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Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jul 14, 20213 min read
10 ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects in Davao Region
Davao City — Philippines’ largest city in terms of land area — was recognized as the second most livable city in the country among the...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jun 30, 20213 min read
10 ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects in Central Luzon
According to Philippine Statistics Authority, the economy of Central Luzon grew by 5.6 percent in 2019. Service has the largest share...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jun 23, 20213 min read
10 ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects in Central Visayas
In the Roadmap Study for Sustainable Urban Development in Metro Cebu – Japan International Cooperation Agency predicted the increase of...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jun 18, 20213 min read
10 ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects in Bicol Region
The first time I joined the President’s delegation — we were in Bicol region. Typhoon Nina, internationally known as Nock-ten, entered...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jun 11, 20214 min read
10 ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects in Eastern Visayas
Before my stint at “Build, Build, Build,” I worked with United Nations Development Program and Food and Agriculture Organization on their...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jun 5, 20213 min read
The secret behind EDSA Decongestion Program? Reforms.
Metro Manila traffic has improved in recent months — but the “Build, Build, Build” team is not yet done. In the next 60 days, two bridges...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
May 24, 20213 min read
Take me home country roads
In 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte embarked to build the Luzon Spine Expressway Network—a 1,040-kilometer expressway network, which would...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
May 21, 20213 min read
Ten ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects in Mimaropa
Of all the places — Palawan is one of the most memorable. The first time I went there, my boat sank and for almost an hour — we clung to...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
May 14, 20213 min read
10 Build, Build, Build projects in Central Mindanao
When I was in high school — I watched “The Bucketlist” with two of my closest friends — Karen Jumarang Tan and Chynna Cuna. It was a...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
May 12, 20213 min read
10 ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects in Western Visayas
When I was still in elementary, my father Manuel and mother Elnora, would tell me about the San Juanico Bridge, a 2.16-km bridge...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
May 7, 20213 min read
Top 10 projects in Cagayan Valley
When Pigalo Bridge in Isabela was devastated by typhoons Pedring and Quiel in 2011, farmers who wanted to deliver their agricultural...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Apr 30, 20213 min read
Ten ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects in Calabarzon
On our first few months in Department of Public Works and Highways, we have received the most number of complaints on Circumferential Road..
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Apr 21, 20213 min read
10 ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects in Ilocos Region
Almost four years after President Rodrigo Duterte launched its “Build, Build, Build” program, Philippine government’s most ambitious...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Apr 9, 20212 min read
The factual narrative of PH’s COVID-19 facilities
In 2017 — I attended the Emerging Leaders Program at the Harvard Kennedy School which was chaired by Dr. Elaine Kamarck and...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Mar 26, 20213 min read
10 things to know about the plan to connect Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao
The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,640 islands. Due to the lack of infrastructure investment in the last five decades — the cost...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Mar 19, 20212 min read
"9 new bridges across Pasig River"
The land area of Tokyo is thrice the size of Metro Manila but the vehicle density in Manila is higher. There are about 9.3 million...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Mar 14, 20213 min read
10 Roadtrips to do in 2021
When I was in college, I dreamt about the Philippines I did not see. I wanted to explore the 81 provinces with my own eyes, to meet the...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jan 24, 20215 min read
21 things you need to know about the EDSA decongestion program
A few years back while attending the Leaders in Development programme of Harvard Kennedy School, our professor asked us to write one...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jan 10, 20213 min read
To dream the impossible dream: Connecting NLEX to SLEX in 30 minutes
In 2016 — when we started Build, Build, Build, critics said that the EDSA Decongestion Program is mathematically impossible, that it...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Nov 1, 20202 min read
Bicycle lanes in PH will now be mandatory
In 2011, the Asian Development Bank examined walkability and pedestrian facilities in Asian cities. It showed that in Manila, like Hanoi...
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