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...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko was ecstatic about the completion of the civil works for the Baclaran Depot of the Light Rail Transit-1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension, saying this will benefit many people in the province and surrounding areas. (Photo from the Embassy of Japan in...
The Philippines and Japan will hold another high-level meeting on infrastructure development and economic cooperation this week, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. Via teleconferencing on Wednesday, Feb. 16, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III will chair the Philippine side, while...
From top left: Austal Philippines’s FSTR Ferry in Cebu; Oleochemical plant in Misamis Oriental; Sarangani Power Plant in Sarangani Province; and Davao International Container Terminal in Davao del Norte. Bigger projects underway this 2022 In 2021, Aboitiz Construction, Inc. (ACI) implemented...
The top leadership of publicly listed firm Vivant Corporation will undergo a changeover in February this year, as its current chief executive officer Ramontito E. Garcia will make his exit from office as he reaches the retirement age of 65. Garcia will be passing on the corporate management baton...
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday urged state prosecutors and other investigating agencies to immediately look into the Commission on Audit’s (COA) report on the purported P1.44-trillion worth of infrastructure projects that are delayed, abandoned and/or left idle. “It is...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday criticized the government over the P1.44-trillion worth of infrastructure projects that the Commission on Audit (COA) had earlier flagged. COA has called out 17 government agencies over delayed, abandoned and idle infrastructure projects amounting...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced another loan to the Philippine government, but this time the financing will fund the construction of bridges over the Marikina River to improve road traffic flow in Metro Manila. In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral institution said on Wednesday,...
Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Development Bank (AIIB) commended the proposal of the Department of Finance (DOF) for multilateral development banks (MDBs) to work together in incentivizing private capital flows for climate projects of developing countries. In a letter to Finance Secretary Carlos...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the importance of having a reliable information infrastructure to connect those unserved, underserved, and geographically disadvantaged areas in the country to the online world. Community Cellular Networks established in San Luis, Aurora...
Anakalusugan Rep. Michael Defensor has warned of “a creeping surge in bicycle road accidents” including fatal ones due to the lack of safe mobility infrastructure in the country. “In Metro Manila alone, we saw a 48 percent jump in bicycle road crashes in 2020. The rate of increase in...
