ILOILO CITY – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has kicked off the housing project for 180 families displaced by the expansion of the Kalibo International Airport in Aklan province. SECRETARY Jaime Bautista, with officials of Aklan province, lead the groundbreaking ceremony of the housing...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, August 8 took to task the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine Navy to undertake surveillance of the vessels in Manila Bay undertaking reclamation activities. Showing photos and a video of the place, Ejercito...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should evaluate its own flood control projects in light of the flooding situation in Bulacan and Pampanga following the heavy rains that battered Metro Manila and nearby provinces, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said. ...
The Philippine government should not allow itself to be pressured by the United States over the ongoing reclamation project in Manila Bay. “Una, walang pakialam ang America sa ating bansa. Porke ba blinaklist nila iba-black list na rin natin automatic? May ganung treaty ba tayo sa America (First,...
ILOILO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the additional P8.4-billion needed to finish the construction of the mega dam project in Iloilo province. Marcos, as chairman of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)...
Reclamation projects at Manila Bay should consider the possibility of a major earthquake, described as the “Big One,” the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Wednesday, Aug. 2. DENR Secretary Antonia Yulo Loyzaga (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office)...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is now working with the local executives of the National Capital Region in coming up with a drainage master plan amids the persistent flooding problem in Metro Manila. MMDA chairperson Don Artes said the goal is to have an integrated drainage...
The US Embassy in Manila has expressed concern on the reclamation activities in Manila Bay as the projects may have ties to a Chinese communications company reportedly involved in the creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea, and cited to be engaged in fraudulent activities. Kanishka...
Senators on Tuesday, August 1 wanted the perennial flooding problems that affect the country annually eased or solved. This followed a manifestation on the Senate floor by Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regarding the continued flooding...
ILOILO CITY — In his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. mentioned the proposed mega-bridges for Western Visayas region as well as improvement in the power transmission highway. Marcos said that the bridges linking the...
Bacolod City Rep. Greg Gasataya welcomed the reassurance of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to link Negros, Panay, and Guimaras via the P189.53-billion Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) Island Bridges Project that starts in 2025. Gasataya, who was present in the second State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA)...
Twenty startups offering sustainable solutions to environmental issues in Cagayan de Oro, Dumaguete, and Manila recently received support from the United States government. (Photo courtesy of US Embassy in the Philippines) The Philippines-based startups completed on July 21 the US Embassy’s Green...
