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By Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, Reporter

MAKATI CITY Mayor Marlen Abigail “Abby” Binay-Campos has hinted at the prospect of “another mass transport system” traversing the city amid the alignment issue on the ongoing subway project.

“The project proponent sent a new proposal. Let’s wait because the proposal is currently being studied. We will announce soon because hopefully, we will still be able to deliver something by 2025,” she said on the sidelines of the 2023 Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) Conference in Pasay City last week.

The project’s private proponent is listed infrastructure and real estate developer, Philippine Infradev Holdings, Inc.

Asked for more details about this new proposal, Ms. Binay-Campos said: “It is still being studied. It will be another mass transport system. What it will be and how it will be executed is what is still being studied by the city (Makati).”

Last month, Philippine Infradev said the alignment of the $3.7-billion Makati City subway project is no longer feasible after the Supreme Court (SC) ruled that Fort Bonifacio and the Enlisted Men’s Barrios (EMBOs) barangays are under the jurisdiction of Taguig City.

The firm said the depot and some stations of the Makati City subway are included in the affected areas under the SC’s ruling.

Meanwhile, Ms. Binay-Campos disclosed that the construction of the Makati City subway project is still ongoing.

She added that the Makati City government has no plans to include the Taguig City local government in the joint venture for the subway project.

“Construction is ongoing. The on-ground development is ongoing,” Ms. Binay-Campos said. 

The Makati City subway project, originally expected to be fully operational by 2025, is a joint venture between the Makati City local government and Philippine Infradev.

The 10-kilometer project has 10 stations that seeks to link Ayala Avenue to the vicinity of the Ospital ng Makati in about 15 minutes.

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