Law

Unclogging the Pipeline: An Explainer on the Philippines’ New ARROW Act

For decades, major infrastructure projects across the Philippines have been stalled not by a lack of capital, but by protracted land disputes. The newly active Republic Act No. 12289, or the Accelerated and Reformed Right-of-Way (ARROW) Act, is turning out to be the most important legal breakthrough for the country's development in a generation. By streamlining land acquisition and extending powers to private builders, the law aims to secure the execution of ₦2.81 trillion in public-private partnerships.