MANUEL V. Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is set to bag the 45.5-kilometer Cavite-Laguna Expressway (Calax) deal after submitting a surprise aggressive offer in a rebidding exercise for the public-private partnership (PPP) project that edged out…
IT’S NOT just big conglomerates San Miguel Corp. and Metro Pacific Investments Corp. awaiting the May 25 opening of bids for the Cavite Laguna Expressway PPP. We hear even President Aquino is closely monitoring the process. That…
TIAONG, Quezon–President Aquino said that after several administrations, dating to the time of deposed President Marcos, a new highway linking Quezon province to the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) would become a reality in 2019. He recalled that…
QUEZON, Philippines – If things go according to plan, President Benigno Aquino III will no longer spend several hours on the road just to reach Quezon province. Aquino, during a briefing on the South Luzon Expressway (Slex)…
TIAONG, Quezon – President Benigno Aquino III on Monday attended his first public event, two days after Malacañang denied his rumored collapse. Aquino attended the briefing on the P13.8-billion South Luzon Expressway (Slex) Toll Road 4 (TR4)…
MANILA, Philippines—Aside from the P3.74-billion rehabilitation of Edsa and the construction of the P1.05-billion underpass in the Makati City central business district, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) also plans to start working this year…
The Aquino administration’s first two tollroad public-private partnership (PPP) projects in Metro Manila are set to open ahead of a key Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in November despite delays, according to officials of implementing agency…
MANILA, Philippines–Expect the flow of traffic in Makati City to become heavier starting in April as work begins on the P1.054-billion vehicle underpass on Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue (formerly Buendia). In a recent statement, Public Works Secretary…
SOGOD, Southern Leyte—Agas-Agas, which stands at 84 meters, making it the country’s highest bridge, is in trouble. Heavy rains in the Eastern Visayas area during the past 12 months have resulted in landslides, eroding the protective covers…
The Philippine auto industry still harbors a glimmer of hope that car manufacturing can enjoy resurgence—given that the appropriate “road map” is given and not a moment too soon. If successful, the auto industry will be an…
