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Night Owl offers a comprehensive look at the Build Build Build Program – President Rodrigo Duterte’s medium term development strategy to effectively usher in Philippines’ Golden Age of Infrastructure.
It follows and provides a first hand narrative of the daunting details of tasks, reforms, and projects undertaken by Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar. Night Owl sheds light into the difficult challenges, critiques, and difficult decisions faced by the Build Build Build team and dives into the consequences subsequently.
Witness heartwarming stories of Filipinos whose lives have improved with the completion of roads, bridges, rail, flood control projects, airports, seaports and classrooms. Night Owl is a compelling visual and informative storytelling of Philippine’s journey of change and transformation as it rally Philippines from a tiger cub economy to a first world country.
ISBN: 978-971-94880-8-8
(Hardbound, 1st Ed.)
ISBN: 978-621-96635-8-8
(Hardbound, 2nd Ed.)
ISBN: 978-621-8392-04-5
(PDF Downloadable)
ISBN: 978-621-8392-02-1 (Kindle)
ISBN: 978-621-8392-03-8 (Paperback)
Build Build Build
The Philippines' transformative infrastructure policy from 2016 to 2022, driven by the collective efforts of 6.5 million Filipinos. This unprecedented initiative has delivered 29,264 kilometers of roads, 5,950 bridges, 11,340 flood control projects, 222 evacuation centers, 150,149 classrooms, 214 airport projects, and 451 seaport projects. It also marked the start of construction for the first Philippine subway, the Metro Manila Subway, 497.33 kilometers of cycling roads, and 5 new rail routes. As a result, the Philippines has shifted from a car-centric approach to a more multi-modal transportation system, significantly improving connectivity, reducing traffic congestion, and enhancing the overall quality of life for its citizens.
The 5.58-kilometer NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10, the first truck graded expressway in the country, will connect to four other expressways: The NLEX Connector Project, the Skyway Stage 3, the Radial Road 10, and the NLEX Harbor Link C3 Radial Road 10. A 5.58-kilometer expressway connecting MacArthur Highway and C3 road will interconnect with the Skyway Stage 3 via the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road, an eight-kilometer expressway connecting the end of Segment 10 in C3 Road in Caloocan to PUP Sta. Mesa in Manila.
NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10
Replacement of a pre-stressed concrete rigid frame bridge (V-shape piers) with corrugated steel webs with 4-lane concrete deck slab of approximately 506.46 lineal meters to connect Estrella Street at Makati side to Barangka Drive at Mandaluyong side.
Estrella Pantaleon Bridge
The Plaridel Bypass Road project, a new arterial road traversing the municipalities of Balagtas, Guiguinto, Plaridel, Bustos, and San Rafael in the province of Bulacan, has been opened. Funded by the government of the Philippines (GOP) and government of Japan through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the recently completed highway shortened travel time to and from North Luzon Expressway via a new interchange at Brgy. Burol 2nd, Balagtas to the Philippines-Japan Friendship Highway in Brgy. Maasim, San Rafael, Bulacan. The infrastructure project is expected to accommodate 15,000 vehicles per day and cut travel time between NLEX-Balagtas and Maharlika Highway in San Rafael by as much as 30 minutes.
Plaridel Bypass
The 27.55-kilometer Daang Katutubo Road, which serves as an access road to the Mapita Tribal Community and the view deck in Nayong Aguilar.
Daang Katutubo
The Lambingan Bridge will be rehabilitated to meet improved seismic bridge design specifications necessary to strengthen the resilience of the transport network in Metro Manila.
Lambingan Bridge
The 68.295-kilometer Siocon - Sirawai - Sibuco - Limpapa Road will connect three municipalities of Zamboanga del Norte to Zamboanga City. When the project is completed, travel time from Siocon to Zamboanga City will be reduced from five hours to only 1.5 hours.
Zamboanga Connector
The 8.5-kilometer Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway will connect mainland Cebu from Cebu City via the Cebu South Coastal Road to Cordova Town in Mactan Island. Implemented by the Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corporation (CCLEC), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation, the infrastructure has a navigational clearance of 51 meters for shipping traffic. It is expected to serve at least 50,000 vehicles daily.
Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX)
The BGC-Ortigas Link Bridge, also known as the Kalayaan Bridge, will connect the cities of Taguig, Makati, and Pasig. Now, travel time between the central business districts of BGC and Ortigas has been reduced to only 12 minutes.
BGC-Ortigas Link Bridge
The 18.83-kilometer Skyway Stage 3 was not completed using its original alignment, which was approved in 2014. Due to right-of-way difficulties, it had to be realigned following the San Juan River alignment. This was approved via a Memorandum of Agreement, which was signed on October 25, 2018. Prior to this, site possession for the entire project was only at 8.64 percent. The project is expected to decongest EDSA and C5 by at least 55,000 vehicles daily and reduce travel time from Makati to Quezon City from two hours to only 15 to 20 minutes.
Skyway Stage 3
The 19.89-kilometer Daang Kalikasan Road will reduce the travel time from Mangatarem in Pangasinan to Sta. Cruz in Zambales from two hours and 30 minutes to only one hour.
Daang Kalikasan
The 18.83-kilometer Skyway Stage 3 was not completed using its original alignment, which was approved in 2014. Due to right-of-way difficulties, it had to be realigned following the San Juan River alignment. This was approved via a Memorandum of Agreement, which was signed on October 25, 2018. Prior to this, site possession for the entire project was only at 8.64 percent. The project is expected to decongest EDSA and C5 by at least 55,000 vehicles daily and reduce travel time from Makati to Quezon City from two hours to only 15 to 20 minutes.
Skyway Stage 3
Foreword
Insights from leaders shaping the narrative of national progress.
This book that features the Build, Build, Build program of the government illustrates our strong commitment to put in place much-needed public infrastructure that will allow our people to lead more productive, prosperous and comfortable lives. Through the construction of roads, bridges, flood control projects and classrooms, among others, we have succeeded in establishing physical hallmarks of progress that help sustain the development of our country. May you continue to assist the administration in effectively disseminating information about the gains that we have made for the improved welfare of our people. I also hope that you will remain steadfast in showcasing and communicating the achievements and milestones that we have made. Together, let us revitalize our society, especially as we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Mabuhay kayong lahat.
Rodrigo Roa Duterte
The 16th President of the Philippines (2016-2022)
In this light, the Duterte Administration allotted the highest budget allocation for infrastructure in Philippine history. This is intended to propel the country towards becoming an advanced economy. We have been inspired by a clear vision of Filipinos living comfortably through the gains brought about by Build, Build, Build, Every kilometer of road, rail and bridge built has been bringing Filipinos of different ethnicities, languages and religions closer to each other. Through this book Night Owl, author and columnist Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo provides an insider's view on the administration's Build Build Build program and how it rallied to connect 81 provinces, 146 cities and 1,489 municipalities. Together, we have built a total of 29,264 km of roads, 5,950 bridges, 11,340 flood control projects, 222 evacuation centers, 89 Tatag ng imprastraktura Para sa Kapayapaan at Seguridad (TIKAS) projects, 150,149 classrooms, and 653 COVID-19 facilities, Build, Build, Build has allowed us to aspire for a better future for this generation and the next. Behind the goal to connect every province in the Philippines is our desire to alleviate the decades-long suffering of Filipinos who yearn for an improved and expanded infrastructure. My hope is that the last five years would truly be remembered as the Philippines’ Golden Age of Infrastructure and that the pandemic that started last year, rather than overshadowing this feat, will highlight even more the grandeur of this accomplishment. | am thankful to the author for her emphasis all throughout this book that Build Build Build is a movement, not just of its leaders but of the 6.5 million Filipinos who worked together to catapult the Philippines towards becoming a first world country. That is exactly how the Duterte Administration wants it to be remembered.
Salvador C. Medialdea
Executive Secretary of the Philippines (2016-2022)
Infrastructure is the backbone of a strong economy. We cannot deny that Philippines' ability to realize its full potential lies on its current and future infrastructure — one that will stand the test of time and withstand forthcoming economic, social, and environmental changes. Movement of people, goods, and services needs to be supported by reliable infrastructure that will enable efficiency between supply chains and markets, students and schools, employment and communities. In the past five years, Build, Build, Build provided jobs to over 6 milion workers whose labor and skill paved the way to the completion of 29,264 km of roads, 5,950 bridges, 214 airport projects, and 451 seaport projects. What started as a vision is now a movement crucial in nation building. Every hour spent by Filipino workers has led to roads and bridges that has paved the way for mothers and fathers to come home earlier to their children, for farmers and fishers to get better access to markets and for students to reach their schools more safely. As a country often struck by natural disasters, Filipinos rely on infrastructure networks for its defense. Outdated infrastructure has made us vulnerable to tsunamis, storm surges and flooding. We have to rebuild the systems on which our society thrives upon — update our piping system which are long overdue for expansion and complete the missing link that would bring Fllipinos of different backgrounds together. Build, Build, Build started a revolution that would catapult Philippines to a trillion-dollar economy and reinvigorate areas affected by confit, crisis, and underdevelopment. Even when plans proved to be difficult and impossible, Filipino workers forged ahead to create infrastructure that would spur growth and opportunity so that the next generation would not have to choose between safety and livelihood. Build by Night Owl is a personal narrative of a millennial who joined the biggest workforce in Philippine history and took on the challenge of bringing communities closer to healthcare, education and livelihood.
Mark A. Villar
Secretary of Public Works and Highways (2016-2021)
Senator (2022-present)
Night Owl offers a comprehensive look at the Build Build Build Program – President Rodrigo Duterte’s medium term development strategy to effectively usher in Philippines’ Golden Age of Infrastructure.
It follows and provides a first hand narrative of the daunting details of tasks, reforms, and projects undertaken by Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar. Night Owl sheds light into the difficult challenges, critiques, and difficult decisions faced by the Build Build Build team and dives into the consequences subsequently.
Witness heartwarming stories of Filipinos whose lives have improved with the completion of roads, bridges, rail, flood control projects, airports, seaports and classrooms. Night Owl is a compelling visual and informative storytelling of Philippine’s journey of change and transformation as it rally Philippines from a tiger cub economy to a first world country.
ISBN: 978-971-94880-8-8 (Hardbound, 1st Ed.)
ISBN: 978-621-96635-8-8 (Hardbound, 2nd Ed.)
ISBN: 978-621-8392-04-5 (PDF Downloadable)
ISBN: 978-621-8392-02-1 (Kindle)
ISBN: 978-621-8392-03-8 (Paperback)
Ang Night Owl ay nagbibigay ng isang komprehensibong pagtingin sa programang Build, Build, Build, ang medium-term development strategy ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte para dalhin ang Pilipinas sa Golden Age of Infrastructure.
Ibinabahagi dito ang mga detalye ng mga gawain, reporma, at proyektong isinagawa ni Kalihim Mark Villar ng Department of Public Works and Highways mula sa mismong karanasan ng may-akda.
Binibigyang-liwanag ng Night Owl ang mga hamon, kritika, at mahihirap na desisyong kinaharap ng Build, Build, Build team at ang mga kinahinatnan nito.
Alamin ang mga nakaaantig na kuwento ng mga Pilipino na bumuti ang buhay sa pagtatapos ng mga kalsada, tulay, riles, mga proyektong pangontrol sa baha, paliparan, daungan at silid-aralan.
Ang Night Owl ay isang nakahihimok na pagsasalaysay ng paglalakbay ng Pilipinas sa pagbabago mula sa isang tiger cub economy patungo sa pagiging first world na bansa.
ISBN: 978-621-96635-7-1 (Hardbound)
ISBN: 978-621-96635-9-5 (Paperback)
ISBN: 978-621-8392-06-9 (PDF Downloadable)
ISBN: 978-621-8392-05-2 (Kindle)
Idiaya ti Night Owl ti maysa a komprehensibo a pannakailawlawag ti Build Build Build Program – ti medium term development strategy ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte a nasamay a mangiturong iti Filipinas iti Golden Age of Infrastructure.
Surotenna dagiti addang ken ibinglayna dagiti makapailabeg a detalye dagiti rumbeng a maaramid, dagiti reporma, ken dagiti proyekto nga impatungpal ni Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar. Ilawlawag pay ti Night Owl dagiti kasla di malaktaw a karit, dagiti pammabalaw, ken dagiti narikut a pangngeddeng nga imbaklay ti Build Build Build team ngem intuloy ti grupo ti immaddang ket sinangona dagiti bunga daytoy kalpasanna.
Makipagragsak kadagiti makapabara iti puso nga istoria dagiti Filipino a simmayaat ti biagda kalpasan a naileppas dagiti kalsada, dagiti rangtay, dagiti riles, dagiti proyekto a panglapped iti layus, dagiti eropuerto, ken dagiti siled-pagadalan. Maysa ti Night Owl a makaay-ayo a bisual ken impormatibo a pannakaisalaysay ti panagdaliasat ti Filipinas iti panagbalbaliw ken transpormasion iti panagturongna manipud iti tiger cub economy iti maysa a first world country.
ISBN: 978-621-8392-00-7 (Hardbound)
ISBN: 978-621-8392-08-3 (PDF Downloadable)
ISBN: 978-621-8392-07-6 (Kindle)
ISBN: 978-621-8392-01-4 (Paperback)
Ang Night Owl nagtanyag og komprehensibong talan-awon sa Build Build Build Program—ang estratehiya sa kalamboan nga medium term ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte aron epektibo nga iduso ang Bulawanong Edad sa Imprakstaktura sa Pilipinas.
Nagsunod kini ug naghatag og nag-unang naratibo sa malisod nga detalye sa mga tahas, reporma, ug mga proyekto nga gihimo ni Kahilim Mark Villar sa Department of Public Works and Highways. Ang Night Owl nagpakita og kahayag ngadto sa malisod nga mga hagit, pagmatikod, ug malisod nga mga desisyon nga giatubang sa Build Build team ug misalom sa hinanaling mga linugdangan.
Saksihi ang makapadasig nga mga sugilanon sa mga Pilipinhon kansang mga kinabuhi napalambo uban sa kahingpitan sa kadalanan, mga taytayan, riles, mga proyektong panglikay sa baha, tugpahanan, dunggoanan ug lawak-saringan. Ang Night Owl usa ka makapadani nga talawan-awon ug mahisayrong pagpanugid sa panaw sa Pilipinas ngadto sa kausaban ug transpormasyon samtang kini nagbira sa Pilipinas gikan sa tiger cub economy ngadto na sa first world country.
ISBN: 978-621-8392-09-0 (Hardbound)
ISBN: 978-621-8392-11-3 (Paperback)
ISBN: 978-621-8392-12-0 (PDF Downloadable)
ISBN: 978-621-8392-10-6 (Kindle)
Ang Night Owl nagahatag sang komprehensibo nga panan-awan natuhoy sa programa nga“Build Build Build”– termino nga tawag ni anay Presidente Rodrigo Duterte nga magadul-ongsang Pilipinas sa iya "Golden Age of Infrastructure".
Nagahatag ini sang isa ka personal ngasugilanon kag perspektibo sang mga detalyado nga mga hilikuton, mga reporma, kag mgaproyekto nga gindumalahan ni anay Secretary Mark Villar sang Department of Public Works and Highways. Gina-athag sang Night Owl ang mga palamangkutanon sang mga kritiko, mgapagpanghangkat, kritisismo, kag tuman ka budlay nga mga desisyon nga gin-atubang sang Build Build Build team.
Mabasa diri ang mga makatalandog-balatyagon nga mga sugilanon sang mga Pilipino nga nabag-o ang kabuhi tungod sa pagkay-o kag tuman sang mga dalan, tulay, riles, proyekto sa pagkontrolsang baha, hulugpaan, pantalan, kag mga klasrum. Ang Night Owl isa ka biswal kagimpormatibo nga pagsaysay sang pagbag-o kag transpormasyon nga nagpatigayon sang Pililipinas gikan sa pagka-tiger cub nga ekonomiya pakadto sa pagka-first world nga pungsod.
Yampang ning librung ‘Night Owl’ ing malawak at madetalying istorya ning Build Build Build Program- a tuturing a medium term development strategy ng dating Presidenti Rodrigo Duterte a pagmaragul a ‘Golden Age of Infrastructure’ ning Pilipinas.
Mipakit keti ing mismung aktwal a kwentu a da reng detalyi ning obra, reng pamagbayu at reng proyektung penigobran ng dating Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar. Amasala king librung ‘Night Owl’ reng mangabayat a sumbagal, reng negatibung batikus, at reng masakit a desisyun a inarap ning grupu ning Build, Build, Build at nung makananu la ngan akabyusan
reti.
Abasa king libru reng makapanagkil-pusung istorya da reng pilipinu a mibayu ing bie pauli da reng mekumpletung imprastraktura ning dalan, tete, flood control projects, airports, seaports ampong iskwela.
Mipakit king Night Owl reng tutung kwentu ning delanan a prosesu ning Pilipinas para king maragul a pamagbayu- ibat king ‘tiger cub economy’ bang maging ‘first world country’.
Yampang ning librung ‘Night Owl’ ing malawak at madetalying istorya ning Build Build Build Program- a tuturing a medium term development strategy ng dating Presidenti Rodrigo Duterte a pagmaragul a ‘Golden Age of Infrastructure’ ning Pilipinas.
Mipakit keti ing mismung aktwal a kwentu a da reng detalyi ning obra, reng pamagbayu at reng proyektung penigobran ng dating Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar. Amasala king librung ‘Night Owl’ reng mangabayat a sumbagal, reng negatibung batikus, at reng masakit a desisyun a inarap ning grupu ning Build, Build, Build at nung makananu la ngan akabyusan
reti.
Abasa king libru reng makapanagkil-pusung istorya da reng pilipinu a mibayu ing bie pauli da reng mekumpletung imprastraktura ning dalan, tete, flood control projects, airports, seaports ampong iskwela.
Mipakit king Night Owl reng tutung kwentu ning delanan a prosesu ning Pilipinas para king maragul a pamagbayu- ibat king ‘tiger cub economy’ bang maging ‘first world country’.
Build Build Build
The Philippines' transformative infrastructure policy from 2016 to 2022, driven by the collective efforts of 6.5 million Filipinos. This unprecedented initiative has delivered 29,264 kilometers of roads, 5,950 bridges, 11,340 flood control projects, 222 evacuation centers, 150,149 classrooms, 214 airport projects, and 451 seaport projects. It also marked the start of construction for the first Philippine subway, the Metro Manila Subway, 497.33 kilometers of cycling roads, and 5 new rail routes. As a result, the Philippines has shifted from a car-centric approach to a more multi-modal transportation system, significantly improving connectivity, reducing traffic congestion, and enhancing the overall quality of life for its citizens.