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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...

In response to growing congestion issues, Manila’s public transport system is gearing up for a major shift in capacity with the construction of the country’s first mass underground transit system, the biggest project to date under President Rodrigo Duterte’s Build, Build, Build (BBB) infrastructure programme. Financed through an official...

Insufficient levels of affordable housing across urban centres is one of the more complex issues facing the government, with the challenge compounded by the pace of urbanisation currently under way.