This February 2020 file photo shows Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (left) and Shimizu Corp.'s Monichiro Tsuchiya (center) and Akihiko Fujiyoshi inspecting parts of the tunnel boring machine that will be used for the Metro Manila Subway project. (Photo by Enrique Agcaoili)
DESPITE the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak in Japan, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) has assured that there would be no delay in the implementation of the Metro Manila Subway project.