Construction

By Weng C. Ocfemia To facilitate faster the renewal of licenses of contractors, the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) has revised the schedule of filing based on the following:

Sen. Loren Legarda has urged the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and local government units (LGUs) to implement road sharing particularly in Metro Manila, in a bid to improve the quality of life of citizens, as well as lessen air pollution. 

Maynilad Water will invest some P13.6 billion this year for its water and wastewater infrastructure projects. 

By Daryl Rose Virtudazo The Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) inched up 0.1 percent in December 2015. Based on statistics released Thursday, the CMWPI dropped by 0.2 percent in November last year and by 0.1 percent in December 2014. Except for the indices of cement; reinforcing steel; and fuel and lubricants, all the …

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has improved in 2015 a total of 16 access roads leading to tourism spots in Region 1 under the DPWH-Department of Tourism (DOT) Convergence Program. 

Interior and Local Government Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento announced that a total of 26,367 slum dwelling families are set for relocation this year in line with the Aquino government’s commitment to provide safer and more decent homes for Metro Manila’s Informal Settler Families (ISF). 

The P59.81-million Poro Point baywalk and events center project inside the freeport zone in San Fernando, La Union, will have its soft opening on February 14. 

Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad disclosed that the government has appropriated P6.5 billion in the 2016 Genaral Appropriations Act (GAA) for the rehabilitation and upgrading of provincial roads in 73 provinces all over the country in a project called Konkreto at Ayos na Lansangan at Daan Tungo sa Pangkalahatang Kaunlaran (Kalsada). 

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) is inviting interested local and international groups to participate in the bidding of the P65.09 billion Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 6 project under the Philippine Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Program. 

The World Bank (WB) has approved a new contingent line of credit to support the Philippines’s efforts to manage the risks posed by natural disasters.