Q3
Blown away by Siargao p.6
Aug-SEP
2017
A roundup on ride-sharing apps p.3
Hiking highs p.10
Mini bag movement p.7
Tackling mass transit
Vol. 6 No.20 Q3 2017 Philippine Edition ISSN No.
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By Mark Angelo Ching utertenomics centers on the massive development of infrastructure across the Philippines.
In fact, current economic managers boast that President Rodrigo Duterte’s time in Malacañang will usher in the “golden age of
infrastructure,” which will eventually make the country stand toe-to-toe with the region’s economic giants.
Several scientific studies here and abroad state that horrendous traffic has negative effects on the economy.
Most of the infrastructure projects listed on build.gov. ph, the public portal for Dutertenomics, has to do with transportation: more bridges, railways, roads, and airports.
In 2014, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) concluded that the Philippines loses Php2.4 billion a day due to heavy traffic in Metro Manila. JICA further stated that if left unsolved, the country will eventually lose Php6 billion a day due to traffic. Turn to page 2
That’s not surprising because transportation is one of the huge problems that the public has to deal with every day.
Photo by Michael Caliwara
President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build” program aims to complete its 74 flagship projects by the end of his term in 2022