Mindanao centerpiece of Build, Build, Build program

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The national govern President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Build, Build, Dominguez 3rd said.

He issued the statement during a briefing with top economists and technocrats in Davao City on the first phase

- danao Railway Project, which is expected link the cities of Tagum, Davao and Digos.

The infrastructure program will involve the construction of a railway bridges and irrigation projects as well as the expansion of airports over a seven-year-period in

- danao, which is expected to service almost Bridge project that will connect Tangub and expansion and improvement projects of the Davao International Airport and -

that the government aims to implement

He said the projects will stimulate economic growth in the short term and support the development of a competitive economy over the longer term.

Dominguez said the government is also projects for communities ravaged by ca

“Under the government’s Bangon - habilitation Plan, all government agencies are now involved in the rehabilitation of

Dominguez explained that the goal of the Duterte administra - danao and the rest of the country is to bring down poverty incidence

The government aims to achieve its goal by building on the reforms implemented over the years to put the country’s economy in order while instituting new ones, such as tax reform to ensure reliable increased spending on modern infrastructure and expanded social services, he said.

He said the economy is expect this year, with the infrastructure modernization program providing the strong stimulus to enable the government to attain its eco- nomic target.

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