Several media outlets and social media platforms in recent days have reported the worsening state of traffic in Metro Manila. I will not join the cacophony of voices blaming the government for the mess, after a report tagged Metro Manila as having the worst traffic among 387 Metro areas in…
'BUILD, BUILD, BUILD' CONTINUES.A portion of the Central Luzon Link Expressway, which is among the projects under the government's 'Build, Build, Build' infrastructure program. President Ferdinand "Bongbong vowed to expand the program focusing on building more farm-to-market roads and structures aimed at increasing the country's agricultural output to ensure food security. (Photo courtesy of DPWH) #PBBMSONA2022 MANILA - Early on the presidential campaign, then aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. vowed to expand the "Build, Build, Build" program, the government's ambitious infrastructure program "Palalawakin natin ang 'Build, Build, Build' para kahit saan ay may trabahong maaasahan. Kasama dyan ang digital towers, railways, mga tulay at skyways. Mas magkakalapit tayo at bibilis ang sama-sama nating pagbangon (We will expand the ''Build, Build, Build' program so we can generate jobs anywhere. This includes
President Duterte has always put the interest of the Filipino people foremost in his governance. He would always stress that he was the people’s servant. Perhaps it is that humility, despite being the most powerful man in the country, that has truly endeared him to the Filipino people. He is also
Access road project in Zamboanga Sibugay (DPWH photo) MANILA - Infrastructure projects are undoubtedly one of the hallmarks of the Duterte administration that will conclude in a month. The Duterte government delivered what it promised five years ago, according to the report of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) acting Secretary Roger Mercado at the Duterte Legacy Summit held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte made the commitment on July 24, 2017 during his State of the Nation Address and massive infrastructure projects have since become synonymous with the government. "Build, Build, Build" (BBB) chief implementer Undersecretary Emil Sadain delivered the report of Mercado. "We will make the next few years the golden age of infrastructure in the Philippines to enhance our mobility and connectivity, and thereby spur development growth. In other words, we are going to build, build and build,"
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
A few years back while attending the Leaders in Development programme of Harvard Kennedy School, our professor asked us to write one thing which we aspired to achieve in the next ten years. We wrote it in a piece of paper and placed it beside our name card. I thought for a moment and scribbled “Philippines achieving its full potential.”
In the 1960’s the Philippines had the second highest per capita income in Asia, behind only Japan. A decade later, South Korea had passed our country in per capita income terms largely due to the successful implementation of its Economic Development Plan where the government and public enterprises accounted for close to 40% of the total domestic investment in the period between 1963 and 1979 for the construction of infrastructure projects like highways, port facilities, and bridges.