‘Build, Build, Build’ has generated 4 million jobs since 2016
Published May 07, 2019 18:54 pm
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Updated May 07, 2019 18:54 pm
By Betheena Unite
More than four million jobs were generated over the past three years since the start of the government’s infrastructure program, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said Tuesday.
Department of Public Work and Highways Secretary Mark Villar (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLEITN)
A total of 4,199,228 jobs have already been generated from the road, bridge, flood-control and other infrastructure projects of the department nationwide under the Build, Build, Build (BBB) Program since 2016.
“Thanks to the huge increase in DPWH budget since President Rodrigo Roa Duterte took over, we were able to provide jobs to millions of Filipinos across the country,” Villar said noting that almost half of employment created were from projects funded under 2018 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
Villar reported that, in 2016, roughly 1.087 million workers were employed. A total of 1.281 million workers landed a job under BBB projects in 2017, and last year around 1.830 million were employed.
“Through BBB, contractors hire at least 50 percent of unskilled and 30 percent of skilled labor requirement from the locality where the projects are located within an average of four months per project, 22 days per month,” the secretary said.
“These workers are earning an average daily wage of P550 and are helping us build vital infrastructure projects across the country,” he added.
Villar further said that at least a million more workers are expected to benefit from the projects that will be implemented by the department this year, following an approved budget of P3.757 trillion for 2019.
“We hope that this massive infrastructure program of the government will be able to solve traffic woes and improve connectivity among towns and cities, and will further improve livelihood nationwide,” Villar said.
Department of Public Work and Highways Secretary Mark Villar (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLEITN)
A total of 4,199,228 jobs have already been generated from the road, bridge, flood-control and other infrastructure projects of the department nationwide under the Build, Build, Build (BBB) Program since 2016.
“Thanks to the huge increase in DPWH budget since President Rodrigo Roa Duterte took over, we were able to provide jobs to millions of Filipinos across the country,” Villar said noting that almost half of employment created were from projects funded under 2018 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
Villar reported that, in 2016, roughly 1.087 million workers were employed. A total of 1.281 million workers landed a job under BBB projects in 2017, and last year around 1.830 million were employed.
“Through BBB, contractors hire at least 50 percent of unskilled and 30 percent of skilled labor requirement from the locality where the projects are located within an average of four months per project, 22 days per month,” the secretary said.
“These workers are earning an average daily wage of P550 and are helping us build vital infrastructure projects across the country,” he added.
Villar further said that at least a million more workers are expected to benefit from the projects that will be implemented by the department this year, following an approved budget of P3.757 trillion for 2019.
“We hope that this massive infrastructure program of the government will be able to solve traffic woes and improve connectivity among towns and cities, and will further improve livelihood nationwide,” Villar said.