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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 »

Duterte taps Gloria Arroyo as adviser on Clark programs

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 09:13 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as his adviser, his former aide said Thursday.   Read more »

Urban planner’s suggestion? Smart tunnels, not flood walls to control metro inundation

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 05:32 AM

"Smart tunnels" are 3-layered structures that serve as spillways and could also be used as roads, says architect and urban planner Jun Palafox. Read more »

Lacson flags infrastructure projects allegedly wasting gov't funds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 10:58 PM

As the Philippine Senate holds its plenary debates on next year's budget, Senator Panfilo Lacson flagged infrastructure projects which he said are proof of wasted government funds from years before. Read more »

'Resign now': Duterte, nagbabala sa mga opisyal ng DPWH na sangkot sa 'ghost projects'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 12:19 AM

Nagbabala si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa mga opisyal ng Department of Public Works and Highways na sangkot sa mga "ghost project". Read more »

Lacson identifies questionable projects in proposed 2021 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 10:43 PM

Senator Panfilo Lacson flagged questionable projects as the upper chamber continues to scrutinize the 2021 national budget. Read more »

Engineering, design contract awarded for ADB-funded Bataan-Cavite bridge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 10:07 AM

The Asian Development Bank said Thursday the Department of Public Works and Highways signed a $59 million (P2.8 billion) deal for the engineering and design of the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge Project which is being developed with funding from the multilateral lender. Read more »

Mga poste ng kuryenteng nakaharang sa kalsada pinaaaksiyunan ng mga senador

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 07:55 PM

Pinaaksiyunan ng mga senador sa National Electrification Administration ang mga poste ng kuryenteng naiwan sa gitna ng kalsada matapos ang mga road-widening project. Read more »

Palace seeks 'leeway' in hiring Chinese workers for infra projects

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 11:35 AM

Malacañang appealed Wednesday for "leeway" in hiring Chinese workers engaged in ongoing infrastructure projects, which a senator criticized as the COVID-19 pandemic spawned job cuts for Filipinos in the construction industry.  Read more »

Task force binuo para tumutok sa umano'y katiwalian sa DPWH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 08:12 PM

Bumuo ng task force ang Department of Public Works and Highways para tutukan ang mga paratang ng korapsyon sa kanilang ahensiya.   Read more »

Poe asks why 2021 budget for flood control higher than proposed DOH funding

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 01:51 PM

MANILA - Sen. Grace Poe on Thursday questioned why the 2021 budget allocation for flood control projects was P18.78 billion higher than the proposed funding for the Department of Health (DOH), which leads the Philippines' fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Duterte eyes to create over 200,000 jobs with proposed P1 trillion infra budget

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 03:47 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's administration is planning to create hundreds of thousands of jobs in construction with a proposed P1 trillion funding for the government's 'Build, Build, Build' infrastructure push as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens more livelihoods. Read more »

Duterte orders faster gov't action on permits for water infra projects

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 03:31 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to streamline the processing of permits for flagship infrastructure projects on water security to ensure ample supply for the public. Read more »

Saudi sacks officials over corruption at tourism projects

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 06:35 PM

It marks the latest government crackdown on what officials describe as endemic corruption in the kingdom.  Read more »

Ilang film restoration projects ng ABS-CBN di na matutuloy dahil sa franchise denial

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 11:01 PM

Dahil sa sunod-sunod na pag-lay-off ng mga empleyado ng ABS-CBN, apektado ang paggawa ng mga pelikula, kabilang na ang proyekto ng network na film restoration o pagsagip ng mga lumang pelikula. Read more »

'Super consortium' reassesses viability of NAIA rehabilitation project amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 12:00 AM

The Philippine government's economic managers dispel fears the "Build, Build, Build" program will fail due to a lack of private participants. Read more »

San Miguel boosts infra projects to create jobs, revive economy

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 05:26 PM

San Miguel Corp said Tuesday it would continue to pursue infrastructure projects, including the new airport in Bulacan, which are seen to create jobs and help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »

Construction resumes on flagship bridge projects in Metro Manila: DPWH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 04:19 PM

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Thursday said it has resumed construction on several major bridge projects meant to ease traffic in Metro Manila. Read more »

Philippines sets rules for construction resumption

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 11 09:54 PM

The government has allowed all public and private construction projects to resume in areas under general community quarantine as long as these adhere to the issued safety construction guidelines. Read more »

Gov’t expands list of private and public construction allowed under lockdown

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 11 09:16 PM

(UPDATED) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the government body tasked with drawing the guidelines for checking the spread of COVID-19 has approved a list of private and public construction that are allowed under the ECQ. Read more »