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After Xi visit, PH and Japan meet to advance infra plans

Neil Jerome Morales, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 08:30 AM

While attention has been focused largely on Duterte's "pivot" to China, agreed Japanese loans so far dwarf those of China. Read more »

DOF signs agreements with China on infra funding, panda bond float

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 04:59 PM

Among these projects are the Davao City Expressway, the Davao-Samal Bridge, the Bucana-Davao River Coastal Bypass Road and the Mindanao Railway. Read more »

Friendship 'only right choice' for PH, China, says Xi on Manila arrival

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 01:12 PM

Friendship is "the only right choice" for China and the Philippines, a traditional US ally, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday upon arrival here.  Read more »

China approves $6 billion airport expansion in Xinjiang's Urumqi

Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 12:56 PM

Construction will run through 2030 when the expanded Urumqi airport in Xinjiang is expected to handle 63 million passengers and 750,000 tonnes of cargo a year. Read more »

Two years after Philippines' pivot, Duterte still waiting on China dividend

Karen Lema and Martin Petty, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 07:19 AM

Two years after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced a divorce with old ally the United States in return for bumper business ties with China, he doesn't have much to show for it. Read more »

After fatal landslide, Mark Villar orders review of all DPWH projects

Michelle Soriano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 08:12 PM

Villar's order to the agency's district engineers comes after a landslide buried a building of the agency in Mountain Province last month. Read more »

Myanmar agrees smaller deal for China-backed port after 'debt-trap' concern

Thu Thu Aung and Simon Lewis, Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 09:25 PM

Myanmar on Thursday signed an agreement with China's state-run CITIC Group to begin work on a deep-sea port in the west of the country, after negotiations that saw the initial phase of the project scaled back over fears of a "debt trap". Read more »

Builders face manpower shortage, high cost of materials amid boom

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 10:24 PM

Prices of construction materials have gone up while skilled manpower has become harder to come by as both the government and the private sector embark on massive projects. Read more »

Palace hopes 'Build, Build, Build' probe not for 'political grandstanding'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 10:03 AM

Malacañang on Sunday expressed hope that a proposed Senate inquiry into 2 "Build, Build, Build" projects would not serve "political grandstanding purposes" ahead of the midterm elections. Read more »

De Lima eyes Senate probe on 2 'Build, Build, Build' projects

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 02:26 PM

Senator Leila de Lima has called for a Senate inquiry into 2 "Build, Build, Build" projects that would reportedly displace some 180,000 families in Metro Manila. Read more »

Mega Manila Subway set for December groundbreaking

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 12:34 PM

The first 3 stations of the Mega Manila Subway will be partially operational by 2022, according to the DOTr. Read more »

VIDEO: Real talk with the maven of a Boracay icon

ANCX Staff
Posted at Oct 25 09:44 AM

Real Coffee’s Lee Rosiah on discovering Boracay, her famous muffins and her hopes for the island. Read more »

Makati subway project awarded to IRC Properties

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 02:39 PM

Listed firm IRC Properties has been awarded the right to build the Makati Subway, the company disclosed to the stock exchange Tuesday.  Read more »

Villar inspects NLEX Harbor Link Segment project

Manny Palmero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 04:33 PM

Public Works and Highway (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar together with MPTC & NLEX Corp President and CEO Rodrigo Franco and other officials conduct an inspection of the newly constructed portion of the NLEX Harbor Link Segment project at McArthur Highway, Karuhatan, Valenzuela City. Read more »

'Build, Build, Build' may bring decade of 7 percent growth: Diokno

Sumeet Chatterjee and Fransiska Nangoy, Reuters
Posted at Oct 11 03:20 PM

The Philippines expects economic growth to recover to 7-8 percent target next year despite global uncertainties, as it pushes ahead with massive infrastructure spending plans, the country's budget secretary said on Wednesday. Read more »

SMC implements new traffic scheme on SLEX, Skyway amid new infra project

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 03:57 PM

San Miguel Corporation on Wednesday said it is implementing a new traffic management scheme at sections of the South Luzon Expressway and Skyway amid the construction of another tollway that will connect C-5 to the Manila-Cavite Expressway.    Read more »

Japan to provide additional P2B loan for New Bohol Airport

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 04:40 PM

A 4.376 billion yen (P2.09 billion) yen will be extended by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to the Philippines to cover the second phase of the new airport, which will expand its runway and passenger terminal building, the DOF said in a statement.  Read more »

Pakistan cuts 'Silk Road' rail project by $2-B due to debt concerns

Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 11:00 PM

Islamabad has cut the size of the biggest Chinese "Silk Road" project in Pakistan by $2 billion, Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed said on Monday, citing government concerns about the country's debt levels. Read more »

Right-of-way fund 'significantly' larger in 2019 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 07:36 PM

A total of P56.3 billion ROW budget has been allocated for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) in the 2019 budget. Read more »

Construction of Estrella-Pantaleon bridge deferred to January 2019: DPWH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 11:00 AM

MANILA - The construction of the Estrella-Pantaleon bridge has been deferred to January 2019 to avoid economic losses during the Christmas season, the Department of Public Works and Highways said Tuesday. Read more »