Manila, July 7 -- Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday underscored the need to prioritize infrastructure projects that will create more job opportunities and help the people adapt, innovate, and manage the new normal amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Cayetano said the government's "Build, Build, Build" program should be converted into a "Build Back Better" program, which will focus on infrastructure spending for health, education, agriculture, local roads and livelihood, information technology and tourism sectors.
"It is not enough to say we will rebuild our lives, but we need to strive on how we can build back better," he said.
Cayetano cited a National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) report called "We Recover as One", which re...