Duterte taps local businesses to fulfil infrastructure promise

Duterte taps local businesses to fulfil infrastructure promise

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. Photo: Bloomberg

When Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016, he promised $165 billion in spending to “build, build, build” roads and railways in the Southeast Asian nation.

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