The
Filipino Automated Guideway Transit System (AGTS) will be composed of two
connected coaches that will roll on an elevated guideway The technology is
driverless, reliable, and environmentally sound, and is an established mode of
transportation in countries like the United States, Japan, and Canada. The
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will use locally-available
materials in the construction of the AGTS. and will begin its testing in the
University of the Philippines Diliman Campus on October 2012. (Image by
DOST-PMEDSO)
DOST
MIRDC Director Engr. Arthur Lucas D. Cruz (middle, left) and Miescor Builders,
Inc..President Jesus P. Francisco (middle, right) signed the contract during
the Metals and Engineering (M&E) Week Conference on June 19, 2012 at
Traders Hotel. (Photo by Gerardo Palad