DOTr completes 143 port projects worth P4B in 2019-2021

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The 143 port projects involved construction of new and modernized social and tourism ports as well as the rehabilitation and expansion of existing ports.
  • A total of 143 social and tourism port projects worth P4.07 billion was completed by the Department of Transportation from 2019 to 2021
  • 52 projects are in Luzon, 64 in Visayas, and 27 in Mindanao
  • The projects involved construction of new and modernized social and tourism ports as well as rehabilitation and expansion of existing ports

A total of 143 social and tourism port projects worth P4.07 billion was completed by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) from 2019 to 2021 and jointly inaugurated on December 2.

Of the total, 52 are in Luzon, 64 in Visayas, and 27 in Mindanao, DOTr said in a statement. The projects have generated 4,000 jobs and benefitted over 8,000 fisherfolk nationwide and involved construction of new and modernized social and tourism ports as well as the rehabilitation and expansion of existing ports.

At the joint inauguration, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade cited the completed Lingayen Riverside Landing project in Pangasinan as now allowing students in the area to reach their school in just five minutes from the previous 50 minutes.

He added that aside from providing coastal communities and fishers with better port facilities, the 143 port projects improve the country’s connectivity and mobility.

Tugade was joined by President Rodrigo Duterte at the joint inauguration. “The completion of these port projects will boost inclusive growth to various industries in the provinces, especially in the shipping, fishing and tourism sectors, also with more employment to be generated to various localities,” Duterte said.