The chairperson of the House of Representatives’ committee on appropriations on Friday rallied behind the clamor of the concerned government agencies to deliver in the implementation of the Build, Build, Build program after President Rodrigo Duterte brought home the bacon yet again from his working visit to Japan.
“The Philippines has proven to be a magnet for investments under the Duterte administration. But all of these won’t mean a thing if the concerned agencies fail to follow through with the implementation of projects that the foreign assistance was meant to bankroll,” Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles, the committee chairperson, said.
Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles, the committee chairperson, was alluding to the financial assistance that Duterte was able to secure during his second visit to Japan from October 29 to 31.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has shown good working relationship and chemistry with the populist Filipino leader, vowed to provide the Philippines with a ¥1-trillion economic assistance package. This amounts around P456 billion when converted.