President Marcos has approved 23 new infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs), including the Davao City Bypass. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos) "We've approved 23 new IFPs, including the Davao City Bypass...
The Marcos administration’s economic team removed 36 infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs) but added 23 new projects under the Build Better More program, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. The NEDA board, chaired by President Marcos, has reduced the number of IFPs from...
The Department of Finance (DOF) secured concessional financing for big-ticket infrastructure projects under President Marcos’ Build Better More Program as well as grants for various development projects to support the country’s rapid growth. Since the beginning of the Marcos administration, the...
The Marcos administration has assured that the newly enacted Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines will not lead to any interruptions in the ongoing projects. In a statement on Saturday, Dec. 23, the PPP Center said the government has a policy-making body to ensure a smooth...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo wants the government to speed up its construction of infrastructure projects to the level of other countries. For this purpose, Tulfo led the filing of House Bill (HB) No....
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said on Wednesday, Nov. 22, that it expects an executive order that will fast track the Marcos administration’s infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs) will be released “very soon.” NEDA Undersecretary for Investment Programming Joseph J....
Now that the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) implementing rules and regulations (IRR) have been revised, President Marcos disclosed on Wednesday, Nov. 15 (US time) that the investment fund will finance “about 80 potential infrastructure projects” in the Philippines. President Ferdinand Marcos...
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said on Thursday, Sept. 21, that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will sit as members of the NEDA Board’s Committee on...
President Marcos will soon issue an executive order (EO) that will expedite the processing of licenses and permits for the implementation of flagship infrastructure projects of the administration. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/KJ Rosales) National Economic...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A legislator in this city has said that the lack of engineers in the local government may have been one of the factors behind over 100 delayed infrastructure projects here. The city council committees on public works, finance, and appropriations conducted a joint hearing on...
The construction of the new Senate building in Taguig City is expected to be completed next year, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. *(Photo courtesy of DPWH) * DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan revealed this as he led the topping-off ceremony at the new Senate Building Project in...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has commended the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), saying its accomplishments have not only changed Philippine landscapes but have defined the country as a whole. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy)* Marcos said this...
