News Articles on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Duterte opens Skyway Stage 3

Arcel Valderrma, Presidential Photo
Posted at Jan 15 09:05 AM

The P44.86 billion project, which started in January 2014, was built by San Miguel Corp.'s subsidiary, Citra Central Expressway Corporation to decongest major Metro Manila roads particularly EDSA.  Read more »

Lacson flags infrastructure projects allegedly wasting gov't funds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 10:58 PM

As the Philippine Senate holds its plenary debates on next year's budget, Senator Panfilo Lacson flagged infrastructure projects which he said are proof of wasted government funds from years before. Read more »

Task force binuo para tumutok sa umano'y katiwalian sa DPWH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 08:12 PM

Bumuo ng task force ang Department of Public Works and Highways para tutukan ang mga paratang ng korapsyon sa kanilang ahensiya.   Read more »

Duterte orders faster gov't action on permits for water infra projects

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 03:31 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to streamline the processing of permits for flagship infrastructure projects on water security to ensure ample supply for the public. 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 »

Philippines sets rules for construction resumption

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 11 09:54 PM

The government has allowed all public and private construction projects to resume in areas under general community quarantine as long as these adhere to the issued safety construction guidelines. Read more »

Gov’t expands list of private and public construction allowed under lockdown

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 11 09:16 PM

(UPDATED) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the government body tasked with drawing the guidelines for checking the spread of COVID-19 has approved a list of private and public construction that are allowed under the ECQ. Read more »

DPWH: Construction of major infra projects to resume with new protocols

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 23 08:54 PM

MANILA – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is preparing new guidelines when construction of select big-ticket infrastructure projects resumes after the lifting of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine, Secretary Mark Villar said Thursday. Read more »

PH gov't approves 12 infrastructure projects worth P600-B

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 02:06 AM

The Philippine government's Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee has approved 12 infrastructure projects.  Read more »

Gov’t releases revised list of Build, Build, Build projects

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 11:20 PM

The new list is now composed of 100 big-ticket projects instead of just 75. 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 »

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

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 04:41 AM

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

DOTr wants Filipinos to work on China-funded PH railway projects

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 09:50 PM

Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said he has articulated this requirement to the Chinese officials during their recent meetings here. Read more »

Hindi pagsama ng infra projects sa election ban, isinusulong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 03:01 AM

Planong hilingin ng economic managers sa Comelec na huwag nang isama sa public works ban ang isinusulong na infrastructure projects ng gobyerno. Read more »

Two years of build, build, build

Juni Gonzales, ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Jul 24 05:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's economic managers promised a "golden age" of infrastructure powered by unprecedented spending under his term. We track the progress of key projects under the P8-trillion program. Read more »

Strong as steel

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 03:09 AM

Construction workers install steel bars at a construction site along the Araneta Avenue in Quezon City on Monday.  Read more »