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Virus slows China's major projects in Asia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 28 03:07 PM

The outbreak that emerged in China in late December and spread to dozens of countries has cut off the Chinese labor supplies and equipment imports needed to keep major infrastructure projects running.   Read more »

ADB opens Clark office for Central Luzon projects

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 12:36 PM

The office in Clark will serve as hub in Central Luzon for ADB-financed projects and will "help advance" the $2.75 billion (P140 billion) Malolos-Clark Railway project, the lender said in a statement.    Read more »

Duterte wants ADB to boost support for ‘Build, Build, Build’

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 04:26 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he wants an improved relationship with the Asian Development Bank to further push his administration’s ‘Build, Build, Build’ infrastructure program.   Read more »

ADB lauds reduction of poverty rate in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 10:39 PM

ADB noted that the country's poverty rate fell to 16.6 percent in 2018 from 23.3 percent in 2015 thanks to high economic growth rates.  Read more »

Amid impact of COVID-19 outbreak to tourism, Cayetano urges gov't to fast-track infra projects

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 07:38 PM

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday asked the executive branch to implement infrastructure projects as the country deals with lower tourist arrivals because of the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). Read more »

Confused by the new traffic scheme in Alabang? Here’s a clear explanation

Jacs T. Sampayan
Posted at Feb 21 04:13 PM

Last Sunday, construction continued for the Skyway expansion project in Muntinlupa. To make way for this, traffic was rerouted all over the place, which expectedly led to mayhem. Read more »

'Win-win' solution sought on MRT-7 QC Circle row: transport dept

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 05:07 PM

The DOTr is in talks with Quezon City to find a "win-win" solution, Asec. Goddess Hope Libiran told ABS-CBN News, after environmentalists and historians flagged the project for encroaching the Quezon Memorial Circle, a city landmark and heritage site. Read more »

Coronavirus slows China's Belt and Road push

Keith Zhai and Matthew Tostevin, Reuters
Posted at Feb 18 05:28 PM

Travel restrictions to prevent the spread of the disease have idled much of the world's second-largest economy and choked key elements of Xi's signature Belt and Road Initiative. Read more »

How Mactan Airport beat Singapore's Jewel Changi in world architecture tilt

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 02:31 PM

Architect Winston Shu said that from the start, the designers of the Mactan Cebu International Airport wanted something different from other commercial airports. Read more »

OPINION: Metro Manila highways over rivers, a Duterte legacy?

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Mar 02 03:24 PM

How about a “Metro Manila Grand Circuit Freeway”? Read more »

DMCI says fire that damaged Skyway Stage 3 did not come from its yard

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 06:18 PM

Construction firm DMCI said the massive fire which damaged a part of the Skyway Stage 3 tollways last week did not originate from its construction yard.    Read more »

Skyway fall

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 03 04:52 PM

San Miguel Corporation personnel inspect on Monday the vicinity of a portion of Skyway Stage 3 in Pandacan, Manila which collapsed after a massive fire engulfed the nearby San Miguel Yamamura Packaging Corporation on Feb. 1. Read more »

Cavite-Bataan, Panay-Guimaras-Negros mega-bridges get NEDA Board approval

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 10:06 PM

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board said it has approved a proposed bridge connecting the provinces of Cavite and Bataan, and another bridge linking the islands of Panay, Guimaras and Negros.  Read more »

DOTr: Beware of Mindanao railway investment scams

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 07:05 PM

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) warned the public on Tuesday against people and groups soliciting money that would supposedly be used to invest in the Mindanao Railway Project.  Read more »

Duterte says all gov’t projects must be finished by 2022

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 09:58 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered his Cabinet secretaries Tuesday to finish all of the projects they started until 2022, saying he does not want to leave any unfinished business when he steps down.   Read more »

OPINION: Greed will not solve Metro Manila

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jan 13 05:16 PM

Manila must remain the nation’s capital. There is absolutely no reason to replace nor relocate her. But she must be rid of fatally excessive fat.  Read more »

Economist says investments in PH water infra, services can still flourish

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 12:36 AM

As the Duterte administration prepares to present a new concession contract to Metro Manila water service providers, at least one economist believes this won't have a chilling effect on potential investments in water infrastructure and services. Read more »

Japan hikes loan aid to fortify 2 PH bridges against earthquakes

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 09 04:40 PM

Japan committed to an additional 4.4 billion yen (P2 billion) to the original 9.783 billion yen (P4.5 billion) fortification of the Lambingan and Guadalupe bridges. Read more »

3 new elevated highways to open in Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 11:53 PM

The country's economic managers are banking on the Duterte administration's massive infrastructure push to help prop up Philippine growth. Read more »

'Biyaheng Makati-QC 20 minuto na lang kapag Skyway nagbukas na'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 07:41 PM

Asahan ang pagluwag ng trapiko sa EDSA at iba pang pangunahing kalsada sa Metro Manila dahil malapit nang matapos ang mga ginawang elevated highway, ayon sa tagapamuno ng programang pangimpraestruktura ng gobyerno. Read more »