Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and other DoTr and JICA officials inspect the tunnel boring machine being assembled by Hitachi Zosen in Sakai City. DoTr photo
JAPAN — In preparation for the construction of the much-awaited Metro Manila Subway which will break ground next week, officials of the Department of Transportation (DoTr) led by Secretary Arthur Tugade inspected the tunnel boring machine (TBM) in Japan.
From the airport, Tugade immediately proceeded to the JIMT Tsurumi Factory in the city of Yokohama, south of Tokyo on Tuesday.
JIM Technology Corporation is Japan’s foremost manufacturer of TBM.
Secretary Tugade was joined by Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan, Philippine National Railways (PNR) general manager Junn Magno, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda, and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Philippines chief representative Yoshio Wada.
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“The Metro Manila Subway is the Philippines’ first-ever underground railway system. Before, people cast doubt and said it is all but a dream. But on 27 February, we will show them that this is real,” Tugade said.
On Wednesday, Tugade and other key DoTr, Japan Embassy, and JICA officials traveled to Osaka and inspected the tunnel boring machines manufactured by Hitachi Zosen in Sakai City.
