DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) — Five multi-billion projects in Mindanao under “Build, Build, Build,” a flagship massive infrastructure program of the government, will transform the island into a center for agriculture and industry, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez said.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) — Five multi-billion projects in Mindanao under “Build, Build, Build,” a flagship massive infrastructure program of the government, will transform the island into a center for agriculture and industry, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez said.
Dominguez told the Philippine Economic Briefing at the SMX Convention Center Davao on Friday that Mindanao is “at the front and center” of the government’s infrastructure program.
The approved projects include the P5.4-billion Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project Phase 2 in North Cotabato and Maguindanao, which will serve almost 10,000 hectares of land in 56 conflict-affected areas; the P4.86-billion Panguil Bay Bridge project that will connect Tangub City in Misamis Occidental and Tubod, Lanao del Norte, for completion in 2021; the expansion and improvement of the Davao International Airport and Laguindingan Airport Projects worth P40.57-billion and P14.6-billion, respectively, for completion in 2025; and the much-anticipated 102-kilometer Mindanao Railway Project Phase 1, Segment 1 worth P35.26 billion that will connect the cities of Tagum in Davao del Norte, Davao City, and Digos in Davao del Sur.
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