Ito said the Japanese government was “fully supportive” of the Duterte administration’s ambitious “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program to help ease the congestion. “The conclusion that we have is that ‘Build, Build, Build’ is a move in the right direction. “With ‘Build, Build, Build,’ it can be reduced to P3 billion a day. Ito said the initial phase of the Metro Manila Subway Project was one of the initiatives that could ease traffic congestion in the metropolis. Socioeconomic Planning Undersecretary Rolando Tungpalan earlier said the 0.36-percent increase in project cost “included relocation of utilities not considered earlier.”The higher project cost reflected an appraisal by Jica, according to Tungpalan.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 22, 2018 22:52 UTC