Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte lifted the temporary cease and desist order issued in the Quezon Memorial Circle against the above-ground construction of the MRT-7. Advertisement Belmonte declared the lifting after the new structure proposal proposed by EEI and San Miguel Corporations had been accepted by the officials concerned. The overground construction was reduced from approximately 11,000 square meters to …

The Transportation Department (DOTr) clarified Thursday that it was the concessionaire who decided to open commercial spaces at MRT7 Quezon Memorial Circle station. The government had previously stated that the railway project concessionaire would open the station’s business spaces to prevent rises in fares or amortization costs to be paid by the Government. DOTr Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran explained …