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San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has announced that the first batch of MRT-7 trains will arrive next week. SMC has revealed that the new trains for the project are set to arrive next week in the country from South Korea. The trains, which consist of six cars or two trainsets procured from South Korea’s Hyundai ROTEM, have cleared inspections and factory acceptance testing, with the country’s national rail manufacturer, Korea Railroad Corporation, serving as SMC’s adviser. SMC added that more trains would be shipped in the coming months until all 108 coaches were delivered. SMC also reported that the manufacturing of other important equipment needed for the MRT 7, which were all done in various countries, had also been completed. San Miguel Corporation (SMC) will start charging toll fees on Skyway 3 starting July 12. SMC mentioned it had acquired a toll operating permit and a notice to start collecting toll from the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB). SMC will post the approved rates at the toll plazas before the start of the collection. Read more in our articles including "MRT-7 trains set to arrive from South Korea next week" and "Skyway 3 to start charging fees on July 12".