By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News
All 100 infrastructure projects are set to break ground within the term of the Duterte administration, and 30% will be completed by then, Presidential adviser for flagship programs and projects Vivencio Dizon said Monday.
“We are committed to start all,” Dizon, who is also president and CEO of the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA), told reporters in an interview in Quezon City.
All the 100 flagship projects would have completed groundbreaking by June 2022, the end of the term of President Rodrigo Duterte, said Dizon.
“That’s the plan. That’s what we are striving to do, cause we really need it,” he explained.
Last month, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board approved a revised list of 100 infrastructure projects, an increase from the earlier list of 75.
Dizon said that 30% of the big ticket projects will be completed by the time Duterte steps down from office.
“I think a little over 30%. We’re looking at a little over 30%,” he said.
“I think 56 ‘yung matatapos by 2022. A lot of them will also be at the end of 2022, so that’s not anymore during the term of the President. But I think within the term of the president, we’re looking at anywhere between 35, 38, something like that,” Dizon added. —VDS, GMA News
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/717539/all-100-flagship-infra-projects-to-break-ground-by-2022/story/
Monday, December 2, 2019
NEDA approves NAIA rehabilitation, other major infrastructure projects
The National Economic and Development Authority board approved over the weekend several major infrastructure projects, including the rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Bases Conversion and Development Authority president and presidential adviser for flagship programs and projects Vince Dizon said the infrastructure projects aimed to improve connectivity across the country.
“The swift approval of the projects show how serious the government is in moving towards the realization of the ‘Build, Build, Build’ program and allow our people to use the words of the president - to ‘use, use, use’ them in order to live a more comfortable life,” Dizon said.
The NEDA board approved the New Bohol (Panglao) International Airport and the rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport which are both unsolicited proposals from the private sector.
The list also includes land transport projects in Mindanao such as the Davao Public Transport Bus Modernization Project and the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project.
The former involves the delivery of a modern, high priority bus system for Davao City, while the latter targets to cut travel time between Samal Island and Davao from 26 to 30 minutes using RORO or ferry operations to just 2 to 5 minutes.
It also approved major highways in Bicol Region such as the Pasacao-Balatan Tourism Coastal Highway and the Camarines Sur Expressway.
The projects are part of the revised list of infrastructure flagship projects which was also approved by the NEDA Board.
The 100 flagship projects under the “Build, Build, Build” program have a total projected cost of P4.25 trillion. The list covers five categories including transport and mobility, power, water, information and communications technology and urban development and renewal.
Dizon earlier assured that all 100 flagship projects would start within the term of the current administration.
http://manilastandard.net/business/economy-trade/311445/neda-approves-naia-rehabilitation-other-major-infrastructure-projects.html
Bases Conversion and Development Authority president and presidential adviser for flagship programs and projects Vince Dizon said the infrastructure projects aimed to improve connectivity across the country.
“The swift approval of the projects show how serious the government is in moving towards the realization of the ‘Build, Build, Build’ program and allow our people to use the words of the president - to ‘use, use, use’ them in order to live a more comfortable life,” Dizon said.
The NEDA board approved the New Bohol (Panglao) International Airport and the rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport which are both unsolicited proposals from the private sector.
The list also includes land transport projects in Mindanao such as the Davao Public Transport Bus Modernization Project and the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project.
The former involves the delivery of a modern, high priority bus system for Davao City, while the latter targets to cut travel time between Samal Island and Davao from 26 to 30 minutes using RORO or ferry operations to just 2 to 5 minutes.
It also approved major highways in Bicol Region such as the Pasacao-Balatan Tourism Coastal Highway and the Camarines Sur Expressway.
The projects are part of the revised list of infrastructure flagship projects which was also approved by the NEDA Board.
The 100 flagship projects under the “Build, Build, Build” program have a total projected cost of P4.25 trillion. The list covers five categories including transport and mobility, power, water, information and communications technology and urban development and renewal.
Dizon earlier assured that all 100 flagship projects would start within the term of the current administration.
http://manilastandard.net/business/economy-trade/311445/neda-approves-naia-rehabilitation-other-major-infrastructure-projects.html
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