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P741 billion to be spent for Luzon, Mindanao railway projects from 2021 to 2025 - DOTr

Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 11:00 PM

A total of P741.4 billion in capital expenditures (capex) is being set aside for the development of multiple railway projects in Luzon and Mindanao, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday. Read more »

DOTr eyes 2 new railway projects to aid commuting woes in Metro Manila

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 02:52 PM

Two new railway projects in Metro Manila are in the works in a bid to ease commuting woes in the capital region and decrease the potential economic losses brought about by traffic congestion, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Wednesday. Read more »

PH, China ink $940-million Subic-Clark railway contract

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 10:05 PM

In a statement, Ambassador Huang Xilian estimated that the construction of the 71-kilometer, single-track railway would take 3 and a half years.   Read more »

Duterte administration is borrowing responsibly

Undersecretary Mark Dennis Joven, Department of Finance
Updated as of Nov 07 01:24 PM

Even with the spike in borrowings, the Philippines is confident that it will weather the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic with its financial capacity to repay its loans Read more »

Palace seeks 'leeway' in hiring Chinese workers for infra projects

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 11:35 AM

Malacañang appealed Wednesday for "leeway" in hiring Chinese workers engaged in ongoing infrastructure projects, which a senator criticized as the COVID-19 pandemic spawned job cuts for Filipinos in the construction industry.  Read more »

DPWH inks P3-billion design contract for Bataan-Cavite mega-bridge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 06:30 PM

The Philippines on Tuesday said it has signed a P3-billion contract for the detailed engineering design of a planned 32-kilometer bridge over Manila Bay that will link the Cavite and Bataan provinces.   Read more »

NLEX, SLEX now connected via Skyway 3 as San Miguel completes 'link' project

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 03:19 PM

Skyway 3 is expected to cut travel time between SLEX and NLEX to just 20 minutes from 3 hours at present, by bypassing Metro Manila's main roads.  Read more »

LRT-2 extension to Antipolo '92 percent complete' : DOTr

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 07:24 PM

The DOTr said it is aiming for the LRT-2 extension to Masinag, Antipolo to be fully operational by April 2021.  Read more »

Lacson recommends removal of questionable items under 'Build, Build, Build' funds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 10:42 PM

Senator Panfilo Lacson continues to question the budget of the public works department. Read more »

Chinese projects in PH to continue, envoy says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 09:25 PM

MANILA - All China-led projects in the Philippines will continue as planned, its envoy to Manila said Tuesday, despite a US sanction on Chinese firms' involvement in the militarization of the disputed South China Sea. Read more »

Duterte eyes to create over 200,000 jobs with proposed P1 trillion infra budget

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 03:47 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's administration is planning to create hundreds of thousands of jobs in construction with a proposed P1 trillion funding for the government's 'Build, Build, Build' infrastructure push as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens more livelihoods. Read more »

China tries its favorite economic cure: More construction

Keith Bradsher, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 31 08:06 AM

China appears to have mostly eradicated the coronavirus within its borders. But outbreaks overseas have caused economic downturns elsewhere that have hurt foreign demand for Chinese exports, including the trucks and machines made in Xuzhou.  Read more »

Infra or pandemic aid? Gov't faces 'trade-off' says House think tank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 10:46 PM

The Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department (CPBRD) said the Duterte administration is “facing a trade-off” between pursuing its ‘Build, Build, Build’ program “and the more urgent COVID-19 responses.”  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 21, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 11:49 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Construction continues despite COVID-19 pandemic

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 05:56 PM

Workers weld iron rods at the construction site of the Unified Grand Central Station (UGCS), also known as the Common Station, along North EDSA on Tuesday.  Read more »

Build Build Build chair Lamentillo tests positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 05:10 PM

Build, Build, Build committee chairperson Anna Mae Lamentillo on Saturday said she has tested positive for COVID-19. Read more »

'Super consortium' reassesses viability of NAIA rehabilitation project amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 12:00 AM

The Philippine government's economic managers dispel fears the "Build, Build, Build" program will fail due to a lack of private participants. Read more »

BPO, 'Build Build Build' to spur Philippine economic recovery says Bello

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 02:19 PM

The Philippines is hoping to spur economic recovery with jobs in construction and the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, the country's labor chief said Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic threatens with more job losses.   Read more »

Villar says it's all systems go for 'Build, Build, Build' after easing of lockdowns

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 12:29 PM

Villar said the Department of Public Works and Highways only encountered minor setbacks in big-ticket projects during the nearly 3-month strict lockdown that was largely eased this month. Read more »

Mga OFW, inalukan ng trabaho sa 'Build, Build, Build' projects

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 06:44 PM

Nag-aalok ang Department of Transportation ng on-site training na may suweldo para sa mga overseas Filipino workers na nais magtrabaho sa mga "Build, Build, Build" projects ng gobyerno.   Read more »