Without dismissing the gains of the Duterte administration’s Build, Build, Build program, presidential aspirant and Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Nov. 18, stressed the importance of building “better” and targeting the poorest and most vulnerable to benefit from the infrastructure...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started discussing projects with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the country to have a sustainable infrastructure development program that would eventually help in the economic recovery from struggles in the COVID-19 pandemic. DPWH Acting...
President Duterte has named Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain as the chief implementer of the ‘Build, Build, Build’ (BBB) program of the government. Duterte, through a Memorandum by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea dated Nov. 3, Sadain has...
Aiming to attain a more inclusive countryside development before he steps down from office, President Duterte led the launching of the Siargao Island Sports and Tourism Complex (SISTC), and the Catangnan-Cabitoonan Bridge System in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, on Saturday, November 6....
President Duterte inaugurated his eighth port development project in a span of one week in what can be described as part of the last hurrah of "Build. Build, Build" under his administration. President Rodrigo Duterte (center) attends the inauguration of the Puerto Princesa Seaport Expansion Project...
The Duterte administration will amend the the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the build-operate-transfer (BOT) law to remove the “onerous,” “excessive,” and “undue” terms, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. In a statement, the NEDA said on Tuesday,...
Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo said if she wins the presidency next year, she will carry on with the current administration's massive infrastructure program but it will have to directly impact the lives of the marginalized sector. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo...
media Globe Telecom Inc. has built 82 percent more cell sites in the first nine months of this year versus the same period in 2020, the company announced Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. This translated to 1,080 new cell sites built as of end September, versus 593 in the comparative time span. “The...
President Duterte appeared to be so impressed with the person who led the construction of the Sariaya by-pass road in Quezon Province that he forgot the latter had already resigned from his Cabinet. media The Chief Executive once again gave praise late Monday night, Oct. 25 to former Department of...
The Duterte administration continues to churn out accomplishments under its flasghip "Build, Build, Build" program in the final months of the President Duterte's term. (Screenshot from Facebook live) This, as the President inaugurated on Thursday, Oct 21, the Sariaya by-pass road in Quezon...
Newly-appointed Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Roger Mercardo, vowed to sustain the aggressive construction projects of the Duterte administration as he formally assumed the post on Thursday, Oct 14. Mercado replaced Villar who resigned from his post to run for...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Last week, President Duterte announced that he is bowing out of politics, a move that elicited mixed emotions and reactions. “It is time to give way to a new set of leaders who will hopefully continue the reforms, programs and projects that this administration...
