The long-time dream of the country to have a single-connected grid nationwide may take a little longer, as one leg of the infrastructure development toward the concretization of the P51.3 billion Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP) is being impeded by a temporary restraining order (TRO)...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the government is looking to secure funding for P83 billion Mindanao Railway project in the first quarter next year. This came after the country backed out from a financing deal with China to fund the railway project. Further, Finance Secretary Benjamin E....
Climate-vulnerable countries have lost an estimated 525 billion USD over the past two decades due to climate change limiting economic growth, hampering development gains, and making it harder for communities to thrive. This daunting reality is compounded by rising external debt—a total of 686.3...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited on Saturday, Nov. 4, the ongoing construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), a mega railway system funded by his government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) aims to plant and nurture at least three million native tree species and fruit trees near Philippine Eagle nesting sites in three years under its Regenerative Agroforestry for Indigenous Well-Being and Nature or Project RegAIN. THE Philippine...
Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel on Thursday, November 2 is confident that Japan can be the “logical fallback funding source” for the construction of the Mindanao Railways Project (MRP). Pimentel raised the idea ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, October 26 welcomed the government’s move to abandon its loan negotiations with China for the P83-billion Mindanao railway project. This, after Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista recently announced that the government will no...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to open the two-lane flyover project in Pilar, Bataan in December, saying it will certainly lessen the traffic gridlock in the area. DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan said the Ala-Uli Steel Flyover in Barangay Ala Uli, Pilar will benefit...
Former senator Franklin Drilon is looking forward to the completion of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project (JRMP II) as it is poised to play a crucial role on in achieving food security in the Philippines. (Photo from NIA Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project Stage II Facebook page) The former...
In the past years, we've seen the line between the tech and fashion industries blur. We saw how AI can influence a designer's creative process and how the digital space continues to create new landscapes for retail to explore. This time, their colliding worlds produce something wearable. At Adobe...
Manila Bay reclamation (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Malacañang, through the Department of Environment and National Resources (DENR), reiterated on Monday, Oct. 16 the importance of finishing the cumulative impact assessment of the Manila Bay reclamation...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported the completion of a P44.1-million all-weather community access road project in Loreto, Province of Dinagat Islands (PDI). “This completed community access road project will surely boost the island’s agricultural...
