Construction

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. 

More than 80 road and infrastructure projects worth over P3 billion have been proposed by various sectors in local government units for endorsement to the Regional Development Council-Negros Island Region 18. 

Labor Secretary Rosa­linda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday ordered Labor Undersecretary Ciriaco A. Lagunzad III and Overseas Workers Welfare Admin­istration (Owwa) Director Albert Valenciano to leave immediately for Saudi Arabia and assist Philippine Over­seas Labor Office (POLO) officials in Riyadh and Jeddah in negotiating for the salaries and benefits, as well as for the release and exit, if necessary, of overseas Filipino workers …

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Region 1 said the construction of the third phase of the more than P600 million-four lane Laoag bypass road is now at 97 percent and will be completed in two years.

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P11.8 billion to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for the expansion of irrigation across the country, as well as the P500-million Quick Response Fund (QFR).

Board of Investments (BOI) Managing Head Dr. Ceferino Rodolfo told the visiting South Korean delegation in the country that the Philippine economy is ripe for foreign investments.