The $180 Billion Plan To Build The Philippines

Southeast Asia today has been seen as the next destination for economic change, this is because of the recent rise in country-wide mass construction. From Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and The Philippines, all of these countries in recent years have been implementing rapid changes in their infrastructure. Pouring hundreds of billions of dollars to fix and re-innovate the country. These bold plans will enable the region to become the fastest growing countries in the decades to come.

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Narrated by Tom Mckay
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Timestamp(s):
0:00 The Rise of Southeast Asia
0:29 The Rise of The Philippines
0:46 The Philippines $180BN Plan
1:06 The Overview Plan
1:32 Constructing The Future
1:58 The Most Expensive Projects
3:20 The Biggest Project Ever
3:39 The Change is Yet To Be Seen
4:04 Becoming a High-Income Economy
4:32 The Agenda So Far

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Summary Script

One of the most ambitious plans in the region, however, comes from the Philippines. In recent years it has crafted and applied a striking scheme that aims to change the entire nation’s infrastructure. This plan consists of hundreds of life-changing projects for the vast majority of its population.

Yes, this is the Philippines' $180 Billion Dollar Plan to change the country’s infrastructure, and it will revolutionize the land into a golden age. From a high level, this massive agenda aims to promote an astonishing economic change to the country, a plan that would make the country become a “high-income” economy within a generation.

The plan consists of constructing world-class transportation that would finally alleviate the infamous traffic congestions in the capital city and improve the structures around the land. These transportation are the likes of railways, airports, urban transit systems, roadways, bridges, and even seaports. By driving these infrastructures, the country will experience a stronger economic trend from increased connectivity and reduce its costly traffic jams.

Beyond its improvement on transit systems, the agenda also aims to construct futuristic cities that composes of world-class technologies such as artificial intelligence. By doing so, they will also increase the innovation of the country and its people. And the goal of having an innovation center is a key part of the master plan, it will see the construction of information and communication technology hubs to make sure the country is on par with neighbors.

Digging down, the schemes included in this are reported to be the most expensive infrastructures to be ever constructed in the country. To name the biggest, one of which will become the country’s largest airport ever is the upcoming New Manila International Airport, a project that spans over 2,500 hectares, further into the agenda is a project that also sits quite close to this one is known as the Clark International Airport.

Down to the ground, it has planned to construct ambitious rail projects, which are also seen as a massive game-changer for the country. From the capital of the country in Metro Manila, there would be a 57.7-kilometer long Subway, a 148-kilometer commuter railway that would run from the so-called New Clark City another billion-dollar mega-city, and would run through the regions most important destinations. But amongst these, one that stands as the most ambitious plan ever in the country is a 2,278-kilometer rail project and it is located not in economic destinations of the country but further down the south in Mindanao, the smallest island group of the country which only encompasses 240 people per square kilometer way behind Luzon’s 460 and Visaya’s 270.

This Mindanao Railway plan may sound like the biggest ever considering it spans thousands of kilometers long, it is not. the biggest project to be ever constructed is the megacity New Clark City, a 9,450-hectare, $59 billion dollar project that would be the forefront economic changer. Although it is still early, it has already constructed several world-class facilities, and even its sports hub which was a key product was used during the 30th Southeast Asian Games.