Malacañang vows to speed up infrastructure

MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang assured the public yesterday the Duterte administration has been working double time to improve infrastructure through the “Build, Build, Build” program after a report showing the Philippines ranked 24th out of 41 countries in terms of access to infrastructure.

“We recognize the infrastructure backlog left by previous governments, thus, at the beginning of the term of the President, the Duterte administration’s economic managers have already vowed to accelerate infrastructure investments,” Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said yesterday.

According to Abella, the Duterte administration has bared plans for the construction a network of roads, bridges, railways and airports.

“Ten months after, we now have an aggressive infrastructure program, which we call Build Build Build, which aims to construct a network of roads, bridges, railways and airports to spur economic growth and lower poverty,” he said.