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Committed to developing Central and Northern Luzon through high impact infrastructure, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) brings the Build Build Build Infrastructure Plan to the Clark Development Stake­holders Roadshow at the Royce Hotel, Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga province.

By Luis Leoncio The Senate had spelled out conditions for the exten­sion of the franchise of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) mobile unit Smart Communications for anoth­er 25 years, including the public listing of the company’s shares.

By Riza Lozada The refusal of rich commu­nities to allow the installation of cell sites has been a major impediment to improving communications services, primarily internet speed, and the National Telecommuni­cations Commission (NTC) is urging Congress to enact a law to stop this.

The total log ban that former President Benigno S. Aquino III implemented under Execu­tive Order (EO) 23 was a “to­tal failure” and merely led to more corrupt practices in the logging industry, according to a study released by the Philip­pine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

The research group IBON warned the people that bigger power-rate increases loom during the dry season following the approval by the Energy Regulatory Commission of the staggered power-rate increase starting this month.

The Board of Accountancy, the government’s auditing regulator, is being accused of impeding President Duterte’s efforts to curb red tape with its new requirements on financial reports submitted by taxpayers.

A top official of the European Union (EU) warned the Philippines may lose billions of dollars in trade deals should the government pursue plans to resurrect the death penalty.

The International Chamber of Com­merce, Philippines (ICCP) has wel­comed the entry into force of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)—a landmark global trade agreement which could provide a boost to global trade flows of over US$1trillion.

Global publication Reader’s Digest (RD) revealed the winners of the prestigious Readers Digest Trusted Brands 2017 Awards during a ceremony at the Marco Polo Hotel in Ortigas, Pasig recently.

State grid operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) plans to undertake several major facility improvement programs this year in its continuing pursuit of upgrading and strengthening the country’s power transmission network.