President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping (File photo: Malacañang)
Amid the renewed tension in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang has opted to present a list of projects and other forms of development aid given by China to the Philippines in recent years.
The government list included various infrastructure projects worth billions of pesos, relief assistance during natural calamities, as well as the 1 million coronavirus vaccines donated by China.
“Habang ginagamit natin ang productive diplomacy at effective deterrence sa pagtanggol ng ating sovereignty at sovereign rights at i-secure ang ating maritime security, hindi natin papayagan ang ating territorial at maritime disputes sa Tsina na maging sagabal sa ating bilateral cooperation sa urgent issue sa laban natin sa COVID-19, partikular ang pangangailangan natin sa bakuna (While we use productive diplomacy and effective deterrence in defending our sovereignty and sovereign rights and securing maritime securit
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According to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Sec. Mark A. Villar, the bridge that will link Intramuros and Binondo in the city of Manila “is on track to be completed this 2021 amid [the] present pandemic situation.”
The project had initially been penciled for completion in September 2021, but the slight delay has pushed the date further into the fourth quarter of this year.
The DPWH said the project’s current progress rate is about 60 percent.
“The implementing office DPWH Unified Project Management Office – Roads Management Cluster 1 (UPMO-RMC 1) and contractor China Road and Bridge Corporation have made efforts to speed up work progress to ensure that the P3.39-billion project will be completed by this fourth quarter,” Villar said following an inspection on Thursday, April 15.