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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 »

Dry run of driver-only EDSA car ban to start Aug. 15 despite protests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 10:53 AM

MANILA - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will push through with the dry run starting August 15 of the proposed ban on private vehicles with only one person aboard during rush hours along EDSA.  Read more »

OPINION: Travel Notes: My love affair with America

Buddy Gomez -- CYBERBUDDY*
Updated as of Aug 11 09:48 AM

For as long as I can, I will partake of the joys of ‘romancing’ the American express roadways. Inevitably, I will always be drawn towards the state of public civil works in the country of my birth, the Philippines. And I am crushed with sentimental frustration. Read more »

COA flags P957-M unfinished DA farm-to-market road, other projects

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 04:33 PM

The Commission on Audit has flagged 12 Department of Agriculture projects that are already past their completion deadline. 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 »

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 »

Fate of Chinese-made MRT trains to be decided before Aug. 20, says Tugade

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 09:53 PM

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) chief on Wednesday said it needs to strike a deal with the Chinese firm that made 48 trains for the MRT before August 20 to ensure there will be enough trains for the riding public before the rehabilitation of the railway gets underway.  Read more »

Duterte vows protection, level playing field for businesses

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 09:20 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday vowed anew to protect businesses in the country, as the government seeks to attract more investments to fund its social and infrastructure programs. Read more »

Govt infra spending at P352.7B in first half, up 42 percent

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 10:11 AM

Road projects by the Department of Public Works and Highways helped drive infrastructure spending in the first half, which was also 4 percent above target, Diokno told reporters. Read more »

Australia, Japan join US infrastructure push in Asia

Reuters
Posted at Jul 31 04:45 PM

The move is part of a broader effort by the United States and its allies to reassert their influence in the Pacific amid fears that the region is increasingly susceptible to diplomatic pressure from Beijing. Read more »

The Makati Subway

Infographic by Louie Magano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 05:58 AM

What we know so far about the Makati Subway, one of the city's projects toward a "Smart City of the 21st Century."  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 »

Longest bridge in PH to break ground this year: Villar

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 09:50 PM

DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said the groundbreaking for the Panguil Bay Bridge, which will link the city of Tangub in Misamis Occidental and the municipality of Tubod in Lanao del Norte in Mindanao, will start in October this year.  Read more »

Monsoon rains leave P1.3-B damage: disaster council

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 03:36 PM

Monsoon rains enhanced by 3 typhoons earlier this month left P1.377 billion worth of damage to infrastructure and agriculture, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Wednesday.    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 »

Makati subway up for 'Swiss challenge' says proponent

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 04:14 PM

The proponent of the Makati Subway said on Tuesday that it was ready for a 'swiss challenge' to its $3.7 billion proposal. 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 »