With a number of previously stalled infrastructure projects kick-started under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, the demand for construction materials has reached new heights. Driven by the Build, Build, Build (BBB) programme, the wholesale price of construction materials reached a five-year high during the last quarter of 2017...
While the geographic features of the Philippine archipelago have historically hindered the creation of an efficient transport network, given the obstacles to increased productivity and growth posed by the country’s many islands and congested road system, the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte has made infrastructure development a top...
Favourable government policies and a growing, increasingly urbanised population have created fertile ground for the expansion of the Philippines’ construction sector in recent years. Driven by major investments in transport networks, residential complexes and social housing, the construction industry grew at an average annual rate of 12% from...
Decades of underinvestment in critical infrastructure, combined with rapid urbanisation, has exacerbated congestion in the Philippines, with the situation becoming particularly acute within the Metro Manila area. In an effort to more evenly distribute economic opportunities around the country and alleviate pressure on Manila, the country is...
Since the inauguration of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016 the government has made the development of infrastructure its leading priority. As part of the Build, Build, Build (BBB) programme, a range of projects have been pushed through, including those to upgrade and expand the transport network across the country in...
Ranking consistently among the top global providers of business process outsourcing (BPO), the Philippines is now undertaking a significant widening and deepening of its portfolio of third-party services. The sector has begun its transition to higher-skilled and more value-added operations, while also adapting to the challenge of new...
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