Infrastructure spending accelerated last year, but it was mainly driven by low base effect of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported. Public spending on infrastructure and other capital outlays rose 31 percent to P895.1 billion in 2021 from P681.5...
The next administration would need to continue the ongoing infrastructure projects of the current government to support foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said on Friday, March 25, that the ongoing infrastructure...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday proposed for the inclusion of state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the “Build, Build, Build” program of the government in order to fund the construction of more classrooms and school facilities. Gatchalian, who is seeking another six year term in the...
CEBU CITY -- Former Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar insisted that the Build, Build, Build infrastructure program of the Duterte administration is a success. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia (left) and senatorial aspirant Mark Villar chat at the Capitol on Wednesday,...
One of the election promises made by UniTeam Senate slate member Mark Villar includes the completion of the Metro Manila Logistics Infrastructure Network (MMLIN). One of the MMLIN bridges under construction (Photo from Mark Villar's office) “Naaalala ko pa noong drawing pa lang ito. Ngayon,...
UniTeam Senate candidate Mark Villar says that he will push the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” agenda specifically to improve tourism in Zambales. San Jose, Tarlac -- Palauig, Zambales Access Road currently under construction (Photo from Villar's campaign team) UniTeam is led...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao will continue the Duterte administration's "Build, Build, Build" program if he wins in the upcoming May 2022 elections. However, Pacquiao's version of the program will focus on improving infrastructures in his home region of Mindanao. Pacquiao said...
Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has vowed to pursue the construction of the proposed bridge that would link Iloilo, Guimaras and Negros Occidental should he win the presidency in the May 2022 elections. Marcos made the promise during the UniTeam’s political rally at...
Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio promises that her UniTeam partnership with presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will continue President Rodrigo Duterte’s policies and reform should they be elected. The UniTeam rally in Caloocan City on Feb....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has improved the road connection between the cities of Dipolog and Pagadian. DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado said the new direct link between the cities of Dipolog and Pagadian by-passing Ipil in Zamboanga Peninsula will help not just motorists cut...
The Philippines and Japan will hold another high-level meeting on infrastructure development and economic cooperation this week, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. Via teleconferencing on Wednesday, Feb. 16, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III will chair the Philippine side, while...
Five leading presidential candidates on Friday said they will continue the current administration's "Build, Build, Build" program, but each one of them has his or her own focus. For Vice President Leni Robredo, the second top leading candidate in the recent surveys, all the administration's current...
