Philippines to spend US $91.22 million on tourism roads and other infrastructure

A total of US $ 91.22 million (PHP 3.8 billion) has been released by the Department of Budget and Management to develop tourism roads nationwide, as well as infrastructure development in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Of the overall investment, $56.58 million is for the building of roads to tourist destinations, while the remainder of the money will go on developing water systems, bridges, ports, and roads in ARMM.
October 2, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A total of US $ 91.22 million (PHP 3.8 billion) has been released by the Department of Budget and Management to develop tourism roads nationwide, as well as infrastructure development in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Of the overall investment, $56.58 million is for the building of roads to tourist destinations, while the remainder of the money will go on developing water systems, bridges, ports, and roads in ARMM.

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