Agricultural roads, potable water systems, and an irrigation canal will soon be built for the municipality of Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat in a bid to boost the province's farm productivity. AGRI INFRA IN THE WORKS--Officials of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Italian Agrarian Reform Community...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) jointly inaugurated multiple infrastructure projects at Camp O’ Donnell in Capas, Tarlac on Friday, May 14. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark...
Senator Pia Cayetano said it is high-time the government prioritizes investments in infrastructure for healthcare facilities to enable the Philippines cope with health emergency crisis like the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Cayetano, during the Senate Committee on Health and...
SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) is acquiring the 31.73 percentstake of Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corporation in 2GO Group Inc., for about P6.64 billion, to gain control of the shipping and logistics firm. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, SMIC said...
“The current digital infrastructure of the country is still not enough to realize an affordable and fast Internet connectivity," Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary for Digital Philippines Emmanuel Caintic revealed during a recent online forum. "One of...
UPDATE: The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) says it DID NOT ISSUE a decision or directive ordering the indefinite closure of the Skyway Stage 3 starting 5 p.m. of 16 March 2021. The position of the TRB and its management is to keep Skyway Stage 3 OPEN for the benefit of all motorists. The TRB is...
Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation (CIC) is doing double time early this year to complete new segments of the P15.3 Billion, 7.7 kilometer Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) C-5 Link Expressway by second quarter, 2022. "We are doubling our efforts on the construction of Segment 2 and Segment 3A-2...
Ayala-led AC Energy and Infrastructure Corporation (ACEIC) and its Hongkong-headquartered partner UPC Renewables have engaged three foreign banks for the loans they have secured for the 400-megawatt(ac) first phase of their solar farm installation in New South Wales, Australia. In a statement to...
The private sector's takeover of water districts often results in job losses to government employees, something that worries the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). LWUA Administrator Jeci Lapus said that because of the joint ventures (JV) between private companies and state-owned water...
Prime Water Infrastructure Corp., a company owned by the family of Senator Cynthia Villar, has already taken over “100 water districts and counting” nationwide, a top official from Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) said. LWUA Administrator Jeci Lapus said that of the more than 500...
Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) posted a net income of P15 billion for the third quarter of 2020, a full turnaround from the P4.0 billion loss incurred in the first half following the easing of restrictions starting July. Consolidated revenues and operating...
