and airport access
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the groundbreaking for the Kalayaan Avenue and Bonifacio Global City (BGC) stations of the Metro Manila Subway Project, which he said is now ahead of the original construction timeline.
“I’m happy to report that the progress is proceeding and the work is proceeding, and we are very much on schedule. In fact, we are – from the original – from the original timetable, we have accelerated the process and we are moving even more quickly than that,” Marcos said in his speech during the ceremony held February 13 at the Uptown Parade Parking Lot in BGC, Taguig City.
The project, with about 75% of the cost under financing support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, is originally targeted for partial operation by 2028 and full completion by 2032.
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The new subway segment will link Shaw Boulevard Station in Pasig City to Lawton Avenue Station in Taguig City. These stations are projected to serve more than 200,000 passengers daily during the first year of operations.
“Today, we proved to the world something we thought – we once thought would be impossible: a subway in Metro Manila,” Marcos said
The President described the project as more than a transport upgrade, framing it as a step toward restoring commuter dignity and reinforcing national confidence in delivering large-scale infrastructure.
Once fully operational, the 33.1-kilometer Metro Manila Subway is expected to reduce travel time between Valenzuela City and BGC from about 1.5 hours to just 29 minutes.
“This means workers arriving on time, students getting home earlier, and our citizens regaining hours that we once lost to congestion,” the President said.
Travel time between Quezon City and Manila Airport is also projected to drop from more than an hour to 35 minutes.
The subway will connect with existing and planned rail systems, including LRT-1, MRT-3, MRT-7, LRT-2, MRT-4, and the North-South Commuter Railway, strengthening integration within Metro Manila and linking the capital to surrounding provinces.
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“This is the scale of transformation that we are building. And this brings us closer to a fully connected subway system that will redefine mobility in our nation’s capital,” Marcos said.
