Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City, Metro Manila

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill NZ. 093

Introduced by Representative Midy N. Cua
Lone District, Quirino

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A 30-YEAR NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill seeks to fast-track the planning, approval, and implementation of the Government's
infrastructure projects through the establishment of a 30-year national infrastructure program. This is
in recognition of the need for an efficient infrastructure system to promote sustainable and inclusive
economic growth and sound quality of life for all Filipinos.

The passage of this bill in the 19% Congress only signifies the urgent need for an overall framework for
the desirable locations, magnitudes, interrelationships and timing of public and private investments in
major infrastructure in the country over the next three decades to maximize their socio-economic
impact, Ensuring continuity in the development and implementation of projects, regardless of changes
in national leadership further encourages development that would continue beyond administrations.
Major infrastructure facilities are capital-intensive, requiring preparation and implementation that
spawns several years. The “Build Better More” plan of the current administration further supports the
need for the necessity to institutionalize a system that would provide a strong, safe, dependable, and
cost-effective national infrastructure system that will support robust economic development, generate
jobs, and improve the quality of life of Filipinos throughout the country.

‘The Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DepDev). in coordination with the
Oversight and Implementing Agencies, shall be responsible for formulating the details of the 30-Year
National Infrastructure Program, divided into Medium-Term Programs, including the component
projects with their descriptions, scopes, estimated costs, funding requirements, schedules, financing
and implementation modalities, and Implementing Agencies. The DepDev shall review and update the
30-Year National Infrastructure Program at the end of each Medium-Term Program. From the 30-Year
Program, the Agencies shall formulate their Medium-Term Infrastructure Programs and Annual
Infrastructure Budgets (AIBs) to be integrated into the National Expenditure Programs (NEPs) for
submission to the Congress as basis of the General Appropriations Acts (GAAS).

To hasten the realization of the Government's ambitious infrastructure goals, the passage of this Bill is
earnestly sought.

MIAN. CUA
dpresentative
Long District, Quirino


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HOUSE OF REPRESE!
‘Quezon City, Metro Manila

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

“2003

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Midy N. Cua
Lone District, Quirino

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A 30-YEAR NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Short Title, - This Act shall be known as the “30-Y car National Infrastructure Program Act.”

Section 2. Declaration of Overall Policy. ~ Wt is the policy of the State to provide an efficient
infrastructure system to promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth and sound quality of life
for all Filipinos. For this purpose, the government shall provide for a long-term national infrastructure
program, covering the next thirty (30) ycars, for the systematic and continuing development of essential
infrastructure systems on transport and logistics, energy, water resources, information and
communications technology, social, agri-fisherics modernization and food logistics, and other basic
overhead facilities in the country. This infrastructure program shall be directed to support the
achievement of the overall long-term development vision for the Philippines by the middle of this
century as a prosperous, predominantly middle-class society where no one is poor and Filipinos live
Jong and healthy lives, are smart and innovative. and live in a high-trust society. The program shall
serve as the overall guide for the preferred locations, magnitudes, interrclationships, and timing of
public and private investments in infrastructure in the Philippines over the next three (3) decades to
maximize their impact to the economy and socicty. The program shall, therefore, provide an overall
road map for the construction industry, investors, and allicd sectors in pursuing their long-term
strategies

Section 3. Definition of Terms. — As used in this Act:

(a) Agri-fisheries Modernization and Food Logistics Infrastructure refers to facilities which
include farm-to-market roads, farm-to-mill roads, trading posts, agricultural tramlines and
other market infrastructure fish ports, irrigation and soil and watcr conservation structurcs,
post-harvest facilities such as warchouscs, cold storage; meat establishment infrastructure such
as slaughterhouses, biosccure livestock facilities, and production infrastructure such as
greenhouses, hydroponics, aquaponics, and food irradiation facilitics. This includes the health
and safety infrastructure required to meet regulatory standards;

(b) Blended financing refers to the strategic use of combined concessional funds from development
sor partners and commercial funds from lenders and private investors to provide
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(c) Co-financing refers to collaborative financing of a project by two or more banks or financing
institutions;

(d) Core Infrastructure Projects refer to projects in the 30-Year National Infrastructure Program
with the highest priority in terms of national significance and impact;

(c) Energy Infrastructure reters to infrastructure for electric power generation, transmission, and
distribution, and supply, as well as for exploration, development, production, storage and
distribution of energy resources including those using hydro-cleetric resources, fossil fuel,
geothermal, solar, wind, wave, and other emerging cnergy technologics;

(0. Green Financing refers to investments that ercatc environmental benefits in support of green
growth, low-carbon emission, and sustainable development;

(g) Implementing agencies refer to National Government (NG) agencies or government-owned or
-controlled corporations (GOCCs), including local government units (LGUs) authorized to act
on behalf of these agencies and GOCCs responsible for the actual exccution of specific
infrastructure projects in the 30-year program including the planning, design, programming.
budgeting, procurement, and implementation of the projects in accordance with the provisions
of this Act;

(h) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Infrastructure refers to facilities that
provide access to information through tclecommunications, including the internet, wireless
networks, telephone systems, and other digital technologies and communication media;

(i) Infrastructure refers to the basic physical facility for use by the public that underlie and enable,
sustain, and enhance the economic and social development of the country. Infrastructure
includes transport and logistics, energy, water resources, information and communications
technology, social, agri-fishcries modernization and food logistics infrastructure systems, and
other basic overhead facilities;

(j) Oversight agencies refer to NG agencies particularly the Department of Economy, Planti
and Development (DepDev), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and Department
of Finance (DOF), responsible for providing policy and opcrational guidelines to, and
monitoring the compliance thercof, by the implementing agencies pertaining to the planning,
programming, budgeting, procurement, and implementation of infrastructure projects in
accordance with the provisions of this Act:

(k) Projects of national significance refer to infrastructure projects whose socio-economic
influence or impact significantly affect the entire country based on specific guidelines and
criteria to be set by the DepDev:

() Public-Private Partnership (PPP) refers to a contractual arrangement between an
implementing agency and a private proponent for the financing, design, construction, operation
and maintenance, or any combination thereof, of an infrastructure or development project
which is typically provided by the public sector, where cach party shares in the associated risks;

(in) Social Infrastructure refers to school buildings, hospitals and health facilities, public housing,
solid waste management, penitentiary, evacuation centers, and other public and community
facilities. The term also includes, as an important sub-sector, waste management and circular
economy infrastructure, which refers to infrastructure for solid waste collection, distribution,
and disposal, waste aggregation and transfer stations, waste markets, material recycling,
sustainable production, material recovery, and waste-to-energy facilities



1 (n) Transport and Logistics Infrastructure refers to (i) roads, bridges. tunnels, grade separation,
2 and related structures, (ii) rail, bus rapid transit and other mass transport systems, including
3 subways, fixed facilities, and rolling stock, (iii) ports, including terminals and navigation
4 facilities, (iv) airports, including terminals and navigation facilities, (v) intermodal transport
5 facilities, including terminals, and (vi) supply chain infrastructure, including warehouses and

6 distribution centers. Transport infrastructure includes support systems for the operation of
7 transport services and facilities, such as intelligent transport systems, electric vehicles, and
8 active and non-motorized transport:
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10 (0) Transit-oriented development (TOD) refers to a planning strategy that aims to concentrate jobs,
" housing, and services around public transport stations; and
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14 (p) Water Resources Infrastructure refers to (i) water supply, sewerage, and sanitation facilitics
15 for domestic, commercial and industrial uses, (ii) irrigation for agriculture, and (iii) flood
16 control and drainage facilitics, including dams, reservoirs, and coastal zone protection.
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18 Section 4. Creation of the 30-Year National Infrastructure Program. ~ There is hereby provided a"30-
19 Year National Infrastructure Program for the Philippines for the Years 2025-2054”, hereinafter referred
20 to as the Program. The Program consists of major infrastructure projects of the NG through its
21 concerned agencies and GOCCs to be implemented through: (a) the annual General Appropriations
22 Act; (b) under PPP arrangements, including hybrid PPPs: (c) in partnership with LGUs; or (4) a
23 combination thereof.

25 Section 5. Infrastructure Policies and Strategies.
26 pursue the following national development polici

The Program, through its component projects, shall
nd strategies

28 (a) Prioritization of projects of national significance which are consistent with the approved
29 National Physical Framework Plan (NPFP) and Land Use Plan (LUP), as well as with national,
regional, local, and sectoral development plans, roadmaps, and master plans;

(b) Observance of the following principles in the determination of priorities: effectiveness in
meeting government objectives; economic feasibility and impact; poverty alleviation and
social inclusion; environmental sustainability and climate resilience; safety; security;
affordability; public access; technical readiness for implementation: and financial viability and
value for money;

(c) Maximization of private sector participation in the planning, development, financing, design,
construction, operation, and maintenance of infrastructure;

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stablishment and pursuit of a whole-of-government strategy to coordinate infrastructure
investment planning and implementation that promotes collaboration among key actors, with
the DepDev as the lead coordinator:

(c) Promotion of public consultation and feedback mechanisms on infrastructure investment
priorities and projects at the national and local levels. These include alliances among
government, affected citizens, industry, investors, academe, experts, donor agencies, and other
stakeholders to come up with smart approaches to infrastructure development on a sector-by-

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31 () Adopt a TOD plan to promote urban growth and ensure compact, mixed-use, pedestrian
52 friendly, and suitable dense development organized around transit stations, in order to bring
33 economic, social, and environmental benefits to towns and cities:

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(g) Implementation of adequate infrastructure asset preservation and maintenance strategies to
optimize government funds for infrastructure and maximize its life;

(h) Incorporation of green and sustainable design, climate change adaptation and disaster
resilience measures, as well as updated strength, safety, health, and environmental standards,
in the design and construction of infrastructure projects, especially against powerful and
disastrous typhoons. floods. earthquakes, fires, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and other
hazards: utilization of nature-based solutions, where appropriate, to promote sustainability and
cost-savings. Investment in systems to ensure compliance and enforcement of all safety and
construction regulations; and establishment of a robust national gcospatial infrastructure that
will provide location-specific spatial data to support evidence-based planning and
implementation of infrastructure projects;

(i) Intensification of infrastructure-related research and development;

i) Deliberate harmonization of technical-vocational and higher education courses offered in
educational institutions with the workforce requirements of the infrastructure programs of the
government and the private sectors;

(k) Prioritization of the employment of qualified Filipino professionals and technical workers in
infrastructure project;

(0) Preferential use of quality construction materials that have a high domestic content, especially
those that use sustainable materials and appropriate technology, such as low-carbon
technology:

(m) Provision of appropriate training of and technology transfer to Filipino counterparts in
infrastructure projects involving new or imported technology:

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and, where feasible, provision of common underground
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(0) Emphasis on food security infrastructure that will ensure the smooth flow of products across
the archipelago. This will cover essential transport and logisties, cnergy, ICT and other agri-
fisheries modernization and food logistics infrastructure;

Strict observance of the requirements for technical readiness for implementation, viz., pre-
feasibility and feasibility studics, design, right-of-way, environmental clearance, funding, and
transaction documents are adequately fulfilled before the procurement and implementation of
the projects:

(q) Strict monitoring of project completion of all functional structures;

(r) Requirement for continuity in funding and implementation of multi-year projects up to their
completion;

(s) Adoption of appropriate infrastructure risk management measures, including risk
identification, allocation, and mitigation, in project development and management. These shall
include mechanisms for hindsight review of historical events including disaster forensics, as
well as foresight strategies to provide the concerned agencies and stakeholders the agility to
adapt to unpredictable large-impact disruptive events, such as pandemics, severe natural
catastrophes, and major financial crises;



(1) Strengthening of the absorptive capacities of the concerned agencies in the implementation of
infrastructure projects in order to optimize the utilization of funds;

(u) Strengthening of transport and other infrastructure to support agriculture, tourism, trade and
industry, and electronic commerce, though convergence programs among appropriate national
and local government agencies; and

(v) Incorporating land value schemes that are feasible to the infrastructure needs of the country

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10 Section 6. Role of Implementing Agencies in the Development of the Transport and Logistics
11 Infrastructure. — Implementing agencies involved in the development of the Transport and Logistics
12 Infrastructure Program shall pursue the following program directions and responsibilities:

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14 (a) Develop a national transport system with the following characteristics: efficient in facilitating
15 mobility and connectivity, safe. secure, economical, accessible, affordable, environmentally
16 sustainable, user-oriented, reliable, convenient, integrated, cost-efficient, intermodal, and
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9 (b) Establish a strategic national transport network consisting of complementary roads, rail, ports,
20 and airports that serve medium and long-distance high-density traffic between key cities and
21 municipalities, economic hubs, international gateways, or along major corridors in urban
2 centers. The configuration of the network should fit into and influence the desired spatial
2B development pattern under the National Physical Framework Plan:

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25 (c) Plan and implement transport projects within the context of the entire supply chain and logistics
26 stem, facilitative of both traditional and electronic commerce, with a scamless and demand-
27 responsive intermodal transport network, to link production areas with processing,
28 warchousing, transport and transshipment hubs, and markets, and ensure unimpeded flow of
29 people. goods, services, disaster response equipment, relief goods. and basic commodities in
30 times of emergencies

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32 (@) Focus the role of the government on policy formulation, planning, safety and environmental
33 regulations, supervision, and monitoring of projects and operations, rather than as a direct
34 provider of transport services which shall generally be assigned to the private sector;

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36 (©) Optimize the use of funds through efficient transport infrastructure maintenance and asset
37 ‘management, as well as applicable travel demand management, before considcring additional
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40 (0) Make use of the comparative advantages and interconnectivity of the different transport modes
41 and provide for healthy competition within and between transport modes to increase
2 productivity, lower costs and user charges, and improve services: and allocate resources to the
4B transport modes in accordance with their comparative advantages:

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51 areas, through promotion of active transport culture, cost-effective public transport such as
52 railways and bus rapid transit, and lower or zero carbon emissions mobility solutions:

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Section 8. Role of Implementing Agenci
Infrastructure Program. — Implementing agencies
Infrastructure Program shall pursue the following program directions and responsibilities:

(k) Improve the operational efficiency of existing airports to address constraints to their optimal
capacity utilization, and develop new airports to strategically meet future traffic demand; and

(1), Improve the nautical highway network: and build and expand port facilities to ensure that inter-
island shipping, including a stronger roll-on roll-off (RORO) network, as a viable option for
transporting people and cargo.

Section 7. Role of Implementing Agencies in the Development of the Energy Infrastructure Program. ~
Implementing agencies involved in the development of the Energy Infrastructure Program shall pursue
the following program directions and responsibilitics:

(a) Support the required massive investments and fast track the implementation of infrastructure
projects to improve power gencration, transmission, distribution, and supply;

(b) Encourage fair and transparent competition to provide reasonable clectricity costs;

(©) Pursue development of the natural gas industry, nuclear energy, as well as renewable encrey
such as hydropower, geothermal, wind, solar, and other clean energy technologies as power
sources, to the extent feasible;

(4) Ensure efficient and reliable transmission of electricity to various load centers and interconnect
the entire country:

(c) Prioritize the provision of off-grid utilizing microgrid systems, flexible and low-cost renewable
cnergy technology to the remaining unclectrified off-grid, iskind, remote, and last-mile
communities;

(1) Implement energy infrastructure projects
Republic Act No. 11285, or the Energy

in accordance with the policies and programs under
ficiency and Conservation Act;

Prioritize and fast track the implementation of energy projects of national significance that will
ensure energy security and reliability, as well as environmental sustainability aligned with the
energy sector’s strategic dircctions, the government's Ninc-Point Energy Agenda, the
Philippine Energy Plan, and other approved national, regional, or local energy plans, among
others; and

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(h) Promote the deployment of clean, efficient, and smart cnergy technologics and the
cstablishment of necessary infrastructure and regulatory support; and support new generation
technology and projects that may be applicable in the country and provide for continuous
development and construction of energy and climate-resiticnt transmission and distribution
infrastructure,

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involved in the development of the Water Resources

(a) Create an apex body that will address the fragmented structure of water resources management,
and coordinate and integrate the development and management of water resources using
Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) principles;

(b) Formulate and implement long-range water resources master plans and multi-purpose projects
that will optimize the development and use of water resource potentials for irrigation, power,
water supply, and flood control, considering climate change projections. These plans include
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the National Water Security Road Map, and various flood master plans for Metro Manila and
major river basins;

Prioritize (i) sustainable water supply and sanitation services with cost- efficient structures, (ii)
water reservoirs for water supply and drought mitigation, and multi-purpose dams with flood
control functions, (ii) irrigation systems with closed conveyance, (iv) proper drainage systems
in irrigation service areas, and (v) flood control and coastal protection with hybrid systems, that
a combination of nature-based solutions and engineered or gray structures;

Intensify flood control in major river basins, principal rivers, urban centers, and coastal arcas,
combining structural or engineering intervention works with non-structural measures, such as
land use management, watershed conservation and flood information and warning system, on
an area or river system-wide basis, with priority on areas with high risks of flooding: and

Provide accessible financing for water supply and sanitation projects. This includes Public~
Private Partnerships, Viability Gap Funding lrom the government for economically feasible but
financially unviable projects, Performance-Based Grants to cnable equitable access to services,
and funds or subsidies to leverage access to market-based lending or private cquity.

9. Role of the Implementing Agencies involved in the Development of ICT Infrastructure

Program. — Implementing agencies involved in the development of the ICT Infrastructure Program
shall pursue the following program directions and responsibilities:

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Strengthen the policy and regulatory environment to encourage just interconnection among
ICT industry players and establish effective open-access network; promote facilities-based
competition so that industry playcrs invest to advance their digital infrastructure, thereby
benefitting the general public; and streamline administrative procedures to ease market entry;

Provide digital infrastructure to complement the national broadband plan, geared towards
increasing internet access in unserved and underserved arcas

Expand the deployment of ICT infrastructure and address the gaps in digital connectivity and
promote digital trade;

Enhance the country's e-government system as a vital tool for good govemance, including the
improvement and integration of various database and software management systems within
and across different sectors and government bodies; and ensure and improve cybersecurity by
investing in robust systems and key management resources:

Use ICT, including geospatial (cchnology, to provide climate-smart and resilient infrastructure,
such as flexible smart power grids that can accommodate renewable energy sources, early
warming systems for natural hazards, sustainable transport systems that enable public transit,
walking, and biking, safety-promoting roadway designs that integrate wastewater
management, rainwater harvesting, nature-bascd solutions to floods, droughts, and typhoons,
and green infrastructure in public spaces:

Ensure a fair and level playing field for ICT operators by applying the same service obligat
and performance standards;

Fast-track and lower the cost of deploying broadband infrastructure through infrastructure
sharing policies that address the use of government asscts, use of infrastructure across sectors,
and coordinate build up for a shared utility corridor;



(h) Avoid direct government investment in network infrastructure and operations that would crowd

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3 support to ICT projects, especially in far-flung arcas;

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5 (i)_ Streamline the process for permits for cellular towers, cable laying, and network deployment:
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8 (i) Liberalize access to satellites for internet connectivity to help address digital infrastructure gap
9 in the countryside.

11 Section 10. Role of the Implementing Agencies involved in the Development of Social Infrastructure
12 Program, ~ Implementing agencies involved in the development of the Social Infrastructure Program

13 shall pursue the following program directions and responsibilities:
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Is (a) Construct or improve schools with adequate learning facilities which are conducive to teaching
16 and learning; with suflicient exible space to achieve the ideal classroom-to-pupil ratio;
7 resilient and adaptive to climate change, disasters, urban migration and land shortage; and
18 equipped with basic facilities, including water. sanitation, health, clcctricity, internet, libraries,
19 and science; and give priority to schools for geographically isolated and conflict-afleeted arcas;
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21 (b) Adopt the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan (PHFDP) as the infrastructure roadmap
22 for hospitals and health facilities towards Universal Health Care; establish a health care
B provider network in every province and highly urbanized city to ensure comprehensive
24 provision of health care services; provide for the national government to work with LGUs and
25 private providers to ensure that the primary care network, hospitals, standalone or specialized
26 facilities, and other ancillary facilitics are functionally integrated within the health care
21 provider network; develop modern health facilities that will provide national preparedness for
28 surges in demand for pandemics, as well as climate-smart technologies and wellness facilities
29 promoting preventive care against discases; pursue the development and expansion of the
30 country’s telchealth system to ensure equitable access to healthcare services especially in
31 underserved areas with limited physical access to healthcare professionals; and give priority to
32 gcographically isolated and disadvantaged areas, marginalized populations, and indigenous
3. peoples’ communities;

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35 (c) Mobilize resources of the private sector and the national government and LGUs, including
36 government financing institutions and private banks, to mcet the housing needs and provide at
37 Teast one million housing units per year; improve housing affordability through appropriate
38 subsidies; construct and improve social housing projects and resettlement arcas that adhere to
39 climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction standards to ensure human,
40 environmental, and ecological safety, ax well as access to livelihood opportunities and basic
4 social services, which include communal solar-powered electricity, potable water and drainage,
42 and waste management systems; and identify danger or no-build zones to reduce casualties and
4B damages in the event of natural disasters, such as typhoons, flooding, landslides, and
44 earthquakes;

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46 (d) Provide assistance to LGUs in complying with the requirements uncer Republic Act No. 9003,
47 or the "Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000", such as materials recovery facil

4g transfer stations, compost production, and waste-to-energy project

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51 information on the environmental importance of waste minimization, separation, recycling,
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(1) Encourage public-private cooperation and strategic investments in cutting-edge technologies
and facilitics to generate economic value and create livelihoods from waste products, including
sustainable production using recycled, reused, and repurposed materials;

(e) Advocate the establishment of a national policy for sustainable waste management and
roadmap for circular economy development and infrastructure pipeline development;

(h) Create an apex body with responsibility for implementing waste management and circular
cconomy policies. plans, programs, and projects, including responsibility to perform the
functions outlined in paragraphs (d) to (g) of this Scetion;

(i) Construct, improve, and renovate prison infrastructure to decongest existing jails and provide
humane accommodations, such as potable water and proper sanitation facilities, complying
with health standards for persons deprived of liberty: and

(i) Construct evacuation centers that serve as temporary shelters for evacuces in times of
destructive unanticipated natural and human-made calamities.

Section 11. Role of the Implementing Agencies involved in Agri-Fisheries Modernization and Food
Logistics. ~ Implementing agencies involved in Agri-Fisheries Modernization and Food Logistics shall
pursue the following program directions and responsibilities:

(a) Implement an integrated and long-term agri-fisheries modernization and food logistics
infrastructure plan that will accelerate the development and competitiveness of the sector,
implement policies that promote traceability, efficiency, and conservation sufficient to manage
resources and attract sustainable investment in the sector, and strengthen and coordinate all
components of the entire food supply chain and value chain, trom the supplicrs to the
consumers;

(b) Provide state-of-the-art agri-fisheries facilities and food logistics infrastructure, including data
infrastructure, towards food security, agricultural resilience, agro-industrialization, and
improved logistics to achieve cost-cfficieney and facilitate exports:

(c) Establish a network of roads, rail, ports and RORO, airports, irrigation, and warchouses based
on the food supply and logistics chain;

(d) Accelerate the construction of farm-to-market roads and farm-to-mill roads based on an overall
network plan;

(c) Provide production and post-harvest facilities such as dryers and warchouses, regional fish
ports with modem cold storage, halal slaughterhouses and other meat establishment facilities,
hatcheries, green houses, agricultural tramli safety facilities, and integrated
laboratories;

(A) Provide irrigation to increase farm productivity in rice, com, sugarcane, and other high value
crop

(2) Construct marketing facilities in strategic agri-fisheries areas such as trading posts, food
terminals, auction markets, and fish landing sites, and provide adequate food, health, and safety
infrastructure including laboratories and testing services in these marketing facil

(h) Establish agri-fishery machinery service centers and promote farm land laser levelling and land
consolidation to accelerate farm mechanization and ensure economies of scale for farm
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(i) Integrate renewable energy goals and standards in agri-fisheries modernization and food
logistics infrastructure;

(j) Update the irrigation master plan to set the direction for irrigation development and a
framework for capital and operations and maintenance financing of irrigation; and

(k) Streamline the process of issuance of permits on the use of water resources for purposes that
require the extraction of a large volume of water.

Section 12. Core National Infrastructure Projects. ~ ‘The Program shall give priority to the following
initial list of core infrastructure projects identified by the agencies concerned in theit program pipelines
and which conform to the strategies and policics in Scction 5 and to the agency responsi

Scetions 6 to 11 of this Act

(a) Transport and Logistics Infrastructure

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ad Transport

i, Inter-regional and regional roads and expressways in major road transport
corridors of the country:

(a) North Luzon Expressway to locos Region;

(b) North Luzon East Expressway to Cagayan Valley:

(c) Central Luzon East-West Links: Aurora-Nueva Ecija-Tarlac, Tarlac-Zambales:

(d) South Luzon Expressway {0 Bicol Region along the Pan-Philippine Highway
Corridor:

(c) Luzon Eastern Seaboard Highway: Sta, Ana, Cagayan-Atimonan, Quezon;

(0. Dalton Pass East Alignment Alternative Roa

(g) Laguna Lake Circumferential Expressway;

(ht) Cavite-Tagaytay-Batangas Expressway;

(i) Luzon Iconic Bridge Projects for Sociocconomic Development;

(j) Panay Expressway: Hoilo-Roxas-Malay;

(k) Negros Occidental Expressway: Silay-Kabankalan;

(I)_ San Isidro-Lope de Vega-Silvino Lobos Road, Northern Samar;

(m) San Isidro Bypass Road, San Isidro, Northern Samar,

(n) Samar-Leyte Expressway along the Pan-Philippine Highway Corridor;

(0) Laoang, Northern Samar-Lapinig-Borongan-Quinapondan-Bascy, Western
Samar-San Juanico Bridge:

(p) Mindanao North-South Expressway along the Pan-Philippine Highway Corridor:
Surigao-Davao-General Santos-Cotabato-Pagadian-Zamboanga City;

(q) Northern Mindanao Fast-West Expressway: Butuan-Cagayan de Oro-lligan-
Pagadian;

(9) Central Mindanao Expressway: Cagayan de Oro-Bukidnon-Davao City;

(s) Davao City Coastal Road and Davao City-Panabo Bypass Road:

(0) Road Network Development Projects in Conflict-Atfected Arcas;

(u) Major interistand bridges or links: Bataan-Cavite; Batangas-Mindoro; Sorsogon-
Northern Samar Bridge; Southern Leyte-Surigao Del Norte; Panay-Guimaras-
Negros; 4" Cebu-Mactan; Cebu-Negros; Samal-Davao City; and

(v) Major RORO systems: Hastern, Central, and Western Networks;

ii, Metropolitan and urban road and expressway systems:
(a) Metropolitan Manila Circumferential 5 South link Expressway;
(b) Metropolitan Manila Circumferential 6 Expressway;

(c) Metropolitan Cebu Expressway:
(d) Boho! Bypass Road;
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(f) Metropolitan Manila Logistics Network, particularly bridges across Pasig.

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5 i. systems:

6 (a) North Long-Haul Railway, NCR-Regions 1-II-II;

7 (b) Manila to the Bicol Region:

8 (c) Subic-Clark Railway:

9 (d) Mindanao Rail Network: Tagum-Davao-Digos with extensions to Butuan,
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Paranaque-Las Pinas-Dasmarinas;
(b) North-South Commuter Rail: Malolos-Calamba,
(c) Light Rail Transit (LRT) 6: Bacoor-Dasmarin:
(d) Mass Rail Transit (MRT) 4: N. Domingo-Ortigas-Taylay;
(c) C5 MRT 10: Ninoy Aquino International Airport- Commonwealth Ave, Quezon
City:
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(g) Common Station Interconnecting LRT-1, MRT-3, and MRT-7;
(h) San Mateo Railway: Marikina-San Matco-Rodriguez:
(i) Monorail from Guadalupe to Bonifacio Global City (BGC);
(i) Makati-BGC Skytrain;
(k) Cebu Monorail Transit: Central and Airport Lines:
() Baguio-La Trinidad Transport System; and
(m) Davao City Monorail.

iii, Urban bus transit systems and other projects:
(a) Metro Manila Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
(b) Metro Manila: EDSA BRT:

(c) EDSA and Makati BGC Greenways:

(4) Intelligent Transport Systems for Mega Manila, Metro Cebu, Metro Davao,
Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, General Santos, Iloilo;

(c) Cebu BRT;

(f) Davao Public Transport Modernization Project,
System and Intermodal Terminal; and

(g) Intermodal Transportation Terminals and hubs in Metro Manila - including Taguig
Integrated Terminal Exchange and North Philippine Dry Port Container Rail
‘Transport Service: Hocos Norte, Bocaue, Sta. Rosa, Baguio, Cebu City, Hoilo City,
Bacolod, General Santos, Clark, Lucena, and El Nido.

1: Quezon Avenue-Espana;

luding High-Priority Bus

Batangas and Subic Ports to complement Manila Ports:
Nloilo Port;

Cebu Container Port;

Davao Sasa Port;

v. General Santos Port: and

vi. Other national ports.

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(b) Bulacan Airpor
(c) Sangley Airport.

ii. Regional Aurports:
(a) Puerto Princesa;
(b) Hoilo;
(c) Kalibo:
(d) Bacolod-Silay;
(c) New Bohol (Panglao);
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(g) Laguindingan:
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(i) New Dumaguete (Bacong);
(i). Baguio City:
(k) General Santos:
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(m) M'lang (Central Mindanao).

(b) Energy Infrastructure

(1) Geners
Required gencrating capacity as stated in the approved Philippine Energy Plan and
other Energy Development Plans

(2) Transmission
Completion of the interconnection of main grids and connection of off-grid, where
feasible

(3) Distribution
‘One hundred percent (100%) national electrification coverage

(c) Water Resources Infrastructure

(1) Water Supply and Sanitation
i. Metro Manila:
(a) Kaliwa Dam, six hundred million (600,000,000) liters per day (MLD);
(b) Kanan/Agos River, three thousand cight hundred (3,800) MLD;
(c) Laguna Lake, five thousand (5,000) MLD; and
(d) New Wawa Dam, four hundred (400) MLD,

ii, Other Urban Areas: One hundred percent (100%) Level III service coverage and
centralized wastewater treatment facilities.

iii, Rural Areay: at least ninety percent (90%) Level I service coverage and communal
wastewater treatment facilities.

(2) Invigation
Total additional one million four hundred thousand (1.400,000) hectares by 2050,
including the following:

i, Mocos Norte-tlocos Sur-Abra Irrigation Project;
ii, Hocos Sur Transbasin Project;
iii, Chico River Irrigation Project, Cagayan and Kali
iv.  Tumauini River Multipurpose Project, Isabela;
v.  Balog-Balog Multi-Purpose Project. Tarlac:
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vii. Panay River Basin Integrated Development Project;
viii. Bohol Northeast Basin Multipurpose Project;
ix. Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project, North Cotabato and Maguindanao; and

x. Kabulnan-2 Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project.

(3) Flood Control

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i. Metro Manila and surrounding areas flood control, including the following:

(a) Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement;

(b) Marikina Multipurpose Dam;

(c) Paranaque Spillway,

(d) Laguna Lakeshore Flood Protection;

(c) River improvements of other rivers; and

(1) Urban drainage systems.

i. Flood Control in Other Major River Basi
(a) Agno:

(b) Abra:

(c) Abulog-Apayao;

(a) Cagayan;

(c) Pampanga;

(f) Bicol;

(g) Panay:

(h) Jataur,

(i) Hog-Hilabangan;

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(k) Cagayan de Oro:

(1). Mindanao (Rio Grande);
(m) Buayan-Matungon;

(n) Davao:

(0) Tagum-Libuganon; and
(p) Agus.

ii Other major urban arcas, including Cavite Industrial Area and Metro Cebu.

(4) ICT Infrastructure

(1) Na

tional Broadband Network (NBN) Plan, with universal access and internet conneclivily,
together with the common tower program, connecting Geographically Isolated and

Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) via the Broad Band ng Masa Project;

(2) ICT and Geospatial Capability Development and Management Program;

(3) Act

tivation of nodes using the National Grid's spare fiber to cascade capacity to growth

areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao; and

(4) Cat

ible landing stations with submarine cable to bring in morc links to the international

gateway.

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ii, Provision of digital infrastructure to all schools to support online or distance
earning.

(2) Hospitals and Health Facilities

i. Expansion of capacities and upgrades of service capabilities of government
hospitals and other facilities, in accordance with the Philippine Health Facility
Development Pian of the Department of Health, to ensure functional Health Care
Provider Networks as provided in the Universal Health Care Act;

ii, Regional Specialty Hospitals;

iii, Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines; and

iv. University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital.

(3) Waste Management and Circular Economy Infrastructure
i. Waste collection, transportation, and disposal facilitics and infrastructure;
ii, Waste sorting, aggregation, and transfer stations, including markets and waste
banks:
iii, Recycling and sustainable production facilities; and
iv. Waste-to-cnergy and waste incineration installations.

(4) Penitentiary Infrastructure: Prisons in major urban centers

(5) Evacuation C¢

Infrastructure

(1) Agri-Fisheries Modernization and Food Logi

(1) Irrigation and soil water conservation facilit
i, National

Soil and water conservation facilities, including small water impounding and bio-
engincering projects.

(2) Farm:

farket Farm:

(3) Production facilities including greenhouses, screenhouses, hatcheries, and bio-safety

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(5) Agei-fishery marketing and

(6) Renewable cnergy projects for agri-fisheries, including solar-powered irrigation systems,

ram pumps, wind pumps, biomass gasifiers, and flat-bed dryers, among others. as
coordinated with the Department of Iinergy and other concerned agencies and
stakeholders.

As provided for in Section 13 of this Act, the initial list of core national infrastructure projects in this
Section shall be regularly updated by the DepDev, to reflect changes in development policies, in
economic, physical, and social conditions, and in the status of the projects in the Program, among other
factors.

Section 13. Responsibility for Formulation, Updating, and Monitoring of the Detailed 30-Year
Program, ~ Pursuant to the policies, strategies, and other provisions in this Act, the DepDev shall. in
coordination with the concerned oversight and implementing agencies and in consultation with
concemed stakcholders, be responsible for the formulation of the detailed Program, divided into

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30-year period, and the sclection, prioritization, and phasing of the specific projects with their
respective descriptions, scopes, cost estimates, priorities, funding requirements, schedules, financing
and implementation modalities, and implementing agencies. The extent to which the projects in the
Program meet the policies and strategies provided in Section 5 and the agency responsibilities in
Sections 6 to 11 of this Act shall generally determine their priority. phasing, and schedule of
implementation.

In coordination with the concerned agencies, the DepDev shall review and update the Program at the
end of cach medium-term program, or as often as may be necessary, taking into account changes in
development policies, sectoral and master plans in economic, physical, and social conditions, and the
status of the projects, among others. This review and update may include addition or deletion of projects
or changes in their scopes and schedules, on the basis of actual physical, social, and cconomie
circumstances, with sufficient justifications, according to detailed guidelines to be defined by the
DepDev.

In all updates of the Program, priority shall be given to the core infrastructure projects identified in this
Act and in such updates.

The DepDev, in coordination with the concerned agencies, shall be responsible for the regular
monitoring and evaluation of the Program, including its physical and financial performance as well as
socio-economic impact.

Section 14. Minimum Budget Allocation for Infrastructure. ~ The DepDev and the DBM shall ensure
that the total annual budget allocation for the Program shall be at least five percent (5%) of the Gross
Domestic Product: Provided. That the provision in the Constitution mandating that the State shall assign
the highest budgetary priority to education, covering both infrastructure and non-infrastructure aspects,
is observed.

The budget allocation shall be consistent with the long-(erm expenditure framework of the NG within
the budget ceilings set by the Development Budget Coordinating Committee (DBC), as well as with
realistic levels of private sector investments under PPP schemes. The DepDev and the DBM shall also
establish the infrastructure budget allocation for cach implementing ageney, taking into account the
Prioritics of the projects as well as the absorptive capacity and performance record of the agency in
project implementation and budget utilization,

The projects under the Program may
ig generic modalities in accordance with

Section 15. Project Financing and Implementation Modalitie
be implemented by the concerned agencies under the follo
the criteria and agency responsibilitics indicated:

(a) Conventional Scheme. This is generally applicable to non-financially viable, but
economically feasible, projects:

(1) Financing of design, construction, operation and maintenance, and right-of-way of the
project is provided by the NG;

(2) Design is undertaken by the NG, by itself or through a private designer:

(3) Construction is undertaken by the NG, by itself or through a private construction
contractor, and

(4) Operation and maintenance are undertaken by the NG, by itself or through a private
operation and maintenance contractor.

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Design-Build Scheme. This is generally applicable to non-financially viable but
economically feasible projects where alternative design-build technologies are feasible:

(1) Financing of design, construction, operation and maintenance, and right-of-way of the
project is undertaken by the NG:

(2) Design is undertaken by the private design-build contractor;
(3) Construction is undertaken by the private design-build contractor; and

(4) Operation and maintenance are undertaken by the NG, by itself or through a private
‘operation and maintenance contractor.

PPP Scheme. This is gencrally applicable to financially viable and economically feasible
projects or to projects where private sector expertise and efficiencies yield value for money
to the government and the public. Cost recovery may come from user charges or
availability payments:

(1) Financing of right-of-way and allowable subsidy for the project is undertaken by the
NG. Financing of design, construction, and operation and maintenance are undertaken
by the private PPP concessionaire;

(2) Design is undertaken by the private PPP concessionaire;

(3) Construction is undertaken by the private PPP concessionaire; and

(4) Opcration and maintenance are undertaken by the private PPP concessionaire.

is gencrally applicable (o financially viable and economically
feasible projects where overseas development assistance (ODA) is an affordable and quick
source of financing for project design and construction, while the PPP concessionaire can
efficiently undertake the operation and maintenance:

(1) Financing of right-of-way and allowable subsidy is undertaken by the NG. Financing
of design and construction is undertaken by the NG with ODA. Financing of operation
and maintenance is undertaken by the private PPP concessionaire;

(2) Design is undertaken by the NG. by itself or through a private designer;

(3) Construction is undertaken by the NG, by itself or through a private construction
contractor: or

(4) Operation and maintenance are undertaken by the private PPP concessionaire.
NG-LGU Partnership. This is generally applicable to non-financially viable but
economically feasible projects where LGUs can contribute to right-of-way, operation, and

maintenance:

(1) Financing of design and construction is undertaken by the NG. Financing of right-of-
way, operation, and maintenance are undertaken by the LGU;

(2) Design is undertaken by the NG, by itself or through a private designer;

(3) Construction is undertaken by the NG. by itself or through a private construction
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Sources of national government and LGU financing may include revenues and loans and grants,
including those provided from ODA sources.

In addition to these generic project financing and implementation modalities, the DepDev, in
coordination with the DOF and other oversight and implementing agencies, may authorize other
appropriate modalities, and variants, as deemed feasible for the specific circumstances and
requirements of the projects at hand. These may include, among others, green financing, blended
financing, and co-financing, for projects that mect minimum environmental, social, and governance
(ESG) standards with strong economic impact potentials. Instruments may include national
infrastructure bond and grecn infrastructure bond that can attract commercial and sustainable
investments.

Section 16, Basis for Medium-Term and Annual Programming and Budgeting. ~ Based on the Program,
the implementing agencics shall formulate their respective Medium-Term Infrastructure Programs,
which are to be integrated into the overall National Medium-Term Infrastructure Programs and the
Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan to be crafted by the DepDev.

Based on the Program, the implementing agencies shall prepare their Medium-Term Expenditure
Frameworks (MTEFs) and subsequently their Annual Infrastructure Budgets (AIBs), which are to be
integrated into the proposed annual National Expenditure Programs (NEPs) to be prepared by the DBM.
for submission to Congress as the basis of the annual General Appropriations Acts (GAAs). The
implementing agencies and the DBM shall sce to it that the core projects in the Program are given
priority in the MTEEs, AIBs and NEPs.

‘The MTEES shall be guided by the ycarly budget ceilings to be provided by the Development Budget
Coordinating Committee (DBC). The AIBs shall follow the cash-based budgeting system of the NG.

The projects in the initial list under Section 12 of this Act, as well as those in the updates of the Program
pursuant to Section 13 of this Act, shall be vetted and approved according to the detailed evaluation
criteria set by the DepDev, to confirm their technical, economic, financial, social, and environmental
feasibility and priority, before the projects are included in the Medium-Term and Annual Infrastructure
Programs and Budgets as provided in Section 10 of this Act

Based on the Program and the approved GAAs, the DBM shall issuc the necessary Multi-Year
Contracting Authority (MYCA) to cover the total cost of each project whose implementation shall span
several years. The DBM shall classify projects with issued MYCAs as priority items in the agency
ABs, and shall provide for the automatic inclusion of the required funds in succeeding NEPs to cnable
the continuous implementation of such multi-year projects up to their completion,

Section 17. Use of Applicable Modern Technology for Project Implementation. ~ To achieve efficiency
and transparency, the projects in the Program shall, where applicable, be procured through clectron
online systems, covering the submission and evaluation of bids. For effective management of the
projects, implementing agencies shall use the Building Information Modeling (BIM) or similar
applicable automated management tools that can visualize, simulate, track, and help optimize the
performance of a particular infrastructure in five dimensions, namely: length, width, height, time, and
cost, throughout the lifecycle of the project. from planning and design. through procurement and
construction, to operation and maintenance,

Section 18. Implementing Rules and Regulations ~ Within sixty (60) days from the approval of this
Act, a commitice, composed of the following officials, shall promulgate the rules and regulations for
the proper implementation of the provisions of the Act:

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(b) All members of the Economy and Development Council Infrastructure Committee. as
members,

In preparing the rules and regulations, the committee shall consult with major stakeholders from the
concerned private sectors. business groups, LGUs, community organizations, and non-government
organizations, among others.

Section 19. Accountability for Formulation and Implementation of this Act.— The concerned oversight
and implementing agencies shall be held accountable under existing laws, including anti-graft and
corrupt practices laws and auditing rules, for the proper performance of their respective responsibilities
covering the selection, prioritization, budgeting. financing, procurement, execution, fund
disbursements, and related aspects of the projects in the Program.

Section 20. Separability Clause. ~ If any provision of this Act is held unconstitutional or invalid, all
other parts or provisions not affected thereby shall continuc to be in full force and effect,

Section 17. Repealing Clause. — All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules, and regulations
or parts thercof, inconsistent with this Act or with the rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto arc
hereby repealed or mouified accordingly.

Section 18. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fiftecn (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,