BAGHDAD, Iraq – Garbage clogs the banks of Iraq's Tigris River in Baghdad but an army of young volunteers is cleaning it, a rare environmental project in the war-battered country. With boots and gloves, they pick up soggy trash, water bottles, aluminium cans and muddy styrofoam boxes, part...
Construction of the three bridges funded by the the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will commence this second quarter or within the last three months of the Duterte administration, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the $175.1-million,...
Presidential candidate Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson on Wednesday, March 30 told residents of Zamboanga City of his plans to alleviate widespread poverty in the country by refining and streamlining ‘Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program’ (4Ps). At a town hall forum hosted by Southern City...
The next administration would need to continue the ongoing infrastructure projects of the current government to support foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said on Friday, March 25, that the ongoing infrastructure...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has proposed the creation of a risk management office (RMO) that will identify and evaluate contingent liabilities and other risks assumed by the government in relation to public private partnership (PPP) projects. In a statement, Grace Karen G. Singson said on...
The national government has approved the P72 million worth of development projects in 18 barangays in Cagayan as part of initiatives to download programs and projects in areas used to be infested by communist rebels. The fund will finance the 22 proposed infrastructure projects under the Local...
Former senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday expressed his belief the armed conflicts in the Philippines will “die a natural death” once the government addresses the roots of poverty, especially among rural communities. “When there’s already food, when there are jobs and...
Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has vowed to pursue the construction of the proposed bridge that would link Iloilo, Guimaras and Negros Occidental should he win the presidency in the May 2022 elections. Marcos made the promise during the UniTeam’s political rally at...
Senatorial candidate Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday expressed belief that Central Luzon holds a unique position in the country’s infrastructure development. In a statement, Ejercito said major infrastructure projects such as the North-South Commuter Railway and New Clark International...
CAGAYAN -- More tourism activities are expected in Ballesteros and Abulug towns in Cagayan Valley as the Department of Public Works and Highways – Cagayan Second District Engineering Office (DPWH-CSDEO) has started the construction of two boulevard projects. (Photo from the DPWH-CSDEO) District...
GROUNDBREAKING OF YOUTH CONVERGENCE CENTER - Mayor Benjamin Magalong leads the groundbreaking of the Youth Convergence Center and Indoor Sports Complex at the Baguio Athletic Bowl last Feb. 9. Also present were Rep. Marquez Go, Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan, and Councilor Levy Lloyd Orcaless who...
The next administration should pursue the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) or Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) aggressively as a chance to continue with the infrastructure development to spur the country’s economic recovery after a two-year fight with the COVID-19 pandemic, former senator and...
