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"The Story of the Subway" The project was initially proposed in 1973 by the Overseas Technological Cooperation Agency (now JICA) and former Public Works and Transportation Secretary David Consunji. The subway was part of the Urban Transport Study in Metropolitan Manila Area or the "Metro Manila Dream Plan" where a modern, well-integrated, coordinated and affordable transport system would address Metro Manila’s problems in traffic, land use and the environment. The plan of the subway was later on included in the 1977 Metro Manila Transport, Land Use and Development Planning Project or the MMetroplan that was sponsored by the World Bank. However, it was not implemented by the Philippine government that time due to flooding concerns in the areas affected by the project such as Marikina, Cainta, Rosario, Tondo, Manila, Mandaluyong, Pateros and Pasay. The Manila Light Rail Transit System-Line 1 (LRT-1) was constructed instead. Urban planner and architect Felino "Jun" Palafox disclosed that the government under the Marcos administration thought the LRT-1 was the "most feasible" project to build that time. Plans for the Metro Manila Subway was eventually shelved while other transit lines such as the Manila Metro Rail Transit System-Line 3 (MRT-3) and the Manila Light Rail Transit System-Line 2 (LRT-2) were constructed. Jeline Malasig — #SubwaySomeday