(File photo) MANILA - Unfinished infrastructure projects under the "Build, Build, Build" program are not going to be white elephants because they underwent thorough assessment by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) before they were approved, Malacanang said. Acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar made this comment after presidential bet Senator Ping Lacson's remark in a recent presidential debate asking Filipinos to discern whether or not the "Build, Build, Build" program is successful if only 12 out of the 118 projects were accomplished. He dismissed as "speculations" that these projects would be abandoned for various reasons. "Lahat ng project na ginagawa ng gobyerno lalung-lalo na iyong mga big-ticket projects ay pinag-aralan ng NEDA. Iyong ating mga ekonomista diyan sa NEDA ay mga professional, sila ay nandiyan hindi lang para magdesisyon lang nang ganun-ganun lang (All projects done by government, especially big-ti
Returning senatorial hopefuls Francis Escudero and Alan Peter Cayetano were the top senate preferences in the latest independent and non-commissioned Publicus Asia survey released on Thursday, March 17. Francis Escudero and Alan Peter Cayetano (Mb file photo) This survey or Pahayag National Tra
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In February 2019, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) led by then Secretary Mark Villar opened a separate 5.58-kilometer bicycle lane facility along the stretch of Laguna Lake Highway in Taguig City.
Aimed to open up transportation, recreation, and health opportunities, t
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Finally, the Philippines might just have a majority president.
In the latest Pulse Asia survey results released on March 14, the UniTeam of Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (BBM) and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte remain to be this elections’ frontrunners.
In the survey, wh
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In its 2020 Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said that it would take 99.5 years before the world can achieve gender parity. A year later, in its 2021 report, WEF said that it will now take 135.6 years to close the gender gap worldwide. That means, it will not hap