Construction

The country’s manufacturing sector posted strong growth in the first half of 2016, as production of construction-related manufactures recovered in June 2016, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).

Committed to housing the indigent Filipinos, the National Housing Authority (NHA) reiterates its mission to provide adequate and affordable housing to low-income and underprivileged families. According to NHA Acting General Manager Marcelino P. Escalada, Jr., “The NHA under the Duterte Administration ensures the public that it will address the country’s housing needs as it will lead the construction and development …

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Cagayan Chapter urged the Duterte administration for the construction of train system and bridges in the province. The two projects will complement the already existing Tuguegarao City Airport and the Cagayan North International Airport in Lallo town.

Following the mandate of President Rodrigo Duterte, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar has embarked on a 24/7 construction work schedule on key projects in urban centers nationwide.

By Daryl Rose Virtudazo International construction company, Julius Berger International GmbH (JBI) expanded its market into the East Asian particularly in the Philippines with the recent signing of a joint venture agreement with Frey-Fil Corp. (FFC).

A safety monitoring method called On-Site Visualization has been implemented in metro system construction sites in Jakarta, Indonesia as part of a Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) project.

Government planning, programming, budgeting, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is seen to improve with the Public Investment Program Online (PIPOL) system, a new online database for government projects submitted for inclusion in the Core Investment Programs and Projects (CIP) of the Public Investment Program (PIP) and the Three-Year Rolling Infrastructure Program (TRIP), according to the National Economic and Development Authority …

By Daryl Rose Virtudazo In an effort to improve government investments in infrastructure, the Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (ICC-CabCom) in its first meeting under President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s administration, recommended 10 projects for National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board approval. 

The country’s metal production dropped 12 percent to P22 billion in the first quarter of 2016 due to persistent soft metal prices in the world market, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) reported. 

By Weng C. Ocfemia Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) employed by nine construction companies in Saudi Arabia will get emergency assistance from the government after Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III approved the allocation of P500-million emergency assistance.