Manila, Oct. 7 -- A third tunnel boring machine (TBM) has begun drilling works for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Tuesday.

During the TBM launch at Camp Aguinaldo Station, Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez said the third TBM is in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s directive to fast-track the completion of the MMSP.

"Ang sabi nga po ng Pangulo ay kailangang bilisan ang projects natin kasi mass transit po talaga ang susi para maresolba ang problema ng mga komyuter (Like what the President says, we need to fast-track the projects because mass transit is the key to resolve the problem of commuters)," Lopez said.

To date, the TBM is drilling at a pace of nine meters daily ...