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'Tutok lang': Drilon nixes emergency powers for gov't infra push

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Updated as of Nov 14 12:50 PM

The government needs to dedicate attention to its infrastructure projects instead of granting emergency powers for President Rodrigo Duterte to manage its underspending, a senator said Thursday. Read more »

Panelo disputes Drilon's 'Build, Build, Build' claim anew

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Posted at Nov 14 03:12 AM

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo once again dismissed Senator Franklin Drilon's claims on the Duterte administration's "Build, Build, Build" program. Read more »

Government defends Duterte admin’s massive infrastructure push

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Posted at Nov 13 11:47 PM

The Duterte administration defended its massive infrastructure program, saying 38 out of the 100 infrastructure projects on its list will be completed by 2022.  Read more »

Senators split over House emergency powers bill to hasten Build Build Build

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 10:05 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson said it is necessary to "jumpstart" the important construction projects, but Sen. Richard Gordon doesn't think emergency powers are needed. Read more »

Gov't expands infra project list to 100, insists program 'absolutely not' a failure

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 06:18 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has officially revised the list of flagship infrastructure projects under its Build Build Build program deferring some items which were deemed “not feasible,” an official said Wednesday.  Read more »

'Emergency powers' for Duterte to move 'Build, Build, Build' readied in House

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 14 03:36 PM

Malacañang on Thursday welcomed a lawmaker's proposed measure calling for emergency powers for President Rodrigo Duterte to fast track his Build Build Build program. Read more »

Drilon: 'Build, Build, Build' bigo; 9 pa lang sa 75 proyekto ang nasimulan

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Updated as of Nov 13 04:41 AM

Sa 100 proyekto sa ilalim ng programa, 9 pa lang ang nasimulan.  Read more »

Drilon says ‘Build, Build, Build’ a ‘dismal failure’, Palace says criticism 'baseless'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 08:41 PM

Only 9 out of 75 Build, Build, Build flagship projects have started construction, Drilon told reporters on the sidelines of budget debates.   Read more »

Gov’t revises list of flagship infra projects, drops unfeasible items

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Posted at Nov 06 09:03 PM

The number of flagship projects increased to 100, even though a few ones were scrapped because they were "not economically viable." Read more »

Economist: Many 'Build, Build Build' projects just a wish list

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 11:14 PM

Economists doubt that the Philippine government will be able to spend enough on infrastructure to boost growth above six percent before the end of 2019, a gloomy outlook ahead of the 3rd quarter GDP report that is due out next week. Read more »

Marcos Bridge muling bubuksan sa publiko ngayong Oktubre 31

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Posted at Oct 30 08:50 PM

MANILA - Magagamit na muli ng publiko ang Marcos Bridge sa Marikina City simula ngayong Huwebes, Oktubre 31. Read more »

Gov’t to revise Build, Build, Build plan to make it more achievable

Reuters
Posted at Oct 25 08:11 PM

The Philippines is carrying out an inventory of infrastructure projects under its ambitious six-year, P9.2 trillion "Build, Build, Build" program to come up with a more realistic list of projects. Read more »

PH, China ink 6 bilateral deals for projects under 'Build, Build, Build', other ventures

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Updated as of Oct 25 08:22 AM

The Philippines signed 6 bilateral accords with China for projects under President Rodrigo Duterte's infrastructure program "Build, Build, Build" and other ventures in trade, customs and communications, said the finance department Thursday. Read more »

PH not canceling China-funded projects while gov't reviews infra goals: Pernia

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Posted at Oct 24 06:57 PM

The Philippines was not canceling any of the infrastructure projects being funded by China, even as the government shelved several other projects which were initially billed as part of the Duterte administration's flagship Build Build infrastructure program.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 22, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 11:13 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Safety on the shore

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 23 11:45 AM

A boy surveys the water along the shore of Barangay Magallanes in Tacloban City Tuesday. Read more »

Six firms bid to build parts of Clark railway project

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Posted at Oct 16 03:17 PM

Five foreign firms and one local company are bidding to build segments of a major railway project that will connect Clark City in Pampanga to Calamba City in Laguna, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Wednesday. Read more »

Time for ‘solve PH traffic crisis’ challenge

Editorial cartoon by Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 08:22 PM

We're done with the "commute challenge." It's time to have a traffic solutions challenge, agree on the best ideas, and implement them.  Read more »

Expat Pinoy engineers to come home to build Metro Manila Subway: DOTr

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Posted at Oct 03 11:03 PM

More than 60 Filipino railway engineers and technicians currently employed in Bahrain, Qatar and Denmark agreed to work on rail projects in the Philippines, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade told senators. Read more »

Mabagal na pag-usad ng 'Build, Build, Build' projects sinita

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 08:40 PM

Sinabon ni Senador Franklin Drilon ang economic managers ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte dahil sa umano’y mabagal na pag-usad ng mga flagship infrastructure projects sa ilalim ng "Build Build Build" program. Read more »