Development assistance for Philippines' roads

A new Secondary National Roads Development Project (SNRDP) is being impended in the Philippines to boost rural transport networks and connectivity.
February 15, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A new Secondary National Roads Development Project (SNRDP) is being impended in the Philippines to boost rural transport networks and connectivity. Costing some US$214 million the project will be financed by a grant from US-based foreign aid agency 2707 Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The programme of works will include improvements to roads in the Wright-Taft-Borongan-Guiuan area of Samar Island. The total grant from MCC that will be used for development in Samar Island is worth $434 million in all, with the rest of the sum being used to boost the local economy through developing trade, industry and tourism.

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