JICA Parliamentary League inspects Metro Manila Subway Project construction status in the Republic of the Philippines
― Metro Manila Subway Project (Phase 1) CP103 Section ―
Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd., (SMCC) (Head Office: 2-1-6 Tsukuda, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Toshio Shibata) is currently carrying out construction work on the CP103 section of the Metro Manila Subway Project (Phase 1) in the Republic of the Philippines. On August 28(Thursday), JICA Parliamentary League visited our site.
From the Parliamentary Group for JICA, Chairperson and Member of the House of Representatives Yuko Obuchi, Advisor and Member of the House of Representatives Yuzuru Takeuchi, Deputy Chairman and Member of the House of Representatives Megumi Kaneko, Manager and Member of the House of Councilors Kiyoshi Ejima, Secretary General and Member of the House of Representatives Shinichi Nakatani, Deputy Secretary General and Member of the House of Representatives Takako Suzuki, Deputy Director General and Member of the House of Representatives Shu Sakurai, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hideaki Nagatoku, Director-General for International Cooperation Bureau, and from the Embassy and JICA, Minister of Economic Affairs Naofumi Yokota, JICA Executive Director Yuichi Oba, and JICA Philippines Office Chief Representative Takashi Baba attended and confirmed the construction progress.
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The CP103 section is an underground railway construction project with a total length of approximately 6.5km, including Anonas Station and Camp Aguinaldo Station. Shield tunnel excavation began in January of this year from the station located at a military facility, and currently two shield machines are operating smoothly.
The Parliamentary Group for JICA members who visited the site expressed great expectations for the Philippines' first underground railway construction project and were impressed by the continued safe construction practices with emphasis on quality. There was also a scene where Chairperson Obuchi asked about the installation method of shield segments, and when we specifically explained the construction method for the final piece that completes the circular segments, she seemed to realize that our company's technology is steadily being transferred to the Philippines. Furthermore, when we explained that the production management of these shield segments is thoroughly carried out by Filipino national staff, they deepened their understanding of the site policy of actively developing Filipino national staff.
Moving forward, through social infrastructure development projects, we will continue to build and maintain good relationships with clients and project stakeholders, and contribute to the economic development of the Republic of the Philippines by leveraging our many years of overseas project management capabilities and technical expertise.
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