Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go has secured fresh Japanese funding to accelerate two major infrastructure projects aimed at easing congestion in Metro Manila and unlocking growth in Mindanao.
The government is doubling down on public-private partnerships (PPPs) and reform measures to position the Philippines as a more competitive destination for capital, as it works to sustain investor momentum despite global headwinds.
Infrastructure Metro Pacific Investments Corp.’s consolidated core net income rose 15 percent to P27.1 billion in 2025, driven by stronger power, water and toll roads earnings as the infrastructure group warned of growing global uncertainty.
CEBU CITY — Cebu’s long-term plan to improve connectivity and ease traffic congestion, including the development of a mass transport system, is gradually taking shape.
Construction of the Metro Manila Subway has reached Bonifacio Global City, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leading the groundbreaking of the Kalayaan Avenue station inside Megaworld Corp.’s Uptown Bonifacio township.
CEBU CITY—The Regional Development Council in Central Visayas (RDC-7) has asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), through its Bureau of Design, to integrate nature-based solutions and social considerations in the standard design of infrastructure projects.
CEBU CITY—A Metro Cebu city has turned down P89 million in infrastructure projects identified by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), including repairs on roads that are still serviceable.
Tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan-backed Metro Pacific Investments Corp. kept its growth track in the first nine months of 2025 with core income rising 14 percent to P23.6 billion from P20.80 billion.