Metro Manila Subway Sparks Transit-Oriented Development Surge
The Philippines’ first underground rail network drives subterranean urbanism, cross-corridor connectivity, and multi-billion-peso land value appreciation across a 33-kilometer spine. Backed by Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan packages from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) represents the most ambitious mass-transit infrastructure undertaking in Philippine history. Spanning 33 kilometers, the fully underground trunkline links northern Metro Manila directly to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 and the southern transit corridor at Bicutan.
