Construction

The second legislative district of Leyte will get P2.7 billion budget for infrastructure development in 2018, considerably higher than this year’s allocation.

The government targets to build 600 to 700 units of temporary shelter in Marawi City by third week of December for internally displaced people (IDP) affected by the clashes between government troops and Maute terrorists in the area.

Glulam timber bridges are viable and cost-effective options for replacing bridges on low-traffic county and township roads. That’s what South Dakota State University researchers at the J. Lohr Structures Lab concluded after testing a full-scale glulam timber girder bridge. Glulam, short for glued laminated, means the structural members are made of layers of wood strips bonded with glue.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President Wencai Zhang met with New Development Bank (NDB) Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Xian Zhu on the sidelines of the World Bank-International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings to discuss progress on projects for cooperation.

A new tourism estate worth P2.6 billion will soon rise in a 2.3-hectare area inside the Clark Freeport Zone.

The National Housing Authority (NHA) will rebid the resettlement project contract worth P800 million awarded to JC Tayag, the main contractor of the Yolanda housing projects in Eastern Samar.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is seeking the extension of validity of Korean-funded US$20.63 million loan for the Samar Pacific Coastal Road.

Minor and major ports in the country will now be more secured and guarded following the accreditation of the National Maritime Safety and Security Agency ( NAMSSA ) for Domestic Maritime Security by Department of Transportation Office for Transportation Security (DOTr-OTS).

Following the mandate of President Rodrigo Duterte to increase transparency and eliminate corruption, Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar is instituting reforms in the department which includes the national use of a new monitoring system with a built-in geotagging feature.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved two projects worth over $210 million in debt financing from the Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund (LEAP) in its first year of operation.