NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Almost four years after President Rodrigo Duterte launched its “Build, Build, Build” program, Philippine government’s most ambitious infrastructure plan — computer-generated images which were once used to present a vision are turning into actual roads and...
As House lawmakers finalize the third coronavirus relief package, the Duterte administration’s chief economic manager said the government is not relaying too much on stimulus programs in reviving the local economy. Speaking before senior executives of American and Philippine companies on...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo When I was in college, I dreamt about the Philippines I did not see. I wanted to explore the 81 provinces with my own eyes, to meet the Filipinos who live there, to find out their dreams and aspirations. As I jump from one province to the other, I realized that...
The Duterte administration has borrowed P741.59 billion from foreign creditors last year for the country’s coronavirus response, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Data from the DOF’s International Finance Group (IFG) showed that the government has contracted a total of $17.06 billion,...
Easily the biggest news for motorists over the holidays was the highly anticipated opening of the Skyway Stage 3 , the elevated expressway that speeds up travel between the north and south points of Metro Manila. Bear in mind that, while the Skyway Stage 3 has been opened, it’s still on a partial...
Traffic around Metro Manila may be greatly eased with the opening of Skyway Stage 3, the elevated expressway that connects the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and Skyway to the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX). San Miguel Corporation (SMC), concessionaire of the Skyway Stage 3 project, announced that it...
Globe Telecom Inc. is building cell towers in 24 more areas after local government units (LGUs) in Palawan, Nueva Ecija, Negros Oriental, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Cebu, Quezon, Batangas, Bulacan and Ifugao set up one-stop-shops to speed up permits. Palawan has the most LGUs with one...
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) has earmarked $9.4 billion in sovereign lending to the Philippines for the next three-years to help the government revitalize the economy amid the coronavirus disease pandemic. In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral institution, said that at least...
