TransportationManila's $25bn traffic headache looms as 2022 election issue
Duterte's infrastructure plan progresses slower than expected
Antipolo station, which opened July 5, is the last stop on the eastern extension of the LRT Line 2 that runs across greater Manila. (Photo by Yuichi Shiga)
YUICHI SHIGA, Nikkei staff writer
MANILA -- With the Duterte administration's ambitious program to modernize public transit networks in the Philippines falling far behind schedule, addressing notorious traffic congestion around the capital will likely emerge as a major campaign issue ahead of next year's presidential election.