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The Plaridel Bypass Road project, a new arterial road traversing the municipalities of Balagtas, Guiguinto, Plaridel, Bustos, and San Rafael in the province of Bulacan has been opened.

Sustainable Tourism Development has been the subject of both international and domestic discourse, and is particularly important when the life cycle of many tourist destinations, including Boracay, is at risk of irreversible collapse.

Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s mandate of increasing transparency and accountability in government, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has put an end to ghost projects this 2018 as it migrates to a fully automated new monitoring system — the Infra-Track App, which would utilize built-in geotagging feature, satellite technology, and drone monitoring.

The “Build, Build, Build” program is the Duterte administration’s medium-term goal to increase infrastructure spending from 5.4 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2017, to 7.3 percent by the end of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term in 2022.

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In 2012, the Philippines lost P2.4 billion a day. Six years after, a study conducted by Japan International Cooperation Agency said the number had gone up to P3.5 billion a day due to traffic congestion in Metro Manila.

Most of my friends are kinda surprised when I order Sinigang, Tinola, or KBL for breakfast.

When Henry Sy went to the Philippines he had nothing but the shirt on his back. He was a 12-year-old boy who spoke no English or Filipino. Unlike most immigrants then who came with a group, he travelled alone.

Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s mandate of increasing transparency and accountability in government, the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) has put an end to ghost projects via drones, geotagging, and satellite technology.

The Duterte Administration will spend around P8.4 trillion (around US$160-200 billion) in infrastructure projects to usher in a golden age of infrastructure in the Philippines. Government spending on public infrastructure will be increased from 5.3 percent of GDP in 2017 to around 7.4 percent of GDP by 2022. Its infrastructure plan, which is consistent with the Master Plan on Asean Connectivity, will help facilitate connectivity of capital, goods, and people nationwide, in every region in the country. For the first time, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are on an equal footing as far as the budget is concerned.

When DIWA Representative Emmeline Aglipay-Villar was diagnosed with lupus — an autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body, including joints, skin, and internal organs — she did not know anyone with a similar condition. There was no support group available and information on the disease was scarce

Tinnitus is simply “ringing in the ears.” Sometimes it is the “perception of noise” and has been likened to chronic pain syndromes where the cause of pain (like whiplash or a fracture) has long healed but the patient still hurts.

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