The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Friday, Dec. 9, that it will expedite several road projects in Mindanao which are crucial in the realization of the national government’s rebuilding program for the Islamic City of Marawi five years after the 2017 siege. Photo from DPWH...
To exchange insights and ideas on how the country can navigate a post-pandemic education landscape, education leaders and stakeholders gathered at a conference organized by Teach for the Philippines (TFP) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Teach for the Philippines’ local government unit (LGU)...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) committed Friday, Dec. 2, to accelerate the excavation of a big-ticket bypass project in Davao City to partially open the first 10.7-kilometer central portion of the tunnel by early 2024. Photo by DPWH DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said...
Stumped by the slow progress of San Miguel Corp.(SMC) in building the vital 1.2-kilometer Connector road linking the eight-kilometer North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) to SMC's 18-kilometer Skyway Stage 3, Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) now wants to build the connector road itself while looking for...
SMC Infrastructure on Thursday, December 1, 2022, implemented its “Seamless Southern Tollways” program to eliminate multiple toll stops for northbound and southbound motorists. For years, Southern Luzon-bound motorists stop for toll and encounter traffic buildups at the South Luzon...
Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, Inc. (TASLI), a subsidiary of Dennis A. Uy’s Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corp., has launched its Facebook Messenger chatbot for passengers book trip and access information. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Chelsea said the chatbot,...
Her Royal Highness Tuanku Hajjah Haminah of Malaysia just got a glimpse of the country's Build Build Build infrastructure program as she received a copy of the book Night Owl during a courtesy call with an official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). (Contributed...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Friday, Nov. 25, that it had completed two road connectivity projects for the rural communities in Tarlac City. Photo by DPWH Photo by DPWH DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan said the newly-completed roads provided safer and more...
The P23.3 billion NLEX-SLEX Connector road should be operating midway into the first quarter of 2023, according to urban development advocate Atty. Rafael J. dela Torre. The NLEX-SLEX Connector, an eight-kilometer, four-lane, all elevated tollway extending the alignment of the North Luzon...
SMC Infrastructure started issuing toll fee refunds Wednesday, Nov. 23, for all motorists affected by an unexpected disruption of its electronic toll collection (ETC) system last week. The refunds will cover all vehicles that passed through affected tollways, including the South Luzon Expressway...
Aboitiz Infra Capital, the infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz Group, is investing about P2 billion to expand its economic estates, primarily for its Lima Estate in Lipa and Malvar, Batangas. Aboitiz InfraCapital First Vice President Rafael Fernandez de Mesa said during the Laging Handa Public...
A newly-completed revetment wall project in Manapla, Negros Occidental now shields coastal communities and safeguards farmlands from perennial flooding, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Friday, Nov. 18. Photo by DPWH The new structure is located at Barangay Punta Mesa and...
