Construction

President  Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has instructed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to explore the possibility of constructing additional containment structures for watersheds in the Sierra Madre area to mitigate flooding and minimize environmental damage. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the President has tasked him to study the project. Bonoan explained that the DPWH will conduct feasibility …

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has partnered with the city government of Manila to fast-track the construction of the Solis and Blumentritt Stations of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project. During clearing operations at the Old Antipolo Road on Tuesday, DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon said the partnership is in response to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s order to accelerate the …

In a bid to invest in eco-friendly practices as well as to undertake minimizing its carbon footprint, Light Rail Transit Line 2-Systems signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Alpha Distinct Development Solutions, Inc. LRT Line-2 System Administration Hernando Cabrera and Alpha DDSI President Michelle Bautista-Tanada commit widen their support to adapt to global climate change by ensuring most, if not …

Citing being blindsided and excluded from the process, concerned government employees and private citizens petition the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the agreement between the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) and the San Miguel Corporation’s New NAIA  Infrastructure Corp (NNIC). Petitioners also want to void the public-private partnership between the two. Last week, present and former airport employees, together with …

The  Economy and Development Council (ED) has approved the public-private partnership (PPP) for the operation and maintenance of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR). The North-South Commuter Railway is a 147-kilometer mass transit system that is planned to connect Clark, Pampanga to Calamba, Laguna. With 58 eight-car train sets, it is expected to ferry up to 800,000 passengers daily and halve …

JAS Design & Build Development is a young but professionally maintained company that is committed to deliver exceptional projects that improve lives and create lasting value. Although formed only three years ago, the company was formed by three long-time friends with a dream now popularly known in the construction industry for its innovation, quality and sustainability. Alvin Lim Lu, company …

Following US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Washington, D.C., last July 21, the US Department of State announced at least Php 3 billion ($60 million) in foreign assistance funding to support energy, maritime and economic growth programs in the Philippines.  This is the US government’s first announcement of new foreign assistance for …

Veteran architect and urban planner Felino Palafox, Jr urged the government to address inefficient land use, improve urban planning and establish “smart” cities in the countryside in order to achieve first world status by 2050. Palafox issued the challenge during the 36th anniversary of Palafox Associates. “Looking at Metro Manila, [I noticed] that there are so many wrong land uses …

A 13-hectre complex of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Taguig will be site of the future transit-oriented Education City. This will be made possible through the collaboration of Taguig City, DepEd, Department of Transportation (DoTr) and the Embassy of the United Kingdom. DoTr announced that the project, called the Senate DepEd Transit Oriented Development (SEED) Project, will feature a …

First Gen Corporation will support its sister company, First Philippine Industrial Park (FPIP), in its bid to join the government’s Retail Aggregation Program (RAP) in tapping into the renewable energy (RE). First Gen signed a power supply agreement to deliver electricity from renewable energy plants to 21 FPIP facilities and two of its subsidiaries inside the ecozone under the RAP. …