Philippine government infrastructure program
The Build Better More (BBM ) is the infrastructure program of the Marcos administration (2022–2028). It superseded the Build! Build! Build! infrastructure program of the Duterte administration (2016–2022). The following Infrastructure Flagship Projects (IFP)s were identified by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
The Marcos administration approved 194 infrastructure projects, ranging from public transport, power, health, information technology, water resources, and agriculture.[ 1] [ 2] 77 of those project were carried from past administrations while 123 are “new and initiated” by the Marcos administration.[ 3] The total cost for the Build Better More program is ₱ 9 trillion .[ 3]
List of infrastructure flagship projects [ edit ] Project was carried over from the Build! Build! Build! infrastructure program of the previous Duterte administration (2016-2022).
Public transportation [ edit ] Project Construction Status Completion date Ref. Arterial Road Bypass Project Phase III (Plaridel Bypass) Completed October 2023 Bacolod-Negros Occidental Economic Highway 2017– Under-construction December 2024 [ 6] Boracay Circumferential Road 2018–2022 Completed March 12, 2022 [ 7] Cagayan de Oro Coastal Road 1997– Under-construction Sariaya Bypass Construction Project Completed October 21, 2022 Davao City Coastal Road Project, including Bucana bridge 2017– Under-construction 2025 [ 8] [ 9] Improving Growth Corridors in Mindanao Road Sector Project Proposed Laguna Lakeshore Road Network Development, Phase I Proposed Metro Manila Bridges Project (under ADB Financing Facility) - 3 Bridges Proposed Pasacao-Balatan Tourism Coastal Highway Proposed Priority Bridges Crossing Pasig-Marikina River & Manggahan Floodway Bridges Construction Project (under China Government Facility) - 3 Bridges
Proposed Road Network Development Project in Conflict Affected Areas in Mindanao Proposed Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project (SPCR) 2018–2023 Completed July 14, 2023 [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] Sindangan-Bayog-Lakewood Road, Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga del Norte Proposed Surallah-T’Boli-San Jose Road, South Cotabato Completed Expressways C-5 Southlink Expressway Under-construction Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) 2015 Under-construction 2019 (Mamplasan to Sta. Rosa), 2021 (Sta. Rosa to Tibig-Kaong Road), Summer 2023 (Tibig-Kaong Road to Aguinaldo Highway) 2023/2024 (Aguinaldo Highway to Kawit) Camarines Sur Expressway 2022- Under-construction Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX), Phase I Under-construction Davao City Expressway Proposed Las Piñas–Muntinlupa Expressway Proposed Mega Manila Skyway Proposed Metro Cebu Expressway (Cebu Circumferential Road) 2020– Under-construction NLEX Connector 2019–2024 Completed March 2023 (partial), December 2024 (full) North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Segment 8.2 2019–2024 Under-construction South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Toll Road 4 (TR4) Under-construction South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Toll Road 5 (TR5) Segment 1 2019–2024 Under-construction Southeast Metro Manila Expressway Under-construction Inter-island Bridges Bataan–Cavite Interlink Bridge 2023–2027 Under-construction 2027 Cebu-Bohol Bridge Proposed Cebu-Mactan Bridge (4th Bridge) and Coastal Road Proposed Panay-Guimaras-Negros Inter-Island Link Bridge Proposed Panglao-Tagbilaran City Offshore Bridge Connector Proposed Panguil Bay Bridge 2021–2024 Completed 2024 [ 13] Samal Island-Davao City Connector Bridge 2024 Under-construction 2027
Project Construction Status Completion Date Ref. Davao Sasa Port Proposed New Cebu International Container Port Under-construction March 28, 2024 Upgrading and improvement of the Iloilo International Container Port Under-construction Calapan Port Passenger Terminal Building 2021 Completed 2023
Project Construction Status Completion date Ref. Ambal Simuay River and Rio Grande de Mindanao River Flood Control and Riverbank Protection Project Proposed Cavite Industrial Area Flood Risk Management Project Proposed Climate Change Adaptation Works National Irrigation Systems (NIS) Under-construction Construction of Farm-to-Mill Roads Under-construction EDSA Greenways Proposed 2027 [ 15] Emergency Assistance for Reconstruction and Recovery of Marawi (Output 2: Reconstruction and Development Plan for a Greater Marawi, Stage 2) Proposed Expansion/Upgrading/Improvement of General Santos Fish Port, South Cotabato Under-construction Flood Risk Improvement and Management Project for Cagayan De Oro River Proposed FMRDP - Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) Projects Under-construction Iconic Bridge Projects for Socio Economic Development, Phase I (UK-Assisted) Proposed Improvement of Service Roads in National Irrigation Systems (NIS) Under-construction Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (IDRR-CCA) Measures in the Low-Lying Areas of Pampanga Bay Project Stage II Proposed Integrated Flood Resilience and Adaptation (InFRA) Project - Phase I Proposed Metro Manila Flood Management Project, Phase I Proposed Metro Manila Priority Bridges for Seismic Improvement Project Proposed Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project, Phase IV Proposed Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project, Phase V Proposed Parañaque Spillway Project Proposed [ 16] Philippines Seismic Risk Reduction and Resilience Project Proposed Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Housing Projects Under-construction Regional Fish Port Project for Greater Capital Region (formerly Upgrading/Rehabilitation of the Navotas Fish Port Complex Under-construction
Project Construction Status Completion date Ref. Digital Transformation Centers (Upgraded "Tech4ED" Project) Proposed Maritime Safety Enhancement Project Ongoing National Broadband Program (NBP) Proposed National Government Data Center (NGDC) Proposed Philippine Identification System 2020 Ongoing Philippine Sim Card Registration 2022 Ongoing
Project Construction Status Completion date Ref. Health System Enhancement to Address and Limit (HEAL) COVID-19 Project Proposed Philippines COVID-19 Emergency Response Project (PCERP) Proposed UP PGH Cancer Center Project Proposed Virology and Vaccine Institute Proposed Philippine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Proposed
Agriculture, forestry and aquaculture[ edit ] Project Construction Status Completion date Ref. Requirements of the Program Beneficiaries Development Component of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program On-going Construction/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Fish Ports and Other Fishery Post Harvest Facilities Under-construction Convergence Area Agro-Forestry Abundance & Productivity Using Integrated Technologies Through Barangay-based Agricultural Ventures and Advancement On-going Halal Infrastructure Modernization Project On-going Rice Infrastructure Modernization Project On-going Second Additional Financing for Philippine Rural Development Project On-going
Project Construction Status Completion date Ref. Agus-Pulangi Hydropower Plant Complex (APHC) Rehabilitation under Series of Project (SOP 1) Proposed
Project Construction Status Completion date Ref. Angat Water Transmission Improvement Project - Aqueduct No. 7 Proposed Bayabas Small Reservoir Irrigation Project Under-construction Establishment of Groundwater Pump Irrigation Project Under-construction Extension/Expansion of Existing National Irrigation Systems Under-construction Jalaur River Multipurpose Project - Stage II, Iloilo 2019– Under-construction [ 17] Mindanao Irrigation Development Project Under-construction New Centennial Water Source - Kaliwa Dam Project 2021– Under-construction [ 18] [ 19] Repair of Communal Irrigation Systems Under-construction Repair of National Irrigation Systems (NIS) Under-construction Restoration of Communal Irrigation Systems Under-construction Restoration of National Irrigation Systems Under-construction Small Irrigation Project Under-construction Wawa Bulk Water Supply Project Under-construction 2025 Water District Development Sector Project (WDDSP) Proposed
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