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Cavite cancels award for China Communications' $10-B Sangley airport project

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Updated as of Jan 27 10:28 AM

Cavite Governor Juanito Victor Remulla told Reuters the consortium's documentation was "deficient in three or four items". Read more »

First batch of new train cars unveiled for LRT-1 extension

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Updated as of Jan 26 07:28 PM

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Tuesday unveiled the first batch of new train cars that will be used for the LRT-1 extension to Cavite. Read more »

Megawide confirms NAIA rehab bid rejected by gov't

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Updated as of Jan 26 12:51 PM

The Filipino Indian consortium seeking to rehabilitate the Philippines' main gateway confirmed on Tuesday that the government has turned down its appeal to keep the group's original proponent status (OPS).  Read more »

Pandemic changes may point way to sustainable cities of the future

Sonia Elks, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 26 03:40 AM

LONDON - City dwellers and planners should build on the dramatic changes swept in by COVID-19 to create a more sustainable and low-carbon future, urban experts told a virtual meeting of global leaders on Monday. Read more »

After 5-year delay DOTr targets partial opening of Cebu bus rapid transit this year

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Posted at Jan 25 05:43 PM

The Department of Transportation said it is aiming to partially open Cebu's bus rapid transit system this year following a 5-year delay in the project.  Read more »

DICT urges Duterte to 'intensify push' for better telco service

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 02:58 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte must "intensify the push" for telecommunications firms to improve their services, even after their gains last year, the Department of Information and Communications said on Thursday.  Read more »

Internet woes hit Palace briefing on telcos' service

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Posted at Jan 21 02:31 PM

Internet trouble on Thursday briefly interrupted Malacañang's virtual press briefing that in part tackled the service improvement of telecommunications firms.   Read more »

ALAMIN: Batayan para sa itatakdang toll sa Skyway 3

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Posted at Jan 18 05:27 PM

Ito'y kahit mapaso na ang sinabi ng SMC na 30 araw na libreng pagdaan sa expressway o hanggang Enero 29. Read more »

PH, China ink $940-million Subic-Clark railway contract

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Updated as of Jan 16 10:05 PM

In a statement, Ambassador Huang Xilian estimated that the construction of the 71-kilometer, single-track railway would take 3 and a half years.   Read more »

Motorists encounter less traffic in NCR after Skyway 3 opening

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Posted at Jan 16 06:42 AM

Some motorists in Metro Manila encounter less traffic after the Skyway Stage 3 officially opened to the public. As Arra Perez tells us, the government is also looking to complete other infrastructure projects this year to further decongest Metro Manila's major thoroughfare, EDSA. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 15, 2021

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Posted at Jan 16 02:37 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Duterte opens Skyway Stage 3

Arcel Valderrma, Presidential Photo
Posted at Jan 15 09:05 AM

The P44.86 billion project, which started in January 2014, was built by San Miguel Corp.'s subsidiary, Citra Central Expressway Corporation to decongest major Metro Manila roads particularly EDSA.  Read more »

Skyway Stage 3 opens to motorists

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Posted at Jan 15 05:47 AM

MANILA - Skyway Stage 3 that links the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the South Luzon Expressway fully opened to motorists early Friday. Read more »

After Skyway 3, San Miguel aims to start work on Pasig River Expressway in Feb

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Posted at Jan 14 05:26 PM

After completing the Skyway Stage 3, San Miguel Corp. announced that it will begin building the Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) in February.  Read more »

TIMELINE: Skyway Stage 3, the highway that links north to south metro

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel
Updated as of Jan 14 11:42 PM

The project is envisioned to decongest major Metro Manila thoroughfares and ease hellish traffic on EDSA, while creating new transport routes. Read more »

Skyway 3 to fully open Jan. 15 says San Miguel Corp

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Updated as of Jan 13 07:46 PM

San Miguel Corp on Wednesday said it will fully open Skyway 3 on Jan. 15 Friday, but will need to close it Wednesday night and the whole of Thursday for safety inspection.    Read more »

PH economic recovery to be slower than neighbors: HSBC economist

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Posted at Jan 12 02:28 PM

The Philippines is likely to experience slower economic recovery compared to its Asian peers, due to the slow recovery of services sector which is a major contributor to its growth, an economist said Tuesday. Read more »

Palace: NTC says telcos improved internet speed

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Posted at Jan 12 02:07 PM

The National Telecommunications Commission has reported to President Rodrigo Duterte that internet service providers have improved their download speed, his spokesman said on Tuesday.   Read more »

Amazon pushes social media app Parler offline after Capitol attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 01:45 AM

Messages of support for the Wednesday's rioters along with calls for new demonstrations had flourished on Parler, leading Google to remove it from its app store on Friday, followed by Apple on Saturday.   Read more »

Duterte OKs Mark Lapid’s appointment as board member in TIEZA return

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Updated as of Jan 11 09:37 AM

Lapid previously held the COO post during the Aquino administration.  Read more »