Neda OKs high-impact projects, plans for roads, health agenda, tariff rates | Inquirer News

Neda OKs high-impact projects, plans for roads, health agenda, tariff rates

By: - Reporter / @luisacabatoINQ
/ 12:18 AM December 15, 2023

MANILA, Philippines — The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Board gave the green light to four high-impact plans and projects, said Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan in a Palace briefing on Thursday.

According to Balisacan, the projects were approved by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who also chairs the Neda board, during a meeting held on the same day.

Below is the list of projects that Neda gave the nod to:

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  • The P67.4 billion Dalton Pass East Alignment Road Project of the Department of Public Works and Highways
  • Extension of Executive Order No. 10, which reduces the Most Favored Nation tariff rates for meat, rice, and corn until December 31, 2024
  • The second phase of the Master Plan for High-Standard Highway Network Development
  • The Department of Health’s 8-point action agenda

Furthermore, Balisacan also gave updates on previously approved public-private partnership (PPP) projects.

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He reported that the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital Cancer Center PPP Project is currently under procurement per the Build-Operate-Transfer law.

Meanwhile, the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway Extension Project is currently undergoing a Swiss challenge and may be awarded in March should there be no challenge, or in May if there is a challenger.

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Moreover, the contract for the upgrade, expansion, and maintenance of the Laguindingan International Airport in Misamis Oriental is expected to take place between May 2024 and February 2025, he said.

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The bidding for the Dialysis Center PPP Project for the Renal Center Facility of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center is expected to commence before year-end, he further said.

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The contract awarding for the upgrade, expansion, operation, and maintenance of Bohol-Panglao International Airport is also set between August 2024 and May 2025.

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A newlyweds returning from honeymoon were also among the victims of the crash, just two weeks after tying the knot at a ceremony on Dec. 13. A 32-year-old woman who was about to get married next spring was also among those who took the flight. A father who took his two sons on a trip to Bangkok was found to have died in the tragedy as well. The family was celebrating the elder son recently being accepted to university. A 30-year-old reporter at a Gwangju-based media outlet was one of the passengers of the flight 7C 2216, along with her 33-year-old husband. The vacation was a reward from the reporter's company, during which she posted a photo of a hotel swimming pool in Bangkok on her Instagram saying, "The weather here is so great, it's like early summer." A 50-year-old woman aboard the flight took the trip after surviving a yearlong cancer treatment. It was her first overseas trip since her honeymoon with her husband, who had passed away three years ago. The oldest victim in the accident, a 79-year-old man, was returning from a trip that was arranged by his family. His wife, two daughters and one of his son-in-laws, his granddaughter and three grandsons were also on board. Forty-one of the passengers aboard the flight were on the return leg of a package tour that left Muan International Airport on Christmas night. Of the 175 passengers, 103 were aged at least 50, while 14 were under the age of 20. The Ministry of Education on Monday announced that four of the victims were in elementary school, three in middle school, three in high school, and one was attending a local daycare center.
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