30 infra projects to start this year

Thirty flagship infrastructure projects worth a total of P1.04 trillion under the ambitious “Build, Build, Build” program will start implementation this year and are seen creating up to 820,000 jobs, the state planning agency National Economic and Development Authority said.

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia said that “to fully maximize gains from ‘Build, Build, Build,’ the Philippine labor market should be ready to meet the infrastructure program’s requirements.”

As of June 13, 30 of the 75 projects under the “Build, Build, Build” were targeted to begin implementation this year.

Expected to be rolled out in 2018 are the P14.1-billion upgrading/rehabilitation of the Navotas Fish Port Complex); P44.6-billion North Luzon Expressway East; P4.7-billion Pasacao-Balatan Tourism Coastal Highway; P2.3-billion Camarines Sur Expressway Project (San Fernando-Pili Section); P56.6-billion Cebu-Bohol Link Bridge; P10-billion Road Network Development Project in Conflict-Affected Areas in Mindanao; P25.6-billion Davao City Expressway Project; P4.8-billion East Dalton Bypass Project; P4-billion Quezon-Bicol Expressway; and P22.7-billion Ilocos Norte Irrigation Project, Stage 2.

Also for implementation this year are the P9.9-billion New Cebu International Container Port; P9.4-billion Clark International Airport Expansion Project; the Nationwide Fish Ports Project (Package 3); P124.1-bilion Philippine National Railways South Commuter Line (Tutuban-Los Baños); P175.3-billion PNR South Long-Haul (Manila-Bicol); P356.9-billion Metro Manila Subway Project-Phase 1; P2.3-billion New Bohol Airport; P35.3-billion Mindanao Rail Project (Phase 1); P4.6-billion Binondo-Intramuros Bridge; and P1.4-billion Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge.

Likewise to be implemented in 2018 are the P4.9-billion Panguil Bay Bridge Project; P12.2-billion Kaliwa Dam Project; P19.4-billion Panay River Basin Integrated Development Project; P1.8-billion Clark Green City Government Center; P850-million Clark Green City Government Center; P3.3-billion Clark Green City Mixed-Income Housing; P4.4-billion Chico River Irrigation Project; P46-billion Metro Manila BRT-Phase 3 (BGC-Naia Segment); P4.8-billion Metro Manila BRT-Line 1 (Quezon Avenue), and P37.8-billion Metro Manila BRT-Line 2.