00:00In the meantime, the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
00:06is leading the fight for the equal living conditions of Filipinos in the Philippines.
00:12In fact, several projects were approved for this purpose.
00:15What are those projects?
00:17Let's find out in the center of the news, Ikles of Pardilla, live.
00:24Angelique, more than 70 billion pesos worth of projects
00:28were approved by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
00:32for the sakuna, food security, and improvement of infrastructures here in our country.
00:42As approved by President Marcos as Chairman of the National Economic and Development Authority or NEDABOARD,
00:49is the Temporary Movement Project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
00:54Under this, there will be the power to choose the communities of the project that will meet their needs,
01:02such as water systems, lighting, and daycare centers.
01:08Every town can also receive up to 50 million pesos fund for projects that will stop the effects of sakuna and calamities.
01:18500 municipalities will benefit from the project.
01:25To increase the production of rice and ensure a sufficient supply of rice,
01:31the Tumawini River Multipurpose Project in Isabela was also approved.
01:36It will bring irrigation to 8,000 and 200 hectares of rice fields in Kapagan, Ilagan, and Tumawini in Isabela.
01:44The Balog-Balog Multipurpose Project Phase 2 will also include the construction of a dam and reservoir in Zambales
01:52to provide water to almost 22,000 households in the area.
02:02Definitely it's very important as of today, especially that we are about to face this kind of water crisis, water supply crisis.
02:11So we have to move faster, we have to move very systematically,
02:16so that we can answer all the issues or the would-be problems in the coming months or days.
02:25Aside from that, Julie Kinasahang, the roads under the Mindanao Road Sector Project will be improved after its funding is approved.
02:34It will provide faster and better transportation.
02:38Aside from this, 224 projects are currently being implemented under the Public-Private Partnership Center.
02:46Like the rehabilitation of Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Lagindingan International Airport, and Metro Rail Transit Line.
02:54While 175 projects are in the pipeline, like Iloilo International Airport and Boracay Bridge Project.
