LOOK: Duterte admin approves worth P270+ billion projects

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by President Duterte, has approved 10 projects during its second meeting in Malaca�ang on Monday.

Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella said the 10 projects, with an estimated cost of P270+ billion approved by the NEDA board on Monday include:

• Scaling-Up of the Second Cordillera Highlands Agricultural Resources Management Project/ Department of Agriculture
• Expansion of the Philippine Rural Development Project / DA
• Improvement/Widening of General Luis Road (Quezon City to Valenzuela City
• New Cebu International Port
• North-South Railway Project (NSRP)-South Line
• Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project, Stage 2
• Chico River Pump Irrigation Project
• New Nayong Pilipino at Entertainment City
• Improvement/widening of road from Quirino Highway, Quezon City to Gen MacArthur Highway
• Confirmation on Unbundling of earlier NEDA Board-Approved Airport Projects

This was added to the nine projects worth P171.14 billion approved by the NEDA Board last September.

• The P74.6-billion Ninoy Aquino International Airport public-private partnership (PPP)
• The P37.8-billion Metro Manila Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)-EDSA
• The P23.5-billion Metro Manila Flood Management Project
• The P10.2-billion Inclusive Partnership for Agricultural Competitiveness (IPAC)
• The P8-billion Maritime Safety Capability Improvement Project for the PCG
• The P7.4-billion change in the scope of the New Bohol Airport Construction and Sustainable Environment Protection Project
• The P2.4-billion Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center Modernization (EVRMC)
• The P2.2-billion Modernization of Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital
• The P4.8-billion expansion of the Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) Area of the Bicol International Airport

The Duterte administration is expected to spend approximately P500 billion in all infrastructure , agriculture projects.

Source: Presidential Communications (Government of the Philippines), GMA News