Construction

A lawmaker has proposed the creation of the National Drainage Authority (NDA) that shall study, improve, administer and construct all national drainage systems in the country. 

Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental—The government has surpassed its target of bringing electricity to rural areas nationwide through the Sitio Electrification Program (SEP). 

Higher government spending on infrastructure will boost gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first quarter of 2016, according to Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad. 

The development and progress among regions in Southern Luzon is expected to be enhanced by a bill seeking to establish the Quezon-Bicol Expressway, which has already been endorsed for plenary approval. 

Maynilad Water Services Inc. has started a sewer network project along Dr. A. Santos Avenue in Parañaque City. 

Fiscal agencies are pushing for higher infrastructure spending in 2017 in a bid to further improve public infrastructure, raise potential economic growth, and reduce poverty in the country. This will entail not only allocating more funds to build quality infrastructure, but also linking medium-term plan priorities to annual budgetary considerations. 

To ensure quality health care for all Filipinos, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will work with the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Education (DepEd) in establishing thousands of public school-based barangay health stations (BHS) nationwide. 

The Philippine Public-Private Partnership Center (PPP Center) and International Project Finance Association (IPFA), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) held a PPP forum, titled Accessing the Philippine Capital Markets for PPPs–Innovations in Infrastructure Financing, last Friday at the New World Makati Hotel. 

A militant lawmaker is seeking to prohibit the conversion of prime agricultural lands into other uses to avoid food insecurity and protect the environment and ecology of the country. 

The safety rating of what’s once considered a high-risk road leading to Baguio City has improved with the integration of engineering countermeasures.