Construction

The election-ban period has prevented the city government of Iloilo from proceeding with the construction of school buildings intended for the Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-to-12) Program. 

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has entered into an agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) to establish a new fund to support private infrastructure investments across Asia and the Pacific. 

  By Daryl Rose Virtudazo The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) disclosed recently that housing for informal settlers has been allocated a total of P5.2 billion under the 2016 national budget. 

State-owned Pag-IBIG Fund has declared more than P14 billion in dividends, the highest payout in the 35-year history of the agency. 

By Weng C. Ocfemia Another public-private partnership (PPP) project of the Aquino administration suffered a big blow after bidders snubbed the bidding for the P122.8-billion Laguna Lakeshore Expressway-Dike Project (LLEDP), which was scheduled on March 28 at the Department of Public Works and Highways office in Manila’s Port Area. 

The Department of Agriculture–Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) has approved four more major infrastructure projects to further boost rural productivity in the towns of Region 13 (Caraga).

Pag-IBIG Fund Board of Trustees Chairman Chito M. Cruz said recently that more workers belonging to non-formal sector groups have availed themselves of housing units through Pag-IBIG Fund’s housing-loan programs. 

National government disbursements registered a remarkable 13 percent growth in 2015, the fastest year-on-year growth since 2012. 

Elevated structures, such as railways, flyovers, bridges and footbridges, shall comply with the latest minimum vertical clearance requirement of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). 

Mindful of March as Fire Prevention Month, Interior Secretary Mel Senen S. Sarmiento has urged local government units (LGUs) to implement stricter rules in the issuance of building and construction permits.