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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 16) “Golden Age of Infrastructure.”
This was President Rodrigo Duterte’s promise to Filipinos during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July 2017.
He vowed to attain this vision in the coming years to enhance mobility and connectivity in the entire Philippines.
The president believes more infrastructure will spur equitable economic development in the country.
“In other words, we are going to Build, Build and Build,” the chief executive told Congress during his second SONA. Build, build, build literally means a slew of priority infrastructure programs, activities, and projects.
For Nonito Rodillado, who plies the roads daily as a jeepney driver in Quezon City, these projects matter.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 16) It took 12 long years before engineer Ryan Sagang tripled his income to ₱21,000 a month or $5,040 a year.
With wages hardly adjusting and not enough for his growing family, Sagang began his search for greener pastures, banking on his training in a European electronics company based in Laguna to land a job in Europe.
“I have the capability or skills needed abroad,” the 32-year-old engineer said in Filipino, adding that he could take on odd jobs in Poland as long as the pay is good.
Those 12 years Sagang spent building his career coincided with the economy s growth spurt of six percent and more, straddling the terms of then President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III and President Rodrigo Duterte.
MANILA, Philippines An additional 35.5 million workers are expected to be inoculated once supply of COVID-19 vaccines are ramped up, following the government’s decision to expand the A4 priority list. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said more Filipinos can be vaccinated with the inclusion of more workers in the A4 list as adopted by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. The A4.
(Bloomberg) Snaking queues at Manila food banks have become a common sight as the economy continues struggling a year after the Philippines’ first coronavirus lockdown. It’s a sharp contrast to 2018, when hundreds lined up for the grand opening of Uniqlo Co.