Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao will continue the Duterte administration's "Build, Build, Build" program if he wins in the upcoming May 2022 elections. However, Pacquiao's version of the program will focus on improving infrastructures in his home region of Mindanao. Pacquiao said...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said she would continue the Build, Build, Build, infrastructure program of the Duterte administration but will put more emphasis on public-private partnerships (PPPs) instead of loans. Vice President Leni Robredo (Screenshot from the Commission on...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday called on the government to ensure that the 45-day public works ban that would take effect on March 25, in preparation for the May 2022 elections, should be implemented in a way that would not affect jobs nor delay the completion of significant infrastructure...
Former senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday expressed his belief the armed conflicts in the Philippines will “die a natural death” once the government addresses the roots of poverty, especially among rural communities. “When there’s already food, when there are jobs and...
Should he win a fresh mandate in the Senate in the coming May 2022 elections, former senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he will file the bill seeking to create a comprehensive infrastructure master plan as his first bill. Ejercito said such measure would not be coterminous with any...
Vice President Leni Robredo wants the government to invest more in roads that will improve active transport and provide affordable and alternative mass transportation for the riding public. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo, a presidential aspirant, said that the latest SWS...
Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has vowed to pursue the construction of the proposed bridge that would link Iloilo, Guimaras and Negros Occidental should he win the presidency in the May 2022 elections. Marcos made the promise during the UniTeam’s political rally at...
Senatorial candidate Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday expressed belief that Central Luzon holds a unique position in the country’s infrastructure development. In a statement, Ejercito said major infrastructure projects such as the North-South Commuter Railway and New Clark International...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko was ecstatic about the completion of the civil works for the Baclaran Depot of the Light Rail Transit-1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension, saying this will benefit many people in the province and surrounding areas. (Photo from the Embassy of Japan in...
The Philippines and Japan will hold another high-level meeting on infrastructure development and economic cooperation this week, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. Via teleconferencing on Wednesday, Feb. 16, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III will chair the Philippine side, while...
From top left: Austal Philippines’s FSTR Ferry in Cebu; Oleochemical plant in Misamis Oriental; Sarangani Power Plant in Sarangani Province; and Davao International Container Terminal in Davao del Norte. Bigger projects underway this 2022 In 2021, Aboitiz Construction, Inc. (ACI) implemented...
The top leadership of publicly listed firm Vivant Corporation will undergo a changeover in February this year, as its current chief executive officer Ramontito E. Garcia will make his exit from office as he reaches the retirement age of 65. Garcia will be passing on the corporate management baton...
