Aboitiz Infra Capital, the infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz Group, is investing about P2 billion to expand its economic estates, primarily for its Lima Estate in Lipa and Malvar, Batangas. Aboitiz InfraCapital First Vice President Rafael Fernandez de Mesa said during the Laging Handa Public...
A newly-completed revetment wall project in Manapla, Negros Occidental now shields coastal communities and safeguards farmlands from perennial flooding, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Friday, Nov. 18. Photo by DPWH The new structure is located at Barangay Punta Mesa and...
SMC Infrastructure apologized yesterday Nov. 17, to all motorists affected by traffic jams along portions of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), Skyway, NAIAx and STAR Tollway yesterday morning, resulting from a momentary network outage in its electronic toll collection system. “Our IT teams...
The San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Infrastructure waived the toll fees for around 84,000 motorists affected by the traffic jams in parts of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), Skyway, NAIAX (NAIA Expressway) and the STAR (Southern Tagalog Arterial Road) Tollway on Thursday, Nov. 17. The SMC...
ILOILO CITY—An estimated P1.78 billion is needed to repair various infrastructure damaged by severe tropical storm "Paeng" in Western Visayas. TROPICAL cyclone 'Paeng' damaged the Paliwan Bridge, which connects Laua-an and Bugasong towns in Antique province. (Antique PIO) The Committee on...
The most awaited creation of the multi-million-dollar, sea-crossing bridges in Western Visayas (Region 6) will commence in the first quarter of 2023, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) declared on Friday, Nov. 11. Photo courtesy of DPWH In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M....
The Marcos administration would spend at least a fifth of its first full-year budget for infrastructure projects, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Monday, Aug. 22. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said a total of P1.196- rillion have been allocated for the...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWD) has ordered its officials to implement stricter compliance to laws and policies relative to the imolemwntation of infrastructure projects in high-hazard areas, no build zones, and national protected areas. Photo: DPWH In a memorandum released to...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) led Friday, August 19, the simultaneous groundbreaking of an infrastructure project at the University of the Philippines Los Baños in Laguna worth P485 million, which comprised the construction of four school facilities. Executives of the...
President Marcos has approved the review of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. At the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) forum on Wednesday, Aug. 17, Socioeconomic...
The Department of Finance (DOF) wants to amend the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law to lure private investments to Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 16, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the DOF is planning to...
TACLOBAN CITY - The national government has approved high-impact infrastructure projects that will be implemented in the coming years in Northern Samar province. This includes the construction of Laoang Bridges 2 and 3, which Northern Samar Governor Edwin Ongchuan has been pushing since he became...
