(File photo: Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development) The construction of housing projects under the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program will now be expedited and more affordable, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Sec. Jose Rizalino...
DHSUD Secretary Jerry Acuzar (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A Makabayan lawmaker has slammed Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jerry Acuzar for the supposed insensitive and anti-poor remarks he made...
With its cash stream boosted by the entry of new capacities from its solar plants, the net income of listed firm Citicore Renewable Energy Corp (CREC) climbed 9.0% to P910 million in 2023 versus P834 million in the prior year. The company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and...
Stressing that climate change will bring more floods to the country, President Marcos encouraged local government units (LGUs) and ordinary citizens on Wednesday, Aug. 7, to properly maintain their waterways and promote recycling to ensure the efficiency of flood control projects. President...
Anyone can draw a line from plastics to floods. In the recipe of murky urban floodwaters, plastic products are a staple ingredient. Labo or sando bags, bottles, food containers, and sachets—you name it, you can find them bobbing along rushing floodwaters during typhoon season. Suffocating...
Meralco PowerGen Corporation, the power generation investment arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has shortlisted two bidders for the transmission connection that will transport the capacity of its P190 billion Terra Solar project upon reaching commercial operations by 2026. MGen President...
Rather than pushing through with reclamation projects, Senator Cynthia Villar said on Wednesday, July 31, that decongesting Metro Manila is a viable option for development. Senator Cynthia Villar discusses the effects of the reclamation projects in Manila Bay in line with the recent flooding caused...
Days after the massive flooding in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, President Marcos ordered government agencies to intensify various preventive measures to avoid Carina-like flooding during the La Niña phenomenon. LRT 1 passengers in Balintawak Station in Quezon City ride a makeshift...
DAVAO CITY – After the national government announced it would no longer pursue loan negotiations with the Chinese government for the Mindanao Railway Project, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Leo Tereso Magno said that there are three foreign private companies that are interested...
Flood control should be a national plan, President Marcos stressed as he dwelled on the impacts of super typhoon Carina and enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat in various parts of Luzon this week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. inspects the aftermath of typhoon Carina at the Mauban...
Typhoon Carina left the Philippine area of responsibility on the morning of July 25, 2024, but PAGASA warned that the southwest monsoon or “habagat” will still dump rains to western parts of Luzon until this weekend. Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards), an...
With the progress of the Metro Manila Subway Project, as well as other railway projects, President Marcos on Monday, July 22, said the Philippines is in a “railway renaissance” as he promised to resolve right-of-way issues to make these current developments operational. President...
