The Department of Industry (DTI), through the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP), respectfully invites all members of the media to cover the activity below:
| What: | 4th Philippine Construction Industry Congress |
| Who: | Construction Industry Stakeholders |
| When: | 8 January 2020, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
| Where: | Mayuree Ballroom, Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City |
The Construction Congress aims to launch the Action Plans formulated through industry-wide engagements and dialogue among the various industry stakeholders to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of the Philippine Construction Industry Roadmap 2020-2030.
The DTI-CIAP with support from the Philippine Constructors Association (PCA), Inc. and Reid Foundation crafted the Roadmap which was launched on March 2019 to:
- Take advantage and sustain the momentum of the country’s robust economic growth fueled by an upsurge in construction activities through the Administration’s ambitious Build.Build.Build Program; and to
- Institutionalize critical measures to accelerate the construction industry’s development in both the domestic and global markets
Kindly confirm your attendance to the event, on or before 12 December 2019, by contacting:
Mr. Khen O. Morillo
Email: KhenMurillo@dti.gov.ph and POCB@dti.gov.ph
Telephone No.: 8896-1833
We look forward to your participation.
4th Philippine Construction Industry Congress | ||
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Registration | PDCB, POCB |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Preliminaries | PDCB, POCB |
| 9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Welcome Remarks | Undersecretary Rowel S. Barba DTI Chief of Staff and Supervising Undersecretary, Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) |
| 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Introduction of the Speaker | Secretary Ramon M. Lopez Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) |
| 9:45 a.m. -10:15 a.m. | Keynote Message | H.E. Rodrigo R. Duterte President of the Republic of the Philippines |
| 10:15 a.m. -10:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. | Part I: Action Plan Report | |
| Policy Reform | Assistant Secretary Mary Jean T. Pacheco DTI – Competitiveness and Innovation Group (CIG) | |
| Professional & Skills Upgrading | Engr. Salvador P. Castro, Jr. Chairman and President, SP Castro, Inc. | |
| Government-Industry-Academe | Dr. Pericles P. Dakay Chairman, Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board | |
| Construction Services Exports & Outsourcing | Engr. Edgar Saavedra Chairman, President, CEO & COO Megawide Construction Corp. | |
| 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Part II: Action Plan Report | |
| Infrastructure Master Dev. Plan | Engr. Isidro A. Consunji Chairman, Philippine Overseas Construction Board | |
| Modernization and Digitization | Undersecretary Maria Catalina E. Cabral Department of Public Works and Highways | |
| Communications Plan | Engr. Liberito V. Espiritu Chairman & Chief Operating Officer, DATEM, Inc. | |
| CIAP Revitalization | Dr. Thomas G. Aquino Chairman, REID Foundation | |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Synthesis | Dr. Ronilo Balbieran Vice President for Operations, REID Foundation |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Commitment Signing | |
| 4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | Awarding of Best CPES Implementing Agencies and Winners of the 1st Philippine BIM Competition | PDCB Chairman & Members – CPES awardees POCB Chairman & Members – BIM Competition winners |
| 4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Closing remarks | Engr. Morris S. Agoncillo President, Philippine Constructors Association (PCA) |
| 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Cocktails | |
Host: Daniela Laurel, Ph.D. | ||