Manila, Jan. 15 -- The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is getting a PHP20.612-billion budget for infrastructure projects this year, an official of the Department of Public Works and Highways said.
Engr. Clifton Valencerina, chief of the Construction Division of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in CAR said on Tuesday the asset preservation, which includes road reblocking, preventive maintenance, slope protection and overlay of roads to extend their life span and prevent damage, got the biggest chunk in the pie of the region's infrastructure budget with an allocation of PHP8.121 billion.
Local projects, or those projects by the different local government units in the region that are funded and supported by the natio...