At par with Indonesia, India<\/strong><\/p>\n\nWith increasing budgetary support, the DPWH has expressed confidence the Philippines\u2019 global ranking in terms of quality of roads would improve further from the current 87th place in the World Economic Forum\u2019s Global Competitiveness Report.<\/p>\n\n
From 114th in 2010-2011, the country\u2019s ranking improved by 27 notches in the WEF\u2019s report for 2012-2013.<\/p>\n\n
The department noted the nation\u2019s road quality index had improved from 2.8 to 3.4, which makes it at par with Indonesia and India.<\/p>\n\n
\u201cThe Philippines is targeting to be in the 4 to 5 territory by 2016,\u201d the last year of the Aquino administration, said the DPWH.<\/p>\n\n
Last September, the WEF said that overall, the country\u2019s competitiveness ranking had improved by six notches to 59th from 65th the previous year.<\/p>\n\n
Among the 10 Southeast Asian nations included in the body\u2019s report, the Philippines placed sixth in terms of competitiveness, ahead of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.<\/p>\n\n
However, it trailed Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand and Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n
In the WEF\u2019s 2012-2013 report, roads in the country scored a mediocre 3.4 on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 being extremely underdeveloped and 7 extensive and efficient by global standards.<\/p>\n\n
Of 139 countries worldwide, the Philippines ranked 113th for the overall state of its public infrastructure, with particularly low marks for the quality of its airports and seaports.<\/p>\n\n
Except for Vietnam, which scored a much lower 2.6, countries in the Southeast Asia garnered the following scores on the quality of their roads: Singapore, 6.5; Hong Kong, 6.2; South Korea and Japan, both 5.8; Malaysia, 5.7; Taiwan, 5.6; Thailand, 5; China, 4.4; Indonesia, 3.5; and India, 3.4.<\/p>\n\n
Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson called the upgrading of the quality and safety of the national road network \u201cone of the DPWH\u2019s priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
He referred to the network as the \u201cmost important infrastructure asset of the government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
Better drainage projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\nIn a recent agency planning session, Singson ordered the \u201cpavement of all remaining gravel roads; improvement of the capacity of existing roads through road-widening projects; construction of bypasses where road widening is not feasible; and improving the quality of national highways through tighter supervision and quality assurance during the roads\u2019 construction stage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
On bridges, he said that \u201cinvestments shall focus on the maintenance, if not replacement, of those that can no longer be rehabilitated to improve their condition, and the replacement of timber and bailey bridges with concrete or steel structures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
To ensure the longer life span of primary roads, the DPWH head called for the \u201cimplementation of better drainage projects along these roads.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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