Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO.________
Introduced by REP. BERNADETTE HERRERA
AN ACT ADOPTING A 30-YEAR NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
EXPLANATORY NOTE
A safe, strong, efficient, and accessible national infrastructure backbone is vital to foster
the sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development for the present and future generations
of Filipinos. This national infrastructure system should help realize the long-term vision for the
Philippines under Ambisyon Natin 2040, by the middle of this century, as a progressive, mainly
middle-class society, where nobody is poor, where the citizens enjoy healthy lives, are smart and
innovative, and live in a high-trust community.
Given that major infrastructure facilities are generally capital-intensive, that their
preparation and implementation take several years, and that their impact and useful lives usually
cover two decades or more, it is imperative to adopt an overall long-term development program
for national infrastructure, in addition to and in order to better rationalize the traditional
medium-term and annual programs. This long-term program should cover at least 30 years. This
will ensure continuity in the development and implementation of the projects in the program,
notwithstanding changes in national leadership. The Program will provide the guiding
framework for the appropriate locations, scales, linkages, and schedules of public and private
investments in major infrastructure in the country over the next three decades in order to
maximize their benefits to the economy. This will, thus, serve as a predictable road map for the
construction industry, investors, and related business sectors in carrying out their long-term plans
and decisions.
The adverse effects of the COVID pandemic, coupled with the recent spate of destructive
typhoons and floods that struck the country, further highlight the need for longer-range, resilient,
and high-impact engineering projects that will more effectively address major disruptive events,
while complementing immediate emergency responses.
Finally, it is necessary to institutionalize, beyond the next six years and over at least the
next three decades, the “Build Better More” plan of the current administration, so as to accelerate
and sustain in a seamless manner the provision of 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.
Given the foregoing premises, this bill, therefore, adopts a 30-Year National Infrastructure
Program for the Philippines. The Program covers major infrastructure projects of the National
Government (NG) - in the fields of transport and logistics, energy, water resources, information
and communications technology, social, and agri-fisheries modernization and food logistics
infrastructure - including projects under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) schemes and
partnerships with Local Government Units (LGUs) (Sections 3 and 4).
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Section 5 lays down the general policies and strategies to be pursued by the Government in
order to develop the component national infrastructure projects.
Sections 6 to 11 define the roles of Implementing Agencies in the development of the
different fields of infrastructure, including their program directions and responsibilities.
In Section 12, the bill provides the initial list and brief description of core national
infrastructure projects to be given priority in the 30-Year Program. The list focuses on pipeline
projects identified by the concerned Agencies as high priority and conforming to the policies and
strategies in Sections 5 to 11.
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), 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 NEDA
shall review and update the 30-Year National Infrastructure Program at the end of each
Medium-Term Program (Section 13).
The NEDA and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall see to it that the
total annual budget allocation by the Government for the 30-Year Program is at least five percent
(5%) of the Gross Domestic Product, consistent with the long term expenditure framework and
the budget ceilings set by the Development Budget Coordinating Committee (DBCC). They shall
also ensure that the budget allocation for each Implementing Agency is based on the priorities of
the projects and its absorptive capacity for implementation (Section 14).
The projects under the 30-Year Program may be implemented under different generic
financing and implementation modalities under Section 15.
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). Core projects shall be prioritized in the AIBs and NEPs. Based on
the 30-Year Program and approved GAAs, the DBM shall issue the Multi-Year Contracting
Authority (MYCA) to cover the total cost of each affected project (Section 16).
The bill also provides for the use of applicable modern technology in the planning,
procurement, and implementation of projects in the Program (Section 17) and holds the Agencies
concerned accountable under existing laws for the proper formulation and implementation of the
Program according to the provisions of the Act (Section 19).
Early approval of this measure is earnestly sought.
BERNADETTE “BH” HERRERA
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO.________
Introduced by REP. BERNADETTE HERRERA
AN ACT ADOPTING A 30-YEAR NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as “The 30-Year National Infrastructure
Program Act of 2022.”
SEC. 2. Declaration of Overall Policy. – It 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) years for the systematic and continuing
development of essential transport and logistics, energy, water resources, information and
communications technology, social, agri-fisheries modernization and food logistics infrastructure
systems, 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 shall live long and healthy lives, be smart and innovative,
and live in a high-trust society. The Program shall serve as the overall guide for the preferred
locations, magnitudes, interrelationships, and timing of public and private investments in
infrastructure in the Philippines over the next three decades to maximize their impact to the
economy and society. The Program shall, therefore, provide an overall road map for the
construction industry, investors, and allied sectors in pursuing their long-term strategies.
SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. – The following terms as used in this Act are defined as
indicated:
a.
Agri-fisheries Modernization and Food Logistics Infrastructure – refers to facilities
which include farm access roads, trading posts, agricultural tramlines and other market
infrastructure, fish ports, irrigation and soil and water conservation structures,
post-harvest
facilities
such
as
warehouses,
cold
storage,
meat
establishment
infrastructure
such
as
slaughterhouses,
and
production
infrastructure
such
as
greenhouses, hydroponics, aquaponics, and food irradiation facilities. 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 institutions or partners and commercial funds from lenders and private
investors to provide financing for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects;
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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;
e.
Energy Infrastructure – refers to infrastructure for power generation, transmission, and
distribution, and electrification, as well as for exploration, development, production,
storage and distribution of energy resources including those using water resources,
fossil fuel, geothermal, solar, wind, wave, and other emerging technologies;
f.
Green Financing - refers to investments that create environmental benefits in support of
green growth, low-carbon emission, and sustainable development;
g. Implementing Agencies – refer to the National Government Agencies responsible for
the actual execution 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 telecommunications, 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-fisheries modernization and food logistics
infrastructure systems, and other basic overhead facilities;
j.
Oversight Agencies – refer to the National Government Agencies, particularly, the
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Budget and
Management (DBM), and Department of Finance (DOF), responsible for providing
policy and operational guidelines to, and monitoring the compliance thereof, 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 NEDA;
l.
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;
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m. Transport and Logistics Infrastructure – refers to (i) roads, bridges, tunnels, grade
separation, and related structures, (ii) rail, bus rapid transit and other mass transport
systems, including subways, fixed facilities, and rolling stock, (iii) ports, including
terminals and navigation facilities, (iv) airports, including terminals and navigation
facilities, (v) intermodal transport facilities, including terminals, and (vi) supply chain
infrastructure, including warehouses and distribution centers. Transport infrastructure
includes support systems for the operation of transport services and facilities, such as
intelligent transport systems;
n. Water Resources Infrastructure – refers to (i) water supply, sewerage, and sanitation for
domestic, commercial and industrial uses, (ii) irrigation for agriculture, and (iii) flood
control and drainage facilities, including dams, reservoirs, and coastal zone protection;
SEC. 4. Creation of the 30-Year National Infrastructure Program. - There is hereby
provided a 30-Year National Infrastructure Program for the Philippines for the Years 2023-2052,
hereinafter referred to as the Program. This Program consists of major infrastructure projects of
the National Government to be implemented under any of the following modes: (a) by the
concerned National Government Agencies and Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations
as provided under their respective charters; (b) under PPP arrangements; or (c) in partnership
with Local Government Units (LGUs),
SEC. 5. Infrastructure Policies and Strategies. - The Program through its component
projects shall pursue the following national development policies and strategies of the
Government:
a.
Prioritization of projects of national significance which are consistent with the
approved National Physical Framework Plan and Land Use Plan, as well as with
National, Regional, Local, and Sectoral Development Plans, Roadmaps, and Master
Plans;
b.
Observance of 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;
d. Establishment
and
pursuit
of
a
whole-of-government
strategy
to
coordinate
infrastructure investment planning and implementation that promotes collaboration
among key actors, with the NEDA as the lead coordinator;
e.
Promotion
of
public
consultation
and
feedback
mechanisms on infrastructure
investment priorities and projects at the national and local levels. These include
alliances among the government, affected citizens, industries, investors, academe, think
tanks, donor agencies, and other stakeholders to come up with smart approaches to
infrastructure development on a sector-by-sector basis;
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f.
Implementation
of
adequate
infrastructure
asset
preservation
and
maintenance
strategies;
g. 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. Utilize 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. Establish a robust national
geospatial infrastructure that will provide location-specific spatial data to support
evidence-based planning and implementation of infrastructure projects;
h. 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 long-term
infrastructure programs of the government and the private sectors;
j.
Prioritization of the employment of qualified Filipino professional and technical
workers in infrastructure project;
k. Preferential use of quality construction materials that have a high domestic content,
especially those that use sustainable materials and appropriate technology;
l.
Provision of appropriate training of and technology transfer to Filipino counterparts in
infrastructure projects involving new or imported technology;
m. Prioritization of multi-sectoral, multi-modal and area-wide development projects to
take
advantage
of
their
synergistic
effects. Where feasible, provide common
underground ducts for utilities, and synchronized timelines for their installation;
n.
Emphasis on food
security
infrastructure
that
will ensure the smooth flow of
products across the archipelago. This will cover essential transport and logistics,
energy, ICT and other agri-fisheries modernization and food logistics infrastructure;
o. Strict observance of the requirements for technical readiness for implementation, viz.,
pre-feasibility/feasibility
studies,
design,
right-of-way,
environmental
clearance,
funding, and transaction documents are adequately fulfilled before the procurement and
implementation of the projects;
p. Strict monitoring of project completion of all functional structures;
q. Requirement for continuity in funding and implementation of multi-year projects up to
their completion;
r.
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 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;
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s.
Strengthening
of
the
absorptive
capacities
of the concerned agencies in the
implementation of infrastructure projects in order to optimize the utilization of funds;
and
t.
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.
SEC. 6. Role of Implementing Agencies in the Development of the Transport and Logistics
Infrastructure. - Implementing agencies involved in the development of the Transport and
Logistics
Infrastructure
Program
shall
pursue
the
following
program
directions
and
responsibilities:
a.
Develop a national transport system with the following characteristics: efficient in
facilitating mobility, safe, secure, economical, accessible, affordable, environmentally
sustainable, user-oriented, reliable, convenient, integrated, and seamless;
b. Establish a strategic national transport network consisting of complementary roads, rail,
ports, and airports that serve medium and long-distance high-density traffic between
key cities and municipalities, economic hubs, international gateways, or along major
corridors in urban centers. The configuration of the network should fit into and
influence the desired spatial development pattern under the National Physical
Framework Plan;
c.
Plan and implement transport projects within the context of the entire supply chain and
logistics system, facilitative of both traditional and electronic commerce, with a
seamless and demand-responsive intermodal transport network, to link production areas
with processing, warehousing, transport and transshipment hubs, and markets, and
ensure unimpeded flow of people, goods, services, disaster response equipment, relief
goods, and basic commodities in times of emergencies;
d. Focus the role of the government on policy formulation, planning, safety and
environmental regulations, supervision, and monitoring of projects and operations,
rather than as a direct provider of transport services which shall generally be assigned
to the private sector;
e.
Optimize the use of funds through efficient transport infrastructure maintenance and
asset
management,
as
well
as
applicable travel demand management, before
considering additional investments;
f.
Make use of the comparative advantages and interconnectivity of the different transport
modes, and provide for healthy competition within and between transport modes to
increase productivity, lower costs and user charges, and improve services.
g. Allocate resources to the transport modes in accordance with their comparative
advantages;
h. Apply the user-pays principle for cost recovery where it is appropriate;
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i.
Improve road-based people-oriented transport to address traffic congestion through
engineering, enforcement, and education;
j.
Encourage shift from private to public transport, especially on mass transport, through
promotion of active transport culture, cost-effective public transport, and lower and/or
zero carbon emissions mobility solutions;
k. Improve the operational efficiency of airports and address constraints to their optimal
capacity utilization; and
l.
Improve port facilities to ensure that inter-island shipping, including a stronger roll-on
roll-off (RORO) network, is a viable option for transporting people and cargo.
SEC. 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 responsibilities:
a.
Support the required massive investments and fast track the implementation of
infrastructure projects to improve power generation, transmission, and distribution;
b. Encourage competition to drive down electricity costs;
c.
Pursue development of the natural gas industry, as well as renewable energy such as
hydropower, geothermal, wind, and solar and other clean energy technologies as power
sources;
d. Ensure efficient transmission of electricity to various load centers and interconnect the
entire grid;
e.
Prioritize the provision of off-grid, stand-alone renewable energy technology to the
remaining unelectrified off-grid, island, remote, and last-mile communities;
f.
Implement energy infrastructure projects in accordance with the policies and programs
of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act of 2019;
g. 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 directions, the Government’s Nine-Point
Energy Agenda, the Philippine Energy Plan and other approved national, regional or
local energy plans, among others; and
h. Promote the deployment of clean, efficient and smart energy technologies and the
establishment of necessary infrastructure and regulatory support.
SEC. 8.
Role of the Implementing Agencies involved in the Development of the Water
Resources Infrastructure Program. - Implementing agencies involved in the development of the
Water Resources Infrastructure Program shall pursue the following program directions and
responsibilities:
A. Create an apex body that will address the fragmented structure of water resources
management;
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B. Formulate 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;
C. Pursue institutional reforms such as streamlining processes in involved agencies to
encourage and guide investments in water supply, sewerage, and sanitation; and
D. Intensify flood control in major river basins, principal rivers, and urban centers,
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/river system-wide basis, with priority on areas with high
risks of flooding.
SEC. 9.
Role of the Implementing Agencies involved in the Development of ICT
Infrastructure Program. – Implementing Agencies involved in the development of ICT
Infrastructure Program shall pursue the following program directions and responsibilities:
a.
Provide digital infrastructure to complement the national broadband plan, geared
towards increasing internet access in unserved and underserved areas;
b.
Expand the deployment of ICT infrastructure and address the gaps in digital
connectivity and promote digital trade;
c.
Enhance the country’s e-government system as a vital tool for good governance,
including
the
improvement
and
integration of various database and software
management systems within and across different sectors and Government bodies.
Ensure and improve cybersecurity by investing in robust systems and key management
resources;
d.
Use ICT to provide climate-smart and resilient infrastructure, such as flexible smart
power grids that can accommodate renewable energy sources, early warning 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-based solutions to floods, droughts, and typhoons, and
green infrastructure in public spaces;
e.
Ensure a fair and level playing field for ICT operators by applying the same service
obligations and performance standards;
f.
Fast-track and lower the cost of deploying broadband infrastructure through
infrastructure sharing policies that address the use of government assets, use of
infrastructure across sectors, and coordinated build for a shared utility corridor;
g.
Avoid direct government investment in network infrastructure and operations that
would crowd out private investments in commercially viable areas. Provide necessary
infrastructure support to ICT projects, especially in far-flung areas;
h. Streamline the process for permits for cellular towers, cable laying, and network
deployment;
i.
Liberalize access to satellites for internet connectivity to help address digital
infrastructure gap in the countryside; and
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j.
Prepare for 5G and higher generation technology as a game changer in terms of
facilitating digital adoption across sectors.
SEC. 10. Role of the Implementing Agencies involved in the Development of Social
Infrastructure Program. -
Implementing Agencies involved in the development of Social
Infrastructure Program shall pursue the following program directions and responsibilities:
a. Construct or improve schools with facilities for online or distance learning, as well as
blended learning, and provide internet connectivity to all public schools, with the aim
of creating Schools for the Future, and schools geared towards competitiveness in the
Fourth Industrial Revolution. Give priority to schools for geographically isolated and
conflict-affected areas, with provisions for classroom, water, sanitation, and health
facilities;
b. Adopt the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan (PHFDP) as the infrastructure
roadmap for hospitals and health facilities towards Universal Health Care. Construct
and develop of modern health facilities that will complement the Universal Health Care
Law and national preparedness for surges in demand for pandemics, as well as
climate-smart technologies and wellness facilities promoting preventive care against
diseases. Pursue the development and expansion of the country’s telehealth system to
ensure equitable access to healthcare services especially in underserved areas with
limited physical access to healthcare professionals;
c.
Construct and improve social housing projects and resettlement areas that adhere to
climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction standards to ensure human,
environmental, and ecological safety, as well as access to livelihood opportunities and
basic social services, which include communal solar-powered electricity, potable water
and drainage, and waste management systems. Identify danger and/or no-build zones to
reduce casualties and damages in the event of natural disasters, such as typhoons and
earthquakes;
d. Provide assistance to LGUs in complying with the requirements under the Ecological
Solid Waste Management Act, e.g., materials recovery facilities, transfer stations,
compost production, and waste-to-energy projects;
e. Promote proper waste management through public awareness programs and disseminate
information on the environmental importance of waste minimization, separation,
recycling, reuse, and repurposing;
f.
Encourage
public-private cooperation and strategic investments in cutting-edge
technologies and facilities to generate economic value and create livelihoods from
waste
products,
including
sustainable
production
using
recycled,
reused,
and
repurposed materials;
g. Advocate the establishment of a national policy for sustainable waste management and
roadmap for circular economy development to inform policy and infrastructure pipeline
development;
h.
Create an apex body with responsibility for implementing waste management and
circular economy policies, plans, programs, and projects, including responsibility to
perform the functions outlined in Sections 10-d to 10-g of this Act; and
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i.
Construct, improve and renovate prison infrastructure to decongest existing jails and
provide humane accommodations, e.g., potable water and proper sanitation facilities,
complying with health standards for persons deprived of liberty.
SEC. 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;
strengthen and coordinate all components of the entire food supply chain and value
chain, from the suppliers to the consumers;
b. Construct agri-fisheries modernization and food logistics infrastructure towards food
security, agricultural resilience, agro-industrialization and improved logistics to achieve
cost-efficiency and facilitate exports;
c. Establish a network of roads, rail, ports and RORO, airports, irrigation, and warehouses
based on the food supply and logistics chain;
d.
Accelerate the construction of farm-to-market roads/farm access roads based on an
overall network plan;
e. Provide production and post-harvest facilities such as dryers and warehouses; regional
fish ports with modern cold storage; slaughterhouses and other meat establishment
facilities; hatcheries, green houses, agricultural tramlines and bio-safety facilities;
f. Provide irrigation to increase farm productivity in rice, corn, sugarcane, and other high
value crops;
g. Construct marketing facilities in strategic agri-fisheries areas such as trading posts, food
terminals, auction markets, and fish landing sites. Provide adequate food health and
safety infrastructure including laboratories and testing services in these marketing
facilities;
h. Establish agri-fishery machinery centers and promote farm land levelling to accelerate
farm mechanization and ensure economies of scale for farm clustering;
i.
Integrate renewable energy goals and standards in agri-fisheries modernization and food
logistics infrastructure; and
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.
SEC. 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 their
program pipelines and which conform to the strategies and policies in Section 5 and to the
Agency responsibilities in Sections 6 to 11 of this Act:
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a.
Transport and Logistics Infrastructure
1. Road Transport
a) Inter-regional and regional roads and expressways in major road transport
corridors of the country:
1) North Luzon Expressway to Ilocos Region.
2) North Luzon East Expressway to Cagayan Valley.
3) Central
Luzon
East-West
Links:
Aurora-Nueva
Ecija-Tarlac,
Tarlac-Zambales.
4) South Luzon Expressway to Bicol Region, along the Pan-Philippine
Highway Corridor.
5) Luzon Eastern Seaboard Highway, Sta. Ana, Cagayan-Atimonan, Quezon.
6) Dalton Pass East Alignment Alternative Road.
7) Laguna Lake Circumferential Expressway.
8) Cavite-Tagaytay-Batangas Expressway.
9) Luzon Iconic Bridge Projects for Socioeconomic Development.
10) Panay Expressway, Iloilo-Roxas-Malay.
11) Negros Occidental Expressway, Silay-Kabankalan.
12) Samar-Leyte Expressway along the Pan-Philippine Highway Corridor.
13) Mindanao North-South Expressway along the Pan-Philippine Highway
Corridor,
Surigao-Davao-General
Santos-Cotabato-Pagadian-Zamboanga
City.
14) Northern
Mindanao
East-West
Expressway,
Butuan-Cagayan
de
Oro-Iligan-Pagadian.
15) Central Mindanao Expressway, Cagayan de Oro-Bukidnon-Davao City.
16) Davao City Coastal Road and Davao City-Panabo Bypass Road.
17) Road
Network
Development
Project
in
Conflict-Affected
Areas
in
Mindanao.
18) Major
inter-island
bridges/links
-
Bataan-Cavite,
Batangas-Mindoro,
Sorsogon-Samar, Panay-Guimaras-Negros, 4th Cebu-Mactan, Cebu-Negros,
Samal-Davao City.
19) Major RORO systems: Eastern, Central, and Western Networks.
b) Metropolitan and urban road and expressway systems:
1) Metropolitan Manila Circumferential 5 South Link Expressway.
2) Metropolitan Manila Circumferential 6 Expressway.
3) Metropolitan Cebu Expressway.
4) Bohol Bypass Road.
5) Metropolitan Davao Expressway.
6) Metropolitan Manila Logistics Network, particularly Bridges across Pasig,
Marikina, and other Rivers.
2. Rail and Other Mass Transport
a) Long-haul rail systems:
1) Manila to Clark Airport and other parts of North Luzon.
2) Manila to the Bicol Region.
3) Subic-Clark Railway.
4) Mindanao Rail Network, Tagum-Davao-Digos, with extensions to Butuan,
Cagayan de Oro, General Santos, Iligan, Surigao and Zamboanga.
5)   Panay Railway System.
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6)   Cebu Railway System.
b) Urban commuter rail systems:
1) Metro
Manila
Subway,
San
Jose
del
Monte-Quezon
City-Makati-Taguig-Pasay-Paranaque-Las Pinas-Dasmarinas.
2) North-South Commuter Rail, Malolos-Calamba.
3) Light Rail Transit (LRT) 6, Bacoor-Dasmarinas.
4) Mass Rail Transit (MRT) 4, N. Domingo-Ortigas-Taytay.
5) C5 MRT 10, Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Commonwealth Ave,
Quezon City.
6) MRT-11, EDSA-Quirino-San Jose del Monte.
7) Common Station interconnecting LRT-1, MRT-3, and MRT-7.
8) Monorail from Guadalupe to Bonifacio Global City (BGC).
9) Makati-BGC Skytrain.
9)   Cebu Monorail Transit, Central and Airport Lines.
10) Davao City Monorail.
c) Urban bus transit systems and other projects:
1) Metro Manila Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line 1, Quezon Ave-Espana.
2) Metro Manila EDSA BRT.
3) 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.
5) Cebu BRT.
6) Davao Public Transport Modernization Project, including High-Priority Bus
System and Intermodal Terminal.
7) Intermodal Transportation Terminals and Hubs in Metro Manila - including
Taguig Integrated Terminal Exchange and North Philippine Dry Port
Container Rail Transport Service – Ilocos Norte, Bocaue, Sta. Rosa, Baguio,
Cebu City, Iloilo City, Bacolod, General Santos, Clark, Lucena, and El
Nido.
3. Ports
a) Batangas and Subic Ports to complement Manila Ports.
b) Iloilo Port.
c) Cebu Container Port.
d) Davao Sasa Port.
e) General Santos Port.
f)
Other National Ports
4. Airports
a) Mega Manila Airport System.
1) Improved Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
2) Bulacan Airport.
3) Sangley Airport.
b) Regional Airports:
1) Puerto Princesa
2) Iloilo
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3) Kalibo
4) Bacolod-Silay
5) New Bohol (Panglao)
6) New Zamboanga
7) Laguindingan
8) Davao
9) New Dumaguete (Bacong)
10) General Santos
11) Bicol (New Legaspi) International
12) M’lang (Central Mindanao)
b. Energy Infrastructure
1. Generation
Required generating capacity as stated in the approved Philippine Energy Plan.
2. Transmission
Completion of the interconnection of main grids and connection of off-grid, where
feasible.
3. Distribution
100% national electrification coverage.
c.
Water Resources Infrastructure
1. Water Supply and Sanitation
A) Metro Manila
1) Kaliwa Dam, 600 million liters per day (MLD)
2) Kanan/Agos River, 3,800 MLD
3) Laguna Lake, 5,000 MLD
4) New Wawa Dam, 400 MLD
B) Other
Urban
Areas:
100% Level III service coverage and centralized
wastewater treatment facilities.
C) Rural Areas: at least 90% Level I service coverage and communal wastewater
treatment facilities.
2. Irrigation
Total additional 1,400,000 hectares by 2050, including the following:
a) Ilocos Norte-Ilocos Sur-Abra Irrigation Project.
b) Ilocos Sur Trans basin Project.
c) Chico River Irrigation Project, Cagayan and Kalinga.
d) Tumauini River Multipurpose Project, Isabela.
e) Balog-Balog Multi-Purpose Project, Tarlac.
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f)
Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project, Iloilo.
g) Panay River Basin Integrated Development Project.
h) Bohol Northeast Basin Multipurpose Project.
i)
Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project, North Cotabato and Maguindanao.
j)
Kabulnan-2 Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project.
3. Flood Control and Drainage
a) Metro Manila and Surrounding Areas Flood Control, including the following:
1) Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement.
2) Marikina Multipurpose Dam.
3) Paranaque Spillway.
4) Laguna Lakeshore Flood Protection.
5) River Improvements of Other Rivers.
6) Urban Drainage Systems.
b) Flood Control in Other Major River Basins:
1) Agno
2) Abra
3) Abulog-Apayao
4) Cagayan
5) Pampanga
6) Bicol
7) Panay
8) Jalaur
9) Ilog-Hilabangan
10) Tagaloan
11) Cagayan de Oro
12) Mindanao (Rio Grande)
13) Buayan-Malungon
14) Davao
15) Tagum-Libuganon
16) Agus
c) Other Major Urban Areas, including Cavite Industrial Area and Metro Cebu.
d. ICT Infrastructure
1. National Digital Infrastructure Plan, with universal access and internet connectivity,
together with the Common Tower Program, connecting Geographically Isolated and
Disadvantaged Areas (Gida) via the Broad Band ng Masa Project.
2. ICT Capability Development and Management Program.
3. Activation of nodes using the National Grid’s spare fiber to cascade capacity to
growth areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
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4. Cable landing stations with submarine cable to bring in more links to the
international gateway.
e.
Social Infrastructure
1. School Buildings
a) Additional public classrooms to cover 100% of children of school age.
b) Provision of digital infrastructure to all schools to support online or distance
learning.
2. Hospitals and Health Facilities
a)
Expansion of capacities and upgrades of service capabilities of government
hospitals and other facilities, in accordance with the Philippine Health Facility
Development Plan of the Department of Health, to ensure functional Health
Care Provider Networks as provided in the Universal Health Care Act.
b) Regional Specialty Hospitals.
c) Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines
3. Waste Management and Circular Economy Infrastructure
a) Waste collection, transportation, and disposal facilities and infrastructure.
b) Waste sorting, aggregation, and transfer stations, including markets and waste
banks.
c) Recycling and sustainable production facilities.
d) Waste-to-energy and waste incineration installations.
4. Penitentiary Infrastructure
Prisons in major Urban Centers.
f.
Agri-Fisheries Modernization and Food Logistics Infrastructure
1.
Irrigation and soil and water conservation facilities
a) National irrigation projects – as listed in Section 12-c-2 of this Act.
b) Communal and small-scale irrigation projects.
c) Soil and water conservation facilities, including small water impounding and
bio-engineering projects.
2.
Farm-to-market/farm access roads.
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3.
Production facilities including greenhouses/screenhouses, hatcheries, and bio-safety
facilities.
4.
Post-harvest facilities, including dryers and warehouses, regional fish ports with
cold
storage,
slaughterhouses
and
other
meat establishment facilities, and
post-harvest facilities.
5.
Agri-fishery marketing and distribution facilities.
6.
Renewable energy projects for agri-fisheries.
As provided in Section 13 of this Act, the initial list of core national infrastructure projects
in this Section shall be regularly updated by the NEDA, 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.
SEC. 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 NEDA shall,
in coordination with the concerned Oversight and Implementing Agencies and in consultation
with concerned stakeholders, be responsible for the formulation of the detailed 30-Year National
Infrastructure Program, divided into Medium-Term Programs. This shall include the selection,
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 NEDA shall review and update the
30-Year National Infrastructure Program at the end of each Medium-Term Program, or as often
as may be necessary, taking into account changes in development policies, in economic, physical
and social conditions, and in 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 economic circumstances, with sufficient justifications,
according to detailed guidelines to be defined by the NEDA.
In all updates of the Program, priority shall be given to the core infrastructure projects
identified in this Act and in such updates.
The NEDA, 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.
SEC. 14. Minimum Budget Allocation for Infrastructure. - The NEDA and the DBM shall
ensure that the total annual budget allocation by the Government for the 30-Year National
Infrastructure Program is at least five percent (5%) of the Gross Domestic Product: Provided,
That the provision of 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-term expenditure framework of the
Government within the budget ceilings set by the Development Budget Coordinating Committee
(DBCC), as well as with realistic levels of private sector investments under PPP schemes. The
NEDA and the DBM shall also establish the infrastructure budget allocation for each
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Implementing Agency, taking into account the priorities of the projects as well as the absorptive
capacity and performance record of the Agency in project implementation and budget utilization.
SEC. 15. Project Financing and Implementation Modalities. – The projects under the
Program may be implemented by the concerned Agencies under the following generic modalities
in accordance with the criteria and Agency responsibilities 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 national government.
2. Design is undertaken by the national government, by itself or through a private
designer.
3. Construction is undertaken by the national government, by itself or through a
private construction contractor.
4. Operation and maintenance are undertaken by the NG, by itself or through a private
operation and maintenance contractor.
b. 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 national government.
2. Design is undertaken by the private design-build contractor.
3. Construction is undertaken by the private design-build contractor.
4. Operation and maintenance are undertaken by the national government, by itself or
through a private operation and maintenance contractor.
c.
PPP Scheme - This is generally applicable to financially viable and economically
feasible projects, with cost recovery from user charges or with value for money to the
government/public.
1. Financing of right-of-way and allowable subsidy for the project is undertaken by
the national government. 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.
4. Operation and maintenance are undertaken by the private PPP concessionaire.
d. Hybrid PPP scheme - This is generally applicable to financially viable and
economically feasible projects where ODA is an affordable and quick source of
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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 national
government. Financing of design and construction is undertaken by the national
government with ODA. Financing of operation and maintenance is undertaken by
the private PPP concessionaire.
2. Design is undertaken by the national government, by itself or through a private
designer.
3. Construction is undertaken by the national government, by itself or through a
private construction contractor.
4. Operation and maintenance are undertaken by the private PPP concessionaire.
e.
NG-LGU Partnership - This is generally applicable to non-financially viable but
economically feasible projects where LGUs can contribute to right-of-way and
operation and maintenance.
1. Financing of design and construction is undertaken by the national government.
Financing of right-of-way/operation and maintenance is undertaken by the LGU.
2. Design is undertaken by the national government, by itself or through a private
designer.
3. Construction is undertaken by the national government, by itself or through a
private construction contractor, or by the concerned LGU.
4. Operation and maintenance are undertaken by the LGU.
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 NEDA, 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 meet minimum Environmental, Social, and
Governance (ESG) standards with strong economic impact potentials. Instruments may include
national infrastructure bond and green infrastructure bond that can attract commercial and
sustainable investments.
SEC. 16. Basis for Medium-Term and Annual Programming and Budgeting. – Based on the
Program,
the
Implementing
Agencies
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
NEDA.
Based on the Program, the Implementing Agencies shall prepare their respective
Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks (MTEFs) and subsequently their Annual Infrastructure
Budgets (AIBs), which are to be integrated into the proposed Annual National Expenditure
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Programs (NEPs) to be prepared by the DBM, for submission to the Congress as the basis of the
annual General Appropriations Acts (GAAs). The Implementing Agencies and the DBM shall
see to it that the core projects in the 30-Year National Infrastructure Program are given priority in
the MTEFs, AIBs and NEPs.
The MTEFs shall be guided by the yearly budget ceilings to be provided by the DBCC. The
AIBs shall follow the cash-based budgeting system of the Government.
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 NEDA, 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 issue the necessary
Multi-Year Contracting Authority (MYCA) to cover the total cost of each project whose
implementation will span several years. The DBM shall classify projects with issued MYCAs as
priority items in the Agency AIBs, and shall provide for the automatic inclusion of the required
funds in succeeding NEPs to enable the continuous implementation of such multi-year projects
up to their completion.
SEC. 17. Use of Applicable Modern Technology for Project Implementation. – To achieve
efficiency and transparency, projects in this Program shall, where applicable, be procured
through electronic 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.
SEC. 18. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days from the approval of
this Act, a Committee, composed of the following officials, shall promulgate the rules and
regulations for the proper implementation of the provisions of the Act:
a.
The Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning and Director General of the NEDA as
Chairman.
b. All Members of the NEDA Infrastructure Committee as Members.
In preparing the IRR, the Committee shall consult with major stakeholders from the
concerned
private
sectors,
business
groups,
LGUs,
community
organizations,
and
Non-Government Organizations, among others.
SEC. 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 30-Year
National Infrastructure Program, as provided in this Act.
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SEC. 20. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or
invalid, other parts or provisions hereof not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and
effect.
SEC. 21. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts
thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
SEC. 22. Effectivity. –This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in
the Official Gazette.
Approved,
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