SINGAPORE — The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center is pushing for more local infrastructure PPP projects, as an upcoming joint memorandum circular (JMC) with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is expected to guide local government units (LGUs) in tapping...
SINGAPORE — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is confident that more private-sector bidders will participate in the Philippines’ upcoming railway public-private partnership (PPP) projects as the government increasingly taps multilateral development banks (MDBs) to provide financing...
SINGAPORE — The Philippines is among the countries best positioned to help meet Asia’s rapidly growing electricity needs, with its rich geothermal resources as well as expanding wind and solar sectors offering significant potential for renewable energy (RE) development, according to...
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has flagged corruption as a major risk to Philippine infrastructure delivery, warning that the multibillion-peso flood-control corruption scandal show that current accountability safeguards remain insufficient to prevent the misuse of...
Lawyer Amando Virgil Ligutan considers it an absolute badge of honor to be given the opportunity to convict respondent Vice President Sara Duterte in her upcoming Senate impeachment trial. Ligutan cherishes this so much that he doesn 't mind the fake news, online ridicule, and personal attacks...
The outspoken and media-savvy veteran trial lawyer Lorna Kapunan leads the group of private prosecutors who will assist the House prosecution team in securing a conviction against impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte. Kapunan and the rest of the 10 volunteer private prosecutors--the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has begun negotiations with Switzerland-based SICPA SA for a proposed ₱13.44-billion fuel marking program extension beyond the expiration of the current contract in mid-2026, ensuring the continuation of a key anti-smuggling initiative that has been in place since...
In a digital landscape where user data has become a commodity, Apple 's Safari browser is staking a powerful claim: That speed, efficiency, and genuine privacy protection can coexist, and that your browser shouldn 't be working against you. Safari, the default browser on every iPhone,...
The identities of the private prosecutors who will be helping the House prosecution team attain a conviction against the impeached Vice President Sara Duterte remains a closely-guarded secret. Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro, head of the public prosecutors from the House...
So enticing is the prospect of convicting impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte that a lot of private lawyers are offering their services to the House prosecution team for free. Thus, said House prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong on...
A pro-education congressman is prodding the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Education (DepEd) and other concerned agencies to work together for the expeditious release of all pending subsidies and voucher assistance. This, as Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre warned over...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said Monday, May 18, that it has received a new water tanker from the private sector, further expanding its emergency water delivery fleet to 31 units and strengthening its disaster response operations nationwide. The new tanker was turned over at the PRC National...
