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P738-billion worth of infrastructure projects await President Duterte’s approval

(Eagle News) — The Philippines can expect a boom in infrastructure soon, as nine infrastructure projects worth P738 billion only await the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte.   According to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and National Economic and Development Authority Director General Ernesto Pernia, the projects include the P230-billion peso Mega Manila Subway; the P151-billion Philippine National Railways long-haul from Calamba, Laguna to Bicol, and the P35.3 billion Tagum-Davao-Digos Railway in Mindanao. Other pending projects are the P15.35-billion peso Clark International Airport […]