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Department of Trade and Industry

Release Date: March 03, 2017
Reference: DTI-Regional Operations Group
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DTI, DPWH launch ROLL IT Project in Region 1

More industry and infrastructure development projects seen to advance business

San Fernando, La Union The Department of Trade and Industry

(DTI) and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
Region 1 rolled out the new convergence program that would
promote economic growth and infrastructure development in the
region.

The Roads Leveraging Linkages for Industry and Trade or ROLL IT

Program aims to further the growth of investments and other
economic activities in the country through more road projects
leading to manufacturing and economic zones.

Launched in November 2016, the two government agencies

signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the ROLL IT
project implementation on road connectivity for industry and
trade development. Under the agreement, DTI will identify areas
where industry sectors need road facilities and connectivity.

The ROLL IT Convergence Program will be one of the strong

platforms of the promise of a Golden Age of Infrastructure for the
Philippines, through a target of national infrastructure budget of
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7% of Gross Domestic Product, roughly equivalent to around P8.2
trillion.

Present during the ROLL IT launching were representatives from

the Board of Investments (BOI), supporting non-government
organizations (NGOs), United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) Advancing Philippine Competitiveness
(COMPETE) Project. A total of 21 project proposals to be enrolled
in the program were submitted to USAID-COMPETE for evaluation.
Most of proposals concern the conduct rehabilitation and
construction of access roads from manufacturing sites to
marketing areas.

The ROLL IT Program will further fuel the recent high growth of
domestic investments as well as the surge in foreign direct
investments of the country, through more road projects funded
within 2016-2022.

The ROLL IT programs goal is to prioritize infrastructure

development in the country. It will leverage on the success and
experiences of the DOT-DPWH Convergence Program or the
Tourism Road Infrastructure Program (TRIP) that lead to the
upgrading of roads leading to tourist destinations.

The initiative of DTI and DPWH is intended to contribute in

delivering accelerated infrastructure development and inclusive
economic growth.

Through better road infrastructure connecting the industries,

industrial and regional development strategy can be realized and
will further facilitate balanced development, dispersal of
industries away from urban areas towards the rural areas,
creating more job and income opportunities to more Filipinos.
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