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3.17 km Panguil Bay Bridge Project is one of 119 flagship projects under Pres. Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build” program (Eagle News) — With just about a month to go before the end of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term, public works officials reported on Thursday, June 2, that what has been envisioned to be the longest bridge in Mindanao is already half-way finished. The the Panguil Bay Bridge Project, when finished will be a 3.17 kilometer […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to finish “critical infrastructure projects” which his administration had started and to make sure that these would help improve the lives of Filipinos even beyond his term. During the inauguration of the South Luzon Expressway Elevated Extension Project on Thursday, February 15, President Duterte said continuing infrastructure development would further boost the economy which is slowly opening up and recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. He commended the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation inaugurated on Thursday, Aug. 28, the expanded and improved Siquijor Seaport as part of the government’s infrastructure development program. In a statement, the DOTr said the port expansion project covers the construction of an RC Wharf with Ro-Ro ramp and a back-up area. Twenty-five units of solar lights were also installed in the port. “With its improved facilities, the port now allows for faster vessel turnaround time and […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to lead the inspection of the newly-developed Clark International Airport on Saturday, July 17. The Department of Transportation said he will be accompanied by Transportation Secretary Art Tugade. According to the DOTr, the airport, dubbed “Asia’s Next Premier Gateway”, is among the key projects of the “Build, Build, Build” program of the government. The DOTr said it finished the development of the same in 2020 despite the […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities have formally opened the new Kalayaan Bridge in the boundary of Makati and Pasig. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar, and Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and CEO Vince Dizon were among those who led the opening of the four-lane bridge across Pasig River that connects Lawton Avenue to Sta. Monica on Saturday, June 12, coinciding with Independence Day. The DOTr said […]
(Eagle News) — The completion of the first two segments of the North-South Commuter Railway is on track, the Department of Transportation said. According to the DOTr, the NSCR’s first leg, the PNR Clark Phase 1, which runs from Tutuban, Manila to Malolos, Bulacan, has an over-all progress rate of 43 percent. Construction phase rate is at 11.78 percent as of January 31. “Partially operable na po ito by the fourth quarter of 2021 and […]
(Eagle News) — The Light Rail Transit East Extension will start partial operations this year. The Department of Transportation said partial operations are slated a day after its inauguration, on April 26. The DOTr said the project, composed of two new stations, will aid commuters traveling from Recto, Manila to Masinag, Antipolo and back. Travel time will be reduced from three hours to only 40 minutes, the department said. The DOTr said once fully operational, […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has resumed construction of its flagship projects in Metro Manila. In a statement, the DPWH said that it has restarted construction activities at the Bonifacio Global City-Ortigas Center Link Road Project; the Estrella-Panteon Bridge Project connecting Makati and Mandaluyong; and the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in Manila. Prior to suspension of construction works in March due to the enhanced community quarantine, the BGC-Ortigas Center Link Road […]
(Eagle News) — The National Economic Development Authority Board has given the go-signal for a High Priority Bus System for Davao. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said the NEDA Board’s approval of the P18.66-billion Davao Public Modernization Project came on Nov. 6. With the HPBS, interconnected bus services will be prioritized along the 137 kilometers core network, and 489 kilometers of feeder routes, the DOTr said. Once operational, the agency said the HPBS […]
https://youtu.be/1gaCFi9hDN8 (Eagle News) — Malacanang is open to the suggestion of Albay Rep. Joey Salceda to grant emergency powers to President Rodrigo Duterte so hasten the government’s “Build, Build, Build” projects. Salceda, who chairs the House Committee on Ways and Means, has filed a proposal — House Bill 5456 – seeking to grant President Duterte with special powers in adopting a national policy to “speed up the implementation” of the Build, Build, Build program […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte led the opening on Monday, Nov. 5, of the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, (PITX), the country’s first landport that will provide comfort to the riding public coming to and from the southern part of Luzon. The PITX is a project done under his administration’s Build, Build Build program that promises to accommodate a total of 100,000 passengers daily, and decrease traffic in Metro Manila. In his speech during […]
By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Projecting over a million of new jobs created yearly due to the government’s massive infrastructure program, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) emphasized the need to ensure that the laborers’ skills and competencies match the industry’s needs. “To fully maximize gains from ‘Build Build Build,’ the Philippine labor market should be ready to meet the infrastructure program’s requirements. Bodies governing the education and labor sectors have […]
