Proposal Taft Avenue station was first planned as part of the first phase of the EDSA Light Rail Transit III (EDSA LRT III) project, following a
Build-Lease-Transfer (BLT) agreement between the
Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and EDSA LRT Corporation on September 22, 1992. However, the project faced delays due to government investigations into the contract, and construction was postponed until the
Supreme Court of the Philippines upheld the contract's legality in 1995. Construction finally began on October 15, 1996 as the MRT III project, under a BLT contract awarded to the
Metro Rail Transit Corporation (MRTC), led by a consortium of local companies.
Construction controversy During the line's construction in 2000, Taft Avenue station was notorious among Pasay residents due to the station and the part of the line in Pasay being built completely at ground level. As a result, many intersections along EDSA were closed, forcing people along the streets in the area to make long detours just to cross EDSA. In response,
Metro Rail Transit Corporation (MRTC) stated that constructing the segment as an elevated railway was not feasible due to the
Department of Public Works and Highways having already claimed the
air rights above the line for the Tramo
flyover project since 1996. Construction of the line continued amidst a
cease and desist order issued by then-Pasay Mayor
Wenceslao Trinidad and city councilors threatening to file
graft charges against the MRTC. The station's link to Metro Point Mall was later added, as the mall was opened in December 2001. On March 8, 2025, an escalator at the station malfunctioned, injuring ten passengers. The incident led to the dismissal of Oscar Bongon as general manager of the MRT-3 after Transportation Secretary
Vince Dizon accused him of conducting a slow response in having the escalator repaired. ==Nearby landmarks==