The Philippines could waste trillions of pesos earmarked for the government’s Build Build Build infrastructure projects, if the issue of port congestion, high cost of inter-island transport, and other logistic bottlenecks persist. Yet, simple systems to solve something as elementary as a port congestion issue, which truckers and importers recently brought up again, remain elusive. The accusation that the port congestion problem is being left to fester because some groups want to make a quick buck could contain some truth. This would mean shipping firms having their own container yards outside the port area where empties can be stored and retrieved for shipping out. This year promises to be worse as importations for Build Build Build increase.

Source: Philippine Star May 22, 2019 16:01 UTC