SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: INFRASTRUCTURE

Presidential Communications Office, Opening Remarks of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for the High-Level Dialogue – Investing in Infrastructure for Resilience, Jan. 19, 2023

National Economic Development Authority, Overview of the Infrastructure Flagship Projects under the Build-Better-More Program, March 8, 2023

Bongbong Marcos Official YouTube channel, BBM VLOG #239: Build Better More Program, March 18, 2023

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Infrastructure Flagship Projects (IFPs) under the Build-Better-More Program, accessed on July 7, 2023

National Economic Development Authority, As-delivered Speech of NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan at The Manila Times Midyear Economic Forum 2023, June 27, 2023

Department of Finance Official Facebook page, Philippine Economic Briefing- Toronto 2023, July 13, 2023

Presidential Communications Office, Press Briefing of Ms. Daphne Oseña-Paez with DPWH Secretary Manual Bonoan, March 14, 2023

Department of Budget and Management, National government disbursement performance as of December 2022, March 20, 2023

Department of Budget and Management, National Government Disbursement Performance as of April 2023, accessed July 7, 2023

House of Representatives, House Bill No. 6527, Dec. 6, 2022

Senate of the Philippines, Senate Bill No. 2233, May 23, 2023

Philstar.com, Marcos certifies Public-Private Partnership bill as urgent, June 14, 2023

CNN Philippines, Marcos certifies as urgent Public-Private Partnership bill, June 14, 2023

Panay News, New PPP bill certified as urgent, June 15, 2023

House of Representatives, House passes bill providing for a 30-year national infrastructure program, May 22, 2023

Philippine News Agency, House OKs 30-year nat’l infrastructure program, land use bills, May 22, 2023

House of Representatives, House Bill No. 8078, May 22, 2023

Senate of the Philippines, Senate Bill No. 1563, Nov. 29, 2022

Presidential Communications Office, MIF vital to accelerate implementation of gov’t infra projects – National Treasurer, June 3, 2023

Department of Finance, Diokno presents Maharlika Investment Fund as tool for economic development, Feb. 24, 2023

ABS-CBN News, NAIA operations back to normal following New Year’s Day crisis, Jan. 1, 2023

Inquirer.net, No lesson learned? Senators dismayed by yet another airport flop, May 1, 2023

Rappler, Power outage hits NAIA Terminal 3 again amid airport privatization talks, June 9, 2023

CNN Philippines, Marcos sorry for NAIA New Year’s Day mess, seeks faster airport upgrade, Jan. 6, 2023

Presidential Communications Office, PBBM orders DOTr to fast-track air traffic management systems upgrade, Jan. 6, 2023

On upgrading and creating more international airports

• Philippine Institute for Development Studies, Philippine air transport infrastructure: State, issues, government strategies, April 13, 2023
• Public-Private Partnership Center, New Manila International Airport, accessed July 7, 2023
• San Miguel Corporation, New Manila International Airport (NMIA), accessed July 7, 2023
• Presidential Communications Office, NEDA Board approves 7 high-impact projects for PH’s social, economic transformation, Feb. 3, 2023
• Philippine News Agency, Zambo City to get add’l P200-M for new airport project, April 17, 2023
• Philippine News Agency, New Dumaguete airport capable of serving millions, Feb. 4, 2023
• Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, Status of CAAP & DOTr (downloaded) projects, Feb. 28, 2023
• GMA News Online, Manila International Airport Consortium seeks 25-year concession period, June 19, 2023
• Manila Bulletin, MIAC unveils P267-B NAIA dev’t masterplan, June 19, 2023
• Department of Transportation Official Facebook page, DOTr and MIAA submit NAIA solicited PPP project for NEDA board approval, June 2, 2023
• Presidential Communications Office, Speech by President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. at the Grand Opening of the New Terminal Building of Clark International Airport, Sept. 28, 2022
• Clark International Airport, President Marcos officially opens the new terminal of the Clark International Airport, accessed July 7, 2023
• Inquirer.net, Gov’t weighs multiple airport PPP projects, Jan. 4, 2023
• GMA News Online, DOTr eyes completion of P1-trillion worth of airport projects in 2023, Oct. 10, 2023
• The Philippine Star, DOTr allots P600 million to upgrade 7 airports, Nov. 8, 2022

On promoting undiscovered tourist spots in the country

• Department of Budget and Management, General Appropriations Act 2023-DPWH, accessed July 7, 2023
• Department of Budget and Management, General Appropriations Act 2022, Jan. 3, 2022
• Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department, DOT and DPWH convergence and support program, Jan. 2023
• Official Gazette of the Philippines, DPWH inks tourism agreement with DOT and an NGO, Feb. 8, 2012
• Philippine Information Agency, DPWH naipatapos na ang P5M access roads sa bayan ng Gloria, June 15, 2023
• Department of Public Works and Highways, DPWH completes tourism road leading to hot spring destination in Naval, Biliran, March 14, 2023
• Department of Public Works and Highways, DPWH-DOT develops agri-tourism road in Talisay, Negros occidental, Feb. 9, 2023
• Department of Public Works and Highways, DPWH paves road to Binadlan Falls in Negros Occidental, Feb. 28, 2023
• Department of Public Works and Highways, Paved tourism road improves accessibility in Gigantes Island, Jan. 31, 2023
• Department of Public Works and Highways, New access road to boost tourism, marine economy in Makato, Aklan, Jan. 23, 2023
• Department of Public Works and Highways, DPWH improves road to boost agro-tourism in Dinalupihan, Bataan, Dec. 7, 2022
• Philippine Information Agency, DOT-DPWH Convergence projects sa Bulacan, nakumpleto na, Aug. 6, 2022

On continuing ongoing projects beneficial to the public

• Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Build Better More: A Glimpse into the Philippines’ Infrastructure Program, June 2023
• Department of Public Works and Highways, Longest Sea-Crossing Bridge Project in Northern Mindanao Now at 69%, May 10, 2023
• Department of Public Works and Highways, DPWH ramping up accomplishment of Panguil Bay Bridge Project at 73%, July 6, 2023
• Department of Public Works and Highways, PBBM Spearheads Milestone Ceremony for Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge Project, March 31, 2023
• Public-Private Partnership Center, UP-PGH Cancer Center PPP, accessed July 7, 2023
• Presidential Communications Office, PBBM graces the inauguration of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Connector from Caloocan to España, March 27, 2023
• Presidential Communications Office, Speech by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the inauguration and opening of the Davao City Coastal Bypass Road Segment A, July 1, 2023
• Presidential Communications Office, PBBM inaugurates the long awaited ‘Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project’ in Northern Samar, July 14, 2023
• Department of Public Works and Highways Official Facebook page, Inauguration of the Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project, July 14, 2023
• Presidential Communications Office, Speech by President Ferdinand R. Marcos at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project, Oct. 27, 2022
• Philippine Information Agency, President Marcos leads the groundbreaking of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) Project – Package 1, Feb. 27, 2023

On sustaining infrastructure development spending at 5% to 6% of GDP

• Department of Budget and Management, National Government Disbursement performance as of April 2023, accessed July 7, 2023
• Philippine News Agency, PPP Act, Maharlika fund to help ramp up infra spending, June 7 2023
• Department of Budget and Management, Review of the Medium-Term Macroeconomic Assumptions and Fiscal Program for FY 2022 to 2028, July 8, 2022
• Department of Finance, Franchise Asia Philippines 2023 Conference: “Franchising Fast Forward,” June 7, 2023
• Business World, Gov’t could boost infra spending to 12% of GDP, June 8, 2023

On completing approved railway projects

• Asian Development Bank Philippines Official Facebook page, North-South Commuter Railway, Nov. 9, 2022
• Department of Transportation Official Facebook page, Excited ka na ba sa mas kumportable…, Feb. 28
• Inquirer.net, Metro Manila Subway construction begins, Jan. 10, 2023
• Philippine News Agency, DOTr breaks ground on 2 more Metro Manila subway stations, April 28, 2023
• Philippine News Agency, LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1 on track for completion by Q4 2024, April 14, 2023
• Light Rail Manila Corporation, LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project, accessed July 7, 2023
• Department of Transportation Official Facebook page, #LRT2CaviteExtension Now 83% complete, April 14, 2023
• The Manila Times, LRT Cavite extension’s 1st phase to open in 2024, May 29, 2023
• Public-Private Partnership Center, MRT Line 7, accessed July 7, 2023
• Inquirer.net, San Miguel seals P100-billion loan deal for MRT 7 project, June 29, 2023
• ABS-CBN News, Opening of common station for train lines postponed anew, April 12, 2023
• Philippine Information Agency, DOTr: Unified Grand Central Station to open soon, June 17, 2022
• Department of Transportation Official Facebook page, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Assistant Secretary Jorjette Aquino…, April 14, 2023

On integrating Mindanao, Panay and Cebu Railway Projects

• National Economic Development Authority, Mindanao Rail Project (Phase 1), Feb. 14, 2019
• GMA News Online, Loan negotiations for stalled railway projects to be finalized by Q1 2023, Oct. 10, 2022
• Business World, Mindanao railway attracting interest from ‘other countries’, Dec. 4, 2022
• Sunstar Davao, Construction of railway targeted to start in Q1 2023, Jan. 1, 2023
• Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor Official Facebook page, Panabo City Information Office: Mindanao Railway Project…, Jan. 13, 2023
• Bombo Radyo Philippines, Unang phase ng Mindanao Railway Project, sisimulan na ngayong 2023, Jan. 16, 2023
• Philippine Information Agency, CDO segment railway project gets P100-M fund for feasibility study, Feb. 23, 2023
• Inquirer.net, PH to gauge 2 regional train plans for PPP viability, Feb. 20, 2023
• Pulso ng Bayan, Mindanao Railway Project sa Davao na aprubado ni FPRRD, nakalimutan na nga ba?, April 12, 2023
• Panay News, Panay Railways attracts more investors, Jan. 23, 2023
• National Economic Development Authority, Regional Development Council VI approves the WVRDP 2023-2028, March 24, 2023
• National Economic Development Authority, NEDA Western Visayas presents the WV RDP, 2023-2028 at LLPDC Regional Convention, April 5, 2023
• Business Mirror, Govt will prioritize big-ticket transport projects–Marcos, Jan. 10, 2023
• GMA News Online, DOTr secures over $6M fund for feasibility studies of railway projects, Jan. 9, 2023
• Business World, PHL obtains $6M to fund rail feasibility studies, Jan. 9, 2023
• Philstar.com, Marcos mum on ‘short term’ plans for commuters, mobility groups say, July 26, 2022
• Public-Private Partnership Center, Cebu Monorail Transit System Project, accessed July 7, 2023
• House of Representatives, Committee Daily Bulletin, March 21, 2023

On improving roads and transport systems

• Philippine Information Agency, World Bank eyes 2nd extension for Cebu Bus Rapid Transit project loan, July 4, 2023
• Cebu City Government, Mayor Rama lauds realization of BRT dream, Feb. 27, 2023
• Philippine Information Agency, PBBM leads groundbreaking of Cebu Bus Rapid Transit, Feb. 27, 2023
• The Freeman, After DOTR Gives 10% advance payment: BRT work continues, June 16, 2023
• SunStar, DOTr coughs up P90M; contractor to continue work on Bus Rapid Transit, June 15, 2023
• SunStar, CBRT Package 2 construction ‘to start in 1st quarter of 2024, June 4, 2023
• Presidential Communications Office, Speech by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the ceremonial loan agreement signing of the DPTMP, July 1, 2023
• Inquirer.net, Gov’t, ADB ink pact on P73.3-B Davao Public Transport Modernization project, July 1, 2023
• Department of Transportation Official Facebook page, Landmark $1B loan to fund FOTr’s Davao Public Transport Modernization Project signed, July 5, 2023
• Davao City Government, City Government of Davao ready to implement Davao Bus Project, July 5, 2023
• Philippine News Agency, Ilocos Norte signs deal for affordable housing project in Laoag, May 11, 2023
• Ilocos Norte Government, Inaugural address of the Honorable Matthew J. Marcos Manotoc Governor of the Province of Ilocos Norte, accessed July 7, 2023
• Mayor Edna Gacot-Lim Official Facebook page, The Municipal Government of El Nido…, June 21, 2023