Construction

By Daryl Rose Virtudazo The Board of Investments (BOI) urged construction industry sectors to prepare their infrastructure project proposals intended to further spur the local industries’ growth, development, and competitiveness. 

The Commission on Audit (COA) donned its environment-friendly hat by promoting renewable energy (RE) through the new 200 kilowatt solar rooftop facilities installed at its Professional Development Center (PDC) Building and new COA Dormitory. The project was made in cooperation with the Philippine National Oil Company – Renewables Corporation (PNOC RC). 

Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez warned Regional Trial Court Judges against the issuance of temporary restraining order to stop the implementation of crucial government infrastructure projects. 

ESCA Inc., one of the country’s leading engineering companies, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the MAA Group for a long-term collaboration partnership for Infrastructure Building Information Modeling (BIM). 

Pag-IBIG Fund delivered an unprecedented P57.3 Billion in housing loan takeouts in 2016 – the highest ever in the history of Pag-IBIG Fund – surpassing its target last year by 13% or P6.8 B. 

By Weng C. Ocfemia The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) -Construction Industry Authority (CIAP) of the Philippines initiated a dialogue with the construction industry and government implementing agencies, to determine the capacity and readiness of the construction industry to face the Golden Age of Infrastructure wherein the government is gearing to spend P8 Trillion in infrastructure for the next …

All road diggings and excavations in major thoroughfares must be undertaken by contractors at night to help ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila.

By Daryl Rose Virtudazo  The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) recently turned over newly-constructed two-story, eight-classroom school building to Palina East National High school (PENHS) in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan province. 

The Department of Trade and Industry has warned all contractors that support@dti.gov.ph is a bogus email address and not authorized by the DTI. The seminars/trainings advertised using the e-mail are not authorized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) and the Philippine Contractor’s Accreditation Board (PCAB). 

ESCA Inc, one of the country’s leading engineering companies signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of the East for Industry-Academe and Training Partnership on Building Information Modeling or BIM.