Construction

Thirty six contractors were or­dered blacklisted by the Con­struction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) for var­ious offenses committed in the implementation of government infrastructure projects.

Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto blamed the past administration for the slow pace of Yolanda rehabilitation effort.

The Philippine Embassy in Baghdad expressed hope that more Fil- ipino companies would explore investment opportunities in Iraq following the recent inauguration by Manila-based International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) of its USD 130-million port development project Basra.

To minimize delay in project implementation, the Department of Public Works and Highways created a task force that will handle right-of-way acquisition. 

The Department of Public Works and Highways place the partial damaged to infrastructure by typhoon Lawin in Central and Northern Luzon at P870.222 million. 

National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Secretary Liza Maza denounced as “hypocritical” the appeal made by real-estate developers and big business groups citing the homeless poor as reason to block a two-year ban on the conversion of agricultural lands.

The government seeks opinions of all stakeholders in its effort to revise the existing National Building Code of the Philippines (NBCP) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).

Residential real estate price index (RREPI) accelerates by 11.3 percent year-on-year.

Engineers at the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland (UMD) demonstrate in a new study that windows made of transparent wood could provide more even and consistent natural lighting and better energy efficiency than glass.

Kampac Group, a Dubai-based oil and gas company will invest in Pangasinan by putting up an Energy City project in Sual town due to its strategic location along the Lin­gayen Gulf.