Flagship infra projects set to start construction

TEN flagship infrastructure projects worth more than P59 billion will move into the construction stage this year, Finance department data showed.

The biggest is the P35.257-billion Mindanao Rail Project (Phase 1)-Tagum Davao Digos Segment, which involves the construction of 102-kilometer, non-electrified, single-track rail running through Digos, Davao City and Tagum in Region XI. The project will be funded by China and the national government.