San Miguel Corporation clarified that, while it has held initial discussions, the firm has not formally engaged Palafox Associates and Palafox Architecture Group, Inc. for a consulting agreement for the P95 billion Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) project. “There is no formal engagement with Arch...
The government has greenlighted San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) ₱95-billion Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) project, a 19.37-km, six-lane elevated road, that will run along the banks of the Pasig River. In a statement, SMC said PAREX will start from Radial Road 10 in the City of Manila to C-6...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo I am writing this column as we prepare for the inauguration of the Pantaleon-Estrella Bridge this July 29 — a project bombarded by criticism and fake news since it started construction in January, 2019. I remember announcing the closure, dismantling and transfer of...
A mere 20-minute travel time between Tarlac City and Cabanatuan City in Nueva Ecija will soon be achieveable following the opening of the 18-kilometer (km) portion of the 30-km Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX). (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) The expressway is now accessible from Tarlac City to...
Motorists will finally gain access to the first 18-kilometer (km) portion of the 30-km Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) starting tomorrow, Thursday, July 15. FINALLY ACCESSIBLE--The Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX), which connects Tarlac City to Cabanatuan City in Nueva Ecija, will be...
Two segments of the Cavitex-C5 South Link Expressway are poised to be inaugurated next year, leading to the opening of an accumulated 3.5 kilometers (km) of the 7.7-km road project. NEW ROAD NEXT YEAR--Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar leads the inspection of the...
NLEX Corporation is building a P2 billion, two-kilometer expressway section between the existing Mindanao Avenue toll plaza and Quirino Highway, Novaliches, Quezon City, within the second half of this year. “The construction of this section will be welcome news for NLEX commuters who face daily...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo The first time I joined the President’s delegation — we were in Bicol region. Typhoon Nina, internationally known as Nock-ten, entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on December 23, 2016. It intensified into a typhoon on December 24 and made...
From the twin woes of a health crisis and an extreme economic slowdown, the business and industry sectors are now gearing for a much-awaited economic turnaround that could materialize after the government’s massive immunization against COVID-19 shall have been implemented. Being firmed up in...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has tapped ‘green’ architect and urban planner Felino “Jun” Palafox to master plan its Bulacan airport city and put sustainability features into its Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) and future infrastructure projects, president and chief operating officer Ramon S....
The seven-kilometer Silang East section of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) will be opened to motorists in June, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said on Tuesday, May 11. This development should excite motorists as travel time from the South Luzon Expressway...
Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation (CIC) is doing double time early this year to complete new segments of the P15.3 Billion, 7.7 kilometer Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) C-5 Link Expressway by second quarter, 2022. "We are doubling our efforts on the construction of Segment 2 and Segment 3A-2...
