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Government fast-tracks $4.13 million in World Bank grants

Finance Secretary Frederick Go wants faster government clearances for $4.13 million in World Bank grants aimed at funding initiatives for agriculture, small business competitiveness...

Priority

Public Works Secretary Dizon announces the replacement of a damaged road linking Sarangani and South Cotabato, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. orders the immediate...

Japanese firms pledge more PH investments

Japanese manufacturers have pledged to continue investing in the Philippines despite persistent challenges regarding power costs, road infrastructure and supply chain bottlenecks. Toyota Motor Philippines...

Marcos launches expanded LGSF to hasten aid

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday launched a revamped Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) program, promising faster and larger direct assistance to local governments...

The high cost of silence

“Public funds are a sacred trust; it is time we started treating them that way” FOR too long, the infrastructure landscape of the Philippines has...

PH to sign $2.4-b new Japan-funded projects

The Philippines is preparing to sign 11 new projects with Japan worth ¥371.31 billion or about $2.41 billion for implementation from April 2026 to...

Marcos orders infra development in Kalayaan Island Group

THE Marcos administration pushes ahead with plans to expand infrastructure in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) amid continuing regional tensions in the West Philippine...

DPWH wants to expedite Mindanao road projects to foster peace, growth

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it is fast-tracking a major road development project in conflict-affected regions of Mindanao to improve...

Disruption in public works is weakening the GDP

Prolonged project delays could weaken supply chains (and) disrupt economic recovery … Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon is signaling a...

First Priority: Education

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. vowed to prioritize reforms in the education sector for the rest of his term. He has enlisted the support of...

Flood control scandal oversight an overkill

Infrastructure spending toward the end of the year was lackluster, resulting … in disappointing GDP figures. Bringing the guilty parties in the flood control corruption...

Palace reviewing ICI report

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is still reviewing the accomplishment report submitted by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), Malacañang said on Monday. Presidential Communications Office...

Trump tried to name airport after himself

WASHINGTON, DC – US President Donald Trump offered to unfreeze federal infrastructure funding if the top Senate Democrat would help rename a major airport...

Philippines secures P8.1-billion Japanese loan for MRT-3 rehabilitation

The Philippine government secured a P8.1-billion (21.6 billion yen) second supplemental loan from Japan to rehabilitate the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) system. The...
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