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The Department of Agriculture–Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) has approved four more major infrastructure projects to further boost rural productivity in the towns of Region 13 (Caraga).

Pag-IBIG Fund Board of Trustees Chairman Chito M. Cruz said recently that more workers belonging to non-formal sector groups have availed themselves of housing units through Pag-IBIG Fund’s housing-loan programs. 

National government disbursements registered a remarkable 13 percent growth in 2015, the fastest year-on-year growth since 2012. 

Elevated structures, such as railways, flyovers, bridges and footbridges, shall comply with the latest minimum vertical clearance requirement of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). 

Mindful of March as Fire Prevention Month, Interior Secretary Mel Senen S. Sarmiento has urged local government units (LGUs) to implement stricter rules in the issuance of building and construction permits. 

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) will turn over to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) the management of the newly improved and restored flood-control project that can help mitigate the effects of strong typhoons in Metro Manila and nearby areas. 

Malaybalay City—Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero has said it is time to build a domestic airport in Bukidnon province to spur economic development in the so-called food basket of Mindanao. 

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) postponed the bid submission for the P122.8-billion Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike (LLED) project from Mar. 14 to Mar. 28. 

By Daryl Rose Virtudazo Although building constructions registered an increase of 7.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with the figure in the same period in 2014, total value of construction decreased by 5.2 percent from P72.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014 to P68.6 billion in the same period in 2015. Based on preliminary results released …

More than seven million jobs can be created each year in East Asia if the cities there improved their competitiveness, according to the World Bank’s (WB) “Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth: What, Who, and How” report.