"Build, Better, More"--or BBM for short--is officially a program of the Marcos administration, and the executive branch is asking P1.196 trillion from Congress in order to fund it next year. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Budget...
The Marcos administration would spend at least a fifth of its first full-year budget for infrastructure projects, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Monday, Aug. 22. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said a total of P1.196- rillion have been allocated for the...
President Marcos has approved the review of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. At the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) forum on Wednesday, Aug. 17, Socioeconomic...
The Department of Finance (DOF) wants to amend the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law to lure private investments to Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 16, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the DOF is planning to...
For Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel, the project name "Build, Build, Build" doesn't matter as long as the actual project will live on under President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s administration. Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook) Reflecting on the...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to renegotiate the loan agreements for three big-ticket railway projects as he expressed his desire to secure more investments in the rail transport sector, a Transportation official said. President Ferdinand...
The Department of Finance (DOF) would not throw in the towel yet on hope that Beijing could still fund the three big-ticket railway projects that were initiated by the Duterte administration. Amid reports that the Chinese loan applications for the Bicol, Subic-Clark, and Mindanao railway projects...
Neophyte Senator Mark A. Villar has filed the Build, Build, Build Act which seeks to institutionalize and create a 30-year National Infrastructure Program. Sen. Mark A. Villar Villar, a former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary, explained that this is in line with his...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The improvement and upgrade of the country’s digital infrastructure has been a top concern of President Bongbong Marcos even during the campaign. He has placed this as a top priority of his administration. The importance of digital connectivity cannot be...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte says there's much that needs to be done to cure the problems of the country's ailing public transport sector. The MRT-3 (Facebook) In a statement, the second-term congressman reckoned that "long-term solutions" must be implemented to the sector; these...
When was the last time you read a book? Do you click a title that says ‘five-minute read’ – and finish reading the whole article? Reading is one of the most important skills because it leads to knowledge, self-improvement, and better comprehension of the world around us. Even though that is...
President Duterte said Saturday he did not prioritize the improvement of infrastructures in his hometown Davao City "for reasons of delicadeza." President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) During the opening of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Lucena-San Pablo Commuter Line, Duterte, a pioneer of the...
