NEXT month, the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) will publicly launch a P40-trillion, 10-year roadmap to continue the aggressive infrastructure drive begun with the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program. This is such a welcome development that will serve the country better if the plan imposes no time limit.

The Construction Industry Roadmap 2030 proposes to spend P4 trillion per year on infrastructure over the next 10 years, beginning this year. The plan expands the current infrastructure drive to include housing and tourism infrastructure, and is expected to create up to 800,000 new jobs in the construction sector, according to CIAP chief Rowel Barba.