Senator Imee R. Marcos on Thursday, October 31 questioned the continuing severe flooding in the Bicol region, as she questioned how the P132 billion allocation for its flood control project since 2018 was utilized. “It’s unacceptable that ₱132 billion has been designated for...
Some senators on Friday, October 25 expressed plans to question key government agencies on their respective budget allocation for flood control projects. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero disclosed his plan while noting how several areas in the country are still submerged in...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said public-private partnerships (PPPs) are vital in bolstering the Philippines' disaster resilience, particularly in developing climate-resilient infrastructure. During the opening of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster...
With about three-fourths of loan proceeds reaching billions of pesos still unspent just months before they expire, the Philippines wants to extend for two more years the financing for a delayed major flood control project in Metro Manila, the country's business and commercial hub that's also the...
Oliver L. Chan, Arthaland senior vice president for Sales Operations and Project Marketing and Chief Sustainability officer, speaks at The Manila Bulletin Sustainability Focus Session. Since its inception in 2009, Arthaland has been committed to sustainability and has achieved a residential and...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is planning to construct offshore wind (OSW) energy projects in some of strategic ports in the country—the three priority areas are Batangas, Camarines Norte and Ilocos Norte. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said they are now coordinating with...
President Marcos suggested that building higher flood walls was among other measures that could help mitigate flooding in Metro Manila and other flood-prone areas, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) reported. Photo from President Marcos/Facebook Marcos said this in a meeting with the...
The joint venture of Copenhagen Energy (CE) and PetroGreen Energy Corporation as developer of the frontrunner 2.0-gigawatt (2,000 megawatts) Buhawind offshore wind farm project in Ilocos Norte is now seeing the finish line clearer for 2028, following government declarations of resolving hurdles on...
A major thorn on the side of the project developers will be cleared, as the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has finally affirmed its support to the repurposing of three major ports that will underpin the commercial advancement of gigawatt-scale offshore wind (OSW) farm projects. In a statement to...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) will be powering the industrialization goal cast by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for the Polloc freeport zone in Parang, Maguindanao. The two government agencies have sealed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the...
Leading clean energy developer First Gen Corporation is lining up 9,000 megawatts of renewable energy (RE) investments to concretize its well-calculated journey to net zero – and this business decision is out to prove that sustainability and profitability can go hand in hand without frying the...
Danish firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is eyeing to diversify its capital formation for renewable energy (RE) projects in the country, with its investment sight now expanding into solar and energy storage systems. The Danish firm first entered the Philippine market last year with its...
