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What is the status of the Marcos administration’s 12 “mega bridge” projects? How will the government fund their construction? Here are three things you need to know.
Ano ang status ng mga mega bridge project na ito? Paano popondohan ng gobyerno ang kanilang konstruksyon? Narito ang tatlong bagay na kailangan mong malaman.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. considers the “Build Better More” program as the “pinnacle” of his vision for an “equitable, prosperous and resilient” Philippines.
A Facebook (FB) page claimed in a graphic that the City of Pearl infrastructure project is part of the flagship infrastructure programs of former president Rodrigo Duterte and incumbent President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos. Not true. It is a public-private partnership project entered into by the City of Manila in 2017. FB page PBBM News uploaded […]
A video uploaded by a Facebook (FB) page claims news organizations have not reported on the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR). Not true.
The project commenced under Aquino, who was president from June 2010 to June 2016.
One quote is fabricated, two need context, while another lacks proof it was actually made.
During his 2017 State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Rodrigo Duterte promised to usher in a “golden age of infrastructure” to spur development in the country through his “ambitious” Build, Build, Build (BBB) program.
This particular project was approved during the term of the late President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.
A photo of this “river without a bridge” was taken not in the Philippines but in North Sumatra, a province in Indonesia.