The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is pushing for the building of local road infrastructure that connects food production hubs, economic zones, and logistics to promote more inclusive growth opportunities in the regions. Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual told members of the...
A House Committee on Tourism member has highlighted this year's P17.7-billion funding for the government's Tourism Road Infrastructure Program (TRIP), which he hopes would give the sector a much-needed boost. Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine tourism (Rj Baculo/ Unsplash) “The fresh...
Prime Energy, a subsidiary of the Razon Group’s Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc., has convened an advisory council composed of technical experts and key industry leaders for the exploration and development of the Malampaya gas field. In a statement, Prime Infra said the advisory council will...
An extension of an interlink expressway project in Central Luzon that connects Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) and Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) in Tarlac will be operational in the first half of 2023, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Photo:...
The Philippines' digital transformation must go side-by-side with its continued infrastructure development. (Sam Albury/ Unsplash) Thus, reckoned Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, who learned from Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy...
SMC Infrastructure expects the holiday traffic "exodus" to peak this week and declared a toll holiday for Christmas and New Year. The infrastructure arm of San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is once again waiving all toll fees at the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR), South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), the...
The upgrade of the Monsanas- Upper Dimorok-Lower Dimorok Road will improve mobility and the transport of goods in Zamboanga del Sur, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday, Dec. 19. DPWH Regional Office 9 Director Cayamombao D. Dia reported that the newly-paved...
PLDT Inc. announced Friday, Dec. 16, that subsidiaries, Smart Communications, Inc. and Digitel Mobile Phils., Inc., have signed the P9.2 billion sale of 650 telecommunications towers to Unity Digital Infrastructure Inc. The price reflects the value of the towers located in the Visayas and Mindanao,...
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...
