DEPDev: 52 flagship projects to be completed by 2028

AT LEAST 52 infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs) of the government are set for completion by 2028, the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) said.

- Katherine K. Chan

At a briefing at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, DEPDev Assistant Secretary Roderick M. Planta said 52 of the 207 total flagship infrastructure projects and programs will be done within President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr’s administration.

“Fifty-two will be completed within the (current) administration, by 2028. There are 60, but eight of those are studies and 52 are the actual projects,” he said.

Of the 52, 23 projects are on schedule, while 29 are delayed by at least two months, the DEPDev said.

Among those with delayed projects are the departments of Agriculture, Information and Communications Technology, Transportation, and Public Works and Highways.

The Local Water Utilities Administration, Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, National Irrigation Administration, Philippine Statistics Authority, University of the Philippines and Toll Regulatory Board also have delays in implementing some projects.

Data from the DEPDev showed 32 IFPs that are supposed to be completed by 2028 are under the physical connectivity sector, while eight projects involve water resources. Four projects are each under the digital connectivity and health sectors, while three are for agriculture and one for power and energy.