President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to renegotiate the loan agreements for three big-ticket railway projects as he expressed his desire to secure more investments in the rail transport sector, a Transportation official said. President Ferdinand...
The Department of Finance (DOF) would not throw in the towel yet on hope that Beijing could still fund the three big-ticket railway projects that were initiated by the Duterte administration. Amid reports that the Chinese loan applications for the Bicol, Subic-Clark, and Mindanao railway projects...
Neophyte Senator Mark A. Villar has filed the Build, Build, Build Act which seeks to institutionalize and create a 30-year National Infrastructure Program. Sen. Mark A. Villar Villar, a former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary, explained that this is in line with his...
President Duterte said Saturday he did not prioritize the improvement of infrastructures in his hometown Davao City "for reasons of delicadeza." President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) During the opening of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Lucena-San Pablo Commuter Line, Duterte, a pioneer of the...
President Duterte has always put the interest of the Filipino people foremost in his governance. He would always stress that he was the people’s servant. Perhaps it is that humility, despite being the most powerful man in the country, that has truly endeared him to the Filipino people. He is also...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The 124th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence carries the theme, “Pagsuong sa Hamon ng Panibagong Bukas (Rise Towards the Challenge of a New Beginning).” What does our independence mean amid a challenging period of rebuilding after a...
As he nears the end of his six-year term, President Duterte said that he did not need government employees to perform miracles, but they just needed to put their hearts into their work. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) "I do not expect you to go and perform miracles. All that I need is iyong...
Senator-elect Mark Villar on Wednesday, May 18, urged the Filipino people to unite so that the country can move forward as one nation while facing various challenges, including the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. (MANILA BULLETIN) Villar was proclaimed at the Philippine International...
The Export Import Bank of Korea-Economic Development and Cooperation Fund (KEXIM-EDCF) has sealed a loan to the Philippines to finance the engineering services for the Panay-Guimaras-Negros Island bridges project. In a statement, the Department of Finance (DOF) said that the Philippines and Korea...
Senatorial candidate and former Deparment of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar has underscored vital infrastructure developments that were started under the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build’ initiative. Senatorial candidate Mark Villar (MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
The pandemic took away two years of a six-year term of implementing projects and the administration's "Build, Build, Build" (BBB) infrastructure program "could have gotten a very excellent rating" without it. media This was the assessment made by Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary...
Construction of the three bridges funded by the the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will commence this second quarter or within the last three months of the Duterte administration, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the $175.1-million,...
