A P2.2-BILLION project to illuminate the City of Manila with 10,000 solar-powered street lamps kicked off with the operation of the first 10 units on Friday. Switched on in ceremonies held at Rajah Sulayman Park across Malate…
Foreign business groups in the country are urging President Aquino to boost infrastructure spending and implement critical measures on the final stretch of his term to ensure inclusive growth. In achieving this inclusive growth, John D. Forbes,…
Conglomerate Ayala Corp. may soon seal an agreement with the operator of South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) for a planned road linkage with Ayala’s four-kilometer Daang Hari tollroad project in southern Metro Manila, which is slated to open…
MANILA, Philippines—The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) and the World Bank (WB) have teamed up with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to push for road sector reforms in the Philippines. In a statement issued…
Two days before the start of the Tokyo Motor Show 2013 here, the coverage of the national tragedy caused by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: “Haiyan”) to the Philippines remains top priority for international cable news channels like…
The bidding process for a major public private partnership deal—the 47-kilometer Cavite-Laguna Expressway—is progressing smoothly with the government prequalifying three out of four interested groups Monday. Allowed to proceed to the next stage in the bid for…
Private Infra Dev Corp. (PIDC), the all-Filipino consortium backed by conglomerates San Miguel Corp. (SMC) and DMCI Holdings Inc., is set to open on Oct. 30 the first phase of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX), the first…
