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Pamilya ng OFW, umaaray na rin sa pagdausdos ng piso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 08:42 PM

Patuloy ang paghina ng halaga ng piso kontra dolyar at maging ang mga sektor na dapat nakikinabang sa paglakas ng foreign currencies ay dumadaing pa rin. Read more »

Davao Region most favored; others get cuts, token hike in infra budgets

Malou Mangahas, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Sep 05 10:26 PM

IT'S AS GOOD as it gets for Davao Region, home and bailiwick of President Rodrigo R. Duterte.  Read more »

China's Xi may announce 'more funding' for Philippines, Diokno says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 09:00 AM

Beijing earlier committed $9 billion in state funding for Manila. The first tranche includes 2 bridges in the capital that will both be completed by 2020. Read more »

PH urged to invest more in IT infra instead of roads, bridges

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 07:34 PM

Peter Lundgreen, founding CEO of Lundgreen Capital, said that while the Philippines needed better roads and other infrastructure, the country would see a bigger return on its money if it built better IT infrastructure. Read more »

'Build, Build, Build' gets $300-M boost from ADB

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 01:40 PM

Through the loan the ADB said it was hopeful Manila could "create the enabling policy environment that will allow public-private partnership (PPP) projects to flourish using private sector expertise and innovation." Read more »

OPINION: The doom of Manila: Absence of foresight, abandoned priorities

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Aug 18 05:47 AM

The entire length and breadth of Metro Manila has become one urban mass that appears beyond solution by whichever dispensation holds the reins of political administration. Read more »

Kahit maulan, daan-daan dumalo sa 'Build, Build, Build' job fair

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 08:25 PM

Hindi nagpatinag sa masamang panahon ang daan-daang aplikanteng tumungo sa job fair ng "Build, Build, Build" program nitong Linggo sa SMX Convention Center, Pasay City. Read more »

Job fair para sa 'Build, Build, Build' aarangkada na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 10 02:21 PM

Magkakaroon ng isang job fair ngayong darating na Linggo upang ialok ang libo-libong trabahong kakailanganin sa malawakang konstruksiyon para sa "Build, Build, Build" program ng gobyerno. Read more »

OPINYON: Karagdagang kaalaman sa larangan ng sports at pagbubuwis

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Aug 04 01:40 AM

Nabalitang si Cristiano Ronaldo ay naparusahan ng multa sa halagang US$3.7 milyong dahil may pagkakamali siya sa kanyang isinumeteng “income tax returns.” Agad-agad namang ito ay inamin at nagbayad si Ronaldo. Tapos ang kuwento! Read more »

Luck on the side of Duterte's 'Build, Build, Build,' says budget chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 09:16 AM

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno was comparing the Duterte government with those of former Presidents Corazon Aquino and Joseph Estrada. Read more »

Cemex boosts cement production to meet market demand

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 30 04:24 PM

The government’s P8 trillion infrastructure program fuels the demand and provides expansion opportunities for cement manufacturing firm Cemex, its president said. Read more »

Progress of 'Build, Build, Build' program too slow, critics say

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 11:58 PM

Critics of the Duterte administration's "Build, Build, Build" program said it is too slow.  Read more »

DPWH aims to more than double total length of expressways by 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 11:40 PM

MANILA - The government is looking to more than double the total length of the country's expressways before the end of President Rodrigo Duterte's term, a Cabinet official said on Thursday.  Read more »

Dissecting Data: Is 'Build, Build, Build' progressing as expected?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 07 06:41 PM

ABS CBN’s Data Analytics team tallied the developments under the government's P8-trillion infrastructure program. Read more »

OPINION: What the Filipino people ought to hear from the President

Jose Galang — Your Business
Posted at Jul 23 12:59 AM

The Filipino people deserve more than cuss words and grandiose plans that will entail more taxes. Read more »

'Build Build Build maaaring di makompleto hanggang 2022'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 11:13 PM

Tingin ng isang consultant, malabong maisakatuparan ang buong P8 trillion "Build Build Build" program ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte pagsapit ng 2022. Read more »

Foreign firms eyed amid 'shortage' of contractors for infra projects

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 08:34 PM

Philippine laws on building contractors need to "liberalized" to address the shortage of construction firms participating in the government's massive infrastructure push, government officials said on Thursday. Read more »

2 years on, is ‘Build, Build, Build’ program delivering on its promise?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 04:13 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to usher in a golden age of infrastructure with the "Build, Build, Build" program.  Read more »

DPWH resolves 'right of way' issues, fast-tracks construction projects: official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 08:25 PM

MANILA - The Duterte administration has completed several components of its massive infrastructure project after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) zeroed in on right of way issues and the crackdown on "ghost projects," an official said. Read more »

COA flags DPWH on disbursements, Villar responds

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 06:29 PM

The DPWH spent just 34 percent of its P662.8-billion budget for 2017. Also, while the agency obligated 92 percent, or P610.9 billion, only P222.7 billion was disbursed, the COA said. Read more »