SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, Philippines – The country’s shortage of skilled workers is to blame for the delay in the implementation of infrastructure projects under the government’s “Build, Build, Build” program, President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday. “Itong Build, Build, Build, medyo atrasado. Walang trabahante,” Duterte said in a speech here during the initial campaign sortie of his PDP-Laban party. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is banning all public works construction and the release of public funds from March 29 to May 12. / gsgRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 14, 2019 12:33 UTC