NIGHT OWL More than six years ago, I was fortunate to be part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build,” the most ambitious infrastructure program of the Philippine government. We were able to complete 29,264 kilometers of roads, 5,950 bridges, 11,340 flood mitigation structures,...
House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto has praised President Ferdinand '"Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for having an infrastructure project masterplan that's not hinged on rushing the completion of the projects before his term ends. House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto (left) and...
Guest Columnist By Teodoro K. Katigbak Our new program for housing has been announced: Build one million homes a year for the next six years How realistic and achievable is this? As a reality check, we can look at our accomplishments over the last 28 years since the housing program was re-launched...
Recognized for her efforts and commitment to speed up the country’s growth, Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo was among Rising Tiger Magazine’s “People to Watch” in 2023. Rising Tigers Magazine's People To Watch 2023 (Photo courtesy of DICT) Upon...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Senior Undersecretary Emil Sadain has presented the Philippines' “build back better’’ approach in the planning for infrastructure projects at the International Recovery Forum (IRF) 2023 in Kobe, Japan. In a statement released on Tuesday, Jan. 31,...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) formally opened a new linear park and pedestrian stairs at the iconic Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in Manila on Friday, Jan. 20. Photo: DPWH DPWH Sec. Manuel Bonoan led the opening of the facilities and structures which he said would offer a new...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte hopes that the Marcos administration's commitment to continue the previous leadership's infrastructure modernization program would involve the completion of two flagship transportation projects in his home region of Bicol. (Wikipedia) These two...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The goal of bringing internet connectivity to the different communities in the country, especially in far-flung areas, is gaining headway under the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s BroadBand ng Masa (BBM) program that is anchored on the...
Senator Mark Villar on Tuesday, December 27 pledged to assist the Marcos administration push its “Build Better More” infrastructure drive and help expedite the completion of the current administration’s projects. Villar made the remark during his visit at the NLEX Connect Project, where he...
#MINDANAO John Tria In last week’s column I enjoined you all to review 2022 as we take a look ahead to 2023. Indeed the lessons we have learned from post pandemic recovery practices to the responses to the challenges posed by geopolitical realities such as the Ukraine conflict and climate related...
Lamentillo releases second edition of Night Owl book Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary and former Build, Build, Build committee chair Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo, has released the second edition of her book, Night Owl , which includes a new chapter on the...
Her Royal Highness Tuanku Hajjah Haminah of Malaysia just got a glimpse of the country's Build Build Build infrastructure program as she received a copy of the book Night Owl during a courtesy call with an official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). (Contributed...
