Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
Ryan Bartolo, Metro Manila Subway Project's contractor and deputy safety manager, looks at the Tunnel Boring Machine in Barangay Ugong in Valenzuela City on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that the first-ever subway is less vulnerable to the impact of earthquakes since no segment would run over the West Valley Fault and will instead pass through layers of adobe , which is ideal for tunneling. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN

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