MANILA – The start of construction for a Japanese-financed subway in the Philippines’ urban metropolis of Manila could be pushed back to as far as December next year, a Philippine official said Tuesday.
The Philippine government had said previously that construction of the 355 billion peso (about $7 billion) project would start by the first quarter of 2018, meaning it would be delayed by around nine months.
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