BUILD, BUILD, BUILD program of Duterte administration
The Duterte administration sees increased infrastructure spending as key to
move the country forward and improve the lives of the Filipino people by generating
massive investments, creating millions of jobs and reducing the prices of commodities.
The country's lead infrastructure agencies are working in close coordination to
build new facilities. The National Economic and Development Agency (NEDA),
Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of Public Works and Highways
(DPWH) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) are crafting the
Duterte Infrastructure Plan. In three to five years, new and better roads, bridges,
railways, rehabilitated airports and a new metropolis are envisioned to benefit the
Filipino people.
The government also aims to relieve Metro Manila of traffic congestion and over-
population and bring economic development to rural communities.
Construction of more railways such as the Mindanao Railway, urban mass
transport like the Metro Manila Bus Rapid Train System, and regional airport and roll-
on/roll-off (RoRo) ports development form part of the big-ticket infrastructure program.
Through this build build build program, we can give more opportunity to those
unemployed Filipino to work. All these are seen to decrease travel time and ease the
transport of goods and services.