For instance, the 2018 Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranks our public infrastructure at 92nd out of 140 countries. This indicates how far behind the Philippines is compared to other countries.
In fact, we could see and experience for ourselves that we need better roads, bridges, airports, seaports, and railway systems that will provide convenient movement of goods and services throughout the country. This is why the government has put in place the “Build Build Build” (BBB) program at the forefront of its economic agenda to address the gaps in the country’s infrastructure sector.