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Build! Build! Build!

The Build! Build! Build! Infrastructure Program (BBB) was the infrastructure program of the administration of Rodrigo Duterte, the 16th president of the Philippines. A key component of his socioeconomic policy, the program aimed to reduce poverty, encourage economic growth and reduce congestion in Metro Manila, and address the country's infrastructure gap. Launched on April 18, 2017 and mainly implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) under Secretary Mark Villar, the program also included the continuation of 44 infrastructure projects under previous administrations. By November 2021, DPWH Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain was appointed by Duterte as the program's "chief implementer" after Villar's resignation from the agency.

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The Build! Build! Build! Infrastructure Program (BBB) was the infrastructure program of the administration of Rodrigo Duterte, the 16th president of the Philippines. A key component of his socioeconomic policy, the program aimed to reduce poverty, encourage economic growth and reduce congestion in Metro Manila, and address the country's infrastructure gap.12 Launched on April 18, 2017 and mainly implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) under Secretary Mark Villar,3 the program also included the continuation of 44 infrastructure projects under previous administrations.45 By November 2021, DPWH Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain was appointed by Duterte as the program's "chief implementer" after Villar's resignation from the agency.6

The Build! Build! Build! program was superseded by the Build Better More (BBM) infrastructure program of the administration of Duterte's successor, Bongbong Marcos.7 government officials have described the new program as an expansion of the BBB program.

List of associated projects

In November 2019, the government revised its list of flagship infrastructure projects under the program, expanding it to 100.89 It was revised again in August 2020, bringing the total number of projects to 104, expanding its scope included health, information and communications technology, as well as water infrastructure projects to support the country's economic growth and recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of September 11, 2020, 24 projects were still in the approval & planning stages, while 80 were under implementation.10

Construction of the North–South Commuter Railway in Balagtas, Bulacan source ↗
The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange in Parañaque source ↗

Public transportation

Project Construction Status Completion date Ref.
Rail transportation
Cebu Monorail System Proposed 11
LRT Line 1 south extension 2019–2024 Completed November 15, 2024 12
LRT Line 2 east extension 2015–2021 Completed July 5, 2021 13
LRT Line 2 west extension Proposed 11
LRT Line 6 Proposed 11
Metro Manila Subway (Phase 1) 2019– Under-construction 2029-32 141516
Mindanao Railway Phase 1 (Tagum–Davao–Digos Segment) Proposed 1718
MRT Line 3 rehabilitation 2019–2022 Completed March 22, 2022 11
MRT Line 4 Proposed 11
MRT Line 7 2016– Under-construction 2027 1920
MRT Line 10 Proposed 1121
MRT Line 11 Proposed 1121
North Triangle Common Station 2017– Under-construction 2027 2220
Panay Railway Proposed 23
PNR North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR) 2019– Under-construction 2027 24
PNR South Long Haul (or PNR Bicol) Proposed 24252627
SkyTrain (Fort Bonifacio–Makati SkyTrain) Proposed 1128
Subic–Clark Railway Proposed 293031
Urban transportation
Cebu BRT System 2023– Under-construction 11
Davao Public Transport Modernization project Ongoing 11
EDSA Busway Concourse project 2021–2022 Under construction 2022 32
Metro Manila BRT Line 1 (Quezon Avenue) Proposed 11
Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange 2015–2018 Completed November 5, 2018 11
Taguig Integrated Terminal Exchange 2018–2027 Under-construction 2027 11
Expansion of the Subic Freeport Expressway source ↗

Roads

Project Construction Status Completion date Ref.
Bacolod–Negros Occidental Economic Highway 2017–2024 Under-construction 2024 1133
Boracay Circumferential Road 2018–2022 Completed March 12, 2022 113435
Cabagan–Santa Maria Bridge 2014–2025 Completed February 1, 2025 36
Cagayan de Oro Coastal Road 1997–2017 Completed November 10, 2017 1137
Camalig Bypass Road 2018–2021 Completed June 15, 2021 38
Camarines Sur High-Speed Highway 2019– Under-construction 11
Davao City Bypass Road 2020–2022 Under-construction 2022 39
Davao City Coastal Road 2017–2023 Completed July 1, 2023 39
EDSA Greenways Late 2025 Proposed 2028 1140414243
Iconic Bridges Project: Alcala Bridge 2025– Under-construction 1144
Iconic Bridges Project: Camalaniugan Bridge 2021– Under-construction January 2026 11454647
Iconic Bridges Project: Pinacanauan Bridge 2 2022– Under-construction 2028 114849
Iconic Bridges Project: Solana-Tuguegarao Bridge 2022– Completed December 19, 2024 115051
Improving Growth Corridors in Mindanao Road Sector Project (former Tawi-Tawi Interlink Bridge and Guicam Bridge) Under-construction 52
Mindanao Development Road Network Under-construction 52
New Bacolod Economic Highway Under-construction 52
Pasacao–Balatan Tourism Coastal Highway 2019– Under-construction 11
Road Network Development Project in Conflict Affected Areas in Mindanao Under-construction 52
Samar Pacific Coastal Road 2018–2022 Completed June 28, 2022 1153
Sariaya Bypass Road 2014–2021 Completed October 21, 2021 54
Sindangan-Bayog-Lakewood Road 2014–2022 Under-construction 2022 11
Sorsogon City Coastal Road 2015–2020 Completed August 30, 2020 55
Surallah-T'boli-San Jose Road 2016–2022 Under-construction 2022 11
Urdaneta City Bypass Road 2019–2021 Completed January 18, 2021 1156
Inter-island Bridges
Bataan–Cavite Interlink Bridge 2022-2027 Proposed 2027 57
Cebu–Mactan Bridge and Coastal Road Construction project Proposed 11
Coron–Culion Bridge 2021– Under-construction 58
Mindoro–Batangas Super Bridge Proposed 59
Panay–Guimaras–Negros Bridge (Phase 1) Proposed 11
Panglao-Tagbilaran City Offshore Connector Bridge Under-construction 11
Panguil Bay Bridge 2021–2024 Completed September 27, 2024 5260
Samal Island–Davao City Connector 2022– Under-construction September 2028 116162
Roma Point Bridge 2018– Under-construction 63
Expresswaysa
Davao City Expressway Proposed 11
Metro Cebu Expressway 2018– Under-construction 526768
Pasig River Expressway Proposed 6970
Luzon Spine Expressway Network5271
C-5 Southlink Expressway 2016–2022 Under-construction 2022 7273
Cavite–Laguna Expressway (CALAX) April 2017– Under-construction 7475
Cavite–Tagaytay–Batangas Expressway Proposed 1176
Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) 2017–2021 Completed July 15, 2021 71
Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 2014–2021 Completed January 15, 2021 7773
North Luzon East Expressway (NLEE) Under-construction 71
NLEX Harbor Link 2014–2020 Completed June 15, 2020 7378
NLEX Harbor Link Extension to Anda Circle Proposed 11
NLEX Connector 2019– Under-construction 2025 77727379
Plaridel Bypass Road (Phase 2 and 3) 2014–2020 Completed December 2020 80
Quezon–Bicol Expressway Cancelled 11
Southeast Metro Manila Expressway (SEMME) 2018–2022 Under-construction 2022 72
SLEX Elevated Extension 2019–2021 Completed February 15, 2022 73
SLEX Toll Road 4 2019– Under-construction 2029 7181
SLEX Toll Road 5 March 2025– Under-construction 7182
Subic Freeport Expressway Expansion 2019–2021 Completed February 19, 2021 83
Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX) Extension Proposed 71
Metro Manila Logistics Improvement Network84
Binondo–Intramuros Bridge 2018–2022 Completed April 5, 2022 8473
Eastbank–Westbank Bridge 2 2021–2023 Proposed 2023 85
New Estrella–Pantaleon Bridge 2019–2021 Completed July 29, 2021 8473
Bonifacio Global City-Ortigas Center Link Road (Santa Monica–Lawton Bridge and Viaduct) 2018–2021 Completed September 30, 2021 8473
J.P. Rizal–Lopez Jaena Bridge Proposed 85
J.P. Rizal–St. Mary Bridge Proposed 85
Laguna Lake Highway 2016–2018 Completed November 15, 2018 72
Lawton Avenue Expansion 2017–2022 Completed May 2022 86
Marikina–Vista Real Bridge Proposed 85
Mindanao Avenue Extension 2017– Under-construction 7273
North–South Harbor Bridge 2021–2023 Proposed 2023 85
Palanca–Villegas Bridge 2021–2023 Proposed 2023 85
Metro Manila Priority Bridges Seismic Improvement Project85
Guadalupe Bridge Rehabilitation Proposed 8572
Lambingan Bridge Vertical Improvement Proposed 8572

Notes

  1. The Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX, constructed from 2017 to 2022), although often cited as part the Build! Build! Build! program, is not officially enumerated among the program's projects.646566

Airports

Bohol–Panglao International Airport source ↗
Project Construction Status Completion date Ref.
Bacolod–Silay International Airport Proposed 11
Bicol International Airport Development project (New Legazpi) 2016–2021 Completed October 7, 2021 87
Bohol–Panglao International Airport (New Bohol International Airport) 2016–2018 Completed November 27, 2018 88
Calbayog Airport expansion 2017–2021 Completed May 5, 2021
Clark International Airport expansion project Phase 1 2017–2022 Completed May 2, 2022 8990
M'lang (Central Mindanao) Airport Development project Proposed 11
Francisco Bangoy International Airport expansion Under-construction 11
General Santos International Airport expansion 2018–2021 Completed November 2021 91
Iloilo International Airport expansion Proposed 11
Kalibo International Airport expansion 2018–2021 Completed June 4, 2021 1192
Laguindingan Airport expansion Proposed 11
Mactan–Cebu International Airport expansion 2015–2021 Completed May 5, 2021 93
New Manila International Airport 2020–2026 Under-construction 2026 94
Ninoy Aquino International Airport expansion Proposed 11
Puerto Princesa International Airport expansion Proposed 95
Sangley Point Airport 2019–2020 Completed February 15, 2020 96
Siquijor Airport upgrading and expansion 2018–2021 Completed August 26, 2021 97
Cagayan North International Airport (Lal-lo International Airport) ?–18 Completed March 23, 2018 87

Seaports

Project Construction Status Completion Date Ref.
Borac Port ?–2019 Completed November 2019 98
New Cebu International Container Port 2021–2024 Proposed March 28, 2024 11
Port of San Fernando 2019–2020 Completed June 2020 98
Port of Bataraza ?–2018 Completed February 15, 2018 98

Urban development

Phase 1 of the New Clark City source ↗
Project Construction Status Completion date Ref.
Ambal Simuay River and Rio Grande de Mindanao Flood Control projects Proposed 29
Bayanihan 2 Bike Lane Networks 2021 Completed June 30, 2021 99100101
Cavite Industrial Area Flood Management Program Proposed 102
Emergency Assistance for Reconstruction and Recovery of Marawi (Output 2: Reconstruction and Development Plan for a Greater Marawi, Stage 2) 2017–2022 Under-construction 2022 11
Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Low-Lying Areas of Pampanga Bay 2018–2022 Under-construction March 2022 11103
Leyte Tide Embankment 2016–2022 Under-construction 2022 52
Marawi Rehabilitation (China Grant)
a.) Bridge and Bypass project
b.) Grand Padian Market and Sports Complex
 2017–2021 Under-construction December 2021 11
New Clark City Phase 1:
a.) National Government Administrative Center Phase 1A
b.) Filinvest Mixed Use Industrial Development Phase 1 (Site Development)
 2016–2019 Completed October 2019 1190104
Pasig–Marikina River Channel Improvement project (Phase IV) Under-construction
Reconstruction and Development Plan for Greater Marawi 2017–2022 Under-construction 2022 11

Water resources

Project Construction Status Completion date Ref.
Angat Water Transmission Improvement project 2016–2020 Completed June 2020 105
Aqueduct No. 7 project Proposed 11
Balog-Balog Multipurpose project Phase II Under-construction 11
Bohol Northeast Basin Multipurpose Dam project Proposed 11102
Chico Pump Irrigation project 2018–2022 Completed June 2022 106107
Jalaur River Multipurpose project Phase II 2019–2022 Under-construction 2022 11108
Lower Agno River Irrigation System Improvement project 2018–2022 Under-construction December 2022 22
National Irrigation Sector Rehabilitation and Improvement project 2013– Ongoing 11
New Centennial Water Source – Kaliwa Dam project Under-construction 2026 11102109
Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation project Proposed 11
Water District Development Sector projects (ADB-WDDSP) Proposed 11
Wawa Bulk Water Supply project 2022–2025 Completed 2025 11
Agus 3 Hydroelectric Power project (225 MW) Proposed 11
Agus-Pulangi Hydropower Rehabilitation project Proposed 11

Information and communications technology

Project Construction Status Completion Date Ref.
ICT Capability Development and Management Program Under-construction 11110
LTO Central Command Center Completed February 4, 2022 1111126
Luzon Bypass Infrastructure project Completed 1190110
Motor Vehicle Recognition and Enhancement System Proposed 11
National Broadband Program Under-construction 11110
National Government Data Center Proposed 11
National Interoperable Automatic Fare Collection System project (formerly Automated Fare Collection Clearing House) Proposed 11
Philippine Identification System 2019–2020 Completed 2020 11112
Road Transport Information Technology Infrastructure project Phase I (LTO IT) Under-construction 2022 11110
Safe Philippines Project Phase 1 November 2019 Cancelled May 2022 11113114115

Health

Project Construction Status Completion Date Ref.
Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines Proposed 11116

Impact

As of July 2021, 214 airport projects, 451 commercial social and tourism port projects, 29,264 kilometers (18,184 mi) of roads, 5,950 bridges, 11,340 flood control projects, 11,340 evacuation centers, and 150,149 classrooms had been completed under the infrastructure program.117118 The numbers cited include newly built infrastructure, and projects involving the repair, rehabilitation, widening, and expansion of existing infrastructure.119

By April 28, 2022, two months before Duterte left office, 12 out of 119 infrastructure flagship projects (IFP) under the Build Build Build program have been completed.120 Government officials emphasized that despite the low completion rate of IFPs, the Duterte administration had consistently spent more on infrastructure than past administrations.120 The remaining projects will be passed on to future administrations for completion and consideration.120

The Philippine Daily Inquirer, citing a study from Pantheon Macroeconomics, wrote that "the Duterte administration had failed to achieve its ambitious spending targets despite having rolled out more infrastructure projects under the BBB program", citing the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic which affected infrastructure spending in 2020 as large portions of the budget had been reallocated to COVID-19 response efforts.121

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