NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo 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...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo In his 10-point Socioeconomic Agenda, President Rodrigo Duterte envisioned the reduction of poverty from 21.6% in 2015 to 13%-15% by 2022. Central to this agenda is the acceleration of infrastructure and the development of industries across the archipelago that that...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Most of my friends are kinda surprised when I order Sinigang, Tinola, or KBL for breakfast. To me, it was routinary. We grew up with sabaw on the table. But now that I’m old enough to know — I thought about all the years my mom – Nora Yu Lamentillo –...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo After six administrations, the road traversing the old Smokey Mountain area congested by informal settlers is now a high-capacity highway helping offset the usual heavy volume of vehicles in major highways like EDSA and C5. The 9.7-kilometer R-10 stretching from...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo 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. Henry would often recount what his Filipino-Chinese...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo 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. Secretary Mark Villar...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo 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...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo In the next six years, the Duterte Administration will implement the most ambitious infrastructure plan in Philippine history, which includes among others the Luzon Spine Expressway Network, the Metro Manila Logistics Network, the Metro Cebu Expressway and the Davao...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo The Duterte Administration will spend around P8.4 trillion (aroundUS$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...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo While working for the Gates Foundation, Dr. Melvin Sanicas bumped into Bill Gates several times. One day at the elevator, he said — “Hi Bill, have you had lunch? Asian food at the cafe is good today. But it’s always just Indian or Chinese or Japanese”. Mr....
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo It has been five years since I found myself at a crossroad as I march, along with hundreds other, and wait for my chance to walk up the stage and get my diploma on Development Communication from the University of the Philippines Los Baños. But somehow — in the...
NIGHT OWL Photos by Erika Libago Dioceldo Sy Dioceldo Sy was 21 years old when he decided to stop school. At that time, he was a senior student taking a management program. He performed well in class but always thought it was not his cup of tea. He preferred doing business — a thing he was...
