FIRST ON RAPPLER. Rappler obtains the revised list of the Duterte administration's infrastructure projects. The government needs a whopping P4.3 trillion to implement all 100 projects.
The projects were jointly approved by the powerful National Economic and Development Authority Board's Committee on Infrastructure and Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee .
Rappler's source said Presidential Adviser for Flagship Programs and Projects Vince Dizon presented the new list to the committees.Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III then called for a motion for approval, to which the committees swiftly responded in the affirmative.The new list divides projects into 5 categories:The economic team had 3 major considerations for the inclusion of the projects.
game-changing nature of the project which relates to the significant impacts on people's lives and on the conduct of business in the country There are 71 projects aiming to address problems in transport and mobility. The government will be allocating a whopping P3.9 trillion for these. The Duterte administration targets to complete 11 projects that would address the country's water needs.At least P133 billion will be needed for 9 projects which address urban development and renewal.New on the list of priority and expensive projects are those involving information and communications technology.The new list features two power projects worth over P20 billion.
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