NEDA-ICC readies more projects for Duterte-chaired board’s approval
March 13, 2018 | 2:15pm
MANILA, Philippines — Big-ticket projects, including those for flood control and traffic decongestion, have been approved by the National Economic and Development Authority-Investment Coordination Committee.
The projects that got the NEDA-ICC’s nod were the Ambal-Simuay River and Rio Grande de Mindanao River Flood Control Projects cumulatively worth P39.2 billion.
The Cabinet-level body also accepted the construction of 10 proposed priority bridges crossing Pasig-Marikina River and Manggahan Floodway amounting to P27.37 billion.
They form part of the 75 flagship projects of the Duterte administration, NEDA said.
The NEDA-ICC likewise approved the Trade department-backed Rural Agro-Enterprise Partnership for Inclusive Development and Growth for 78,000 farming households, as well as changes in the Integrated Marine Environment Monitoring System Phase 2 Project of the Department of Agriculture.
Changes in projects like the Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Measures in Low-Lying Areas of Pampanga Bay, and the Integrated National Resource Management Project of the Environment department also secured the approval of NEDA-ICC.
These ICC-approved projects will be elevated to the NEDA Board, chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte, for confirmation.
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