New Cebu Container Port construction to start this year — DoTr
By Ashley Erika O. Jose | Business World | March 22, 2024 12:01AM THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) is targeting to start the construction of the New Cebu Container Port within this year. “For the New Cebu Container port, hopefully we can start [the construction] this year,” Transportation Undersecretary for Maritime Elmer Francisco U. Sarmiento […]
Pangasinan Link Expressway breaks ground
By Hilda Austria | Philippine News Agency | March 21, 2024 7:32PM LAOAC, Pangasinan – Investment and job opportunities in the province are seen to get a boost as the construction of the Pangasinan Link Expressway (PLEX) begins after the groundbreaking ceremony here Thursday. “It will serve as a backbone of the province in terms […]
Construction industry needs more investments — Pascual
By Khriscielle Yalao | Manila Bulletin | March 21, 2024 3:48PM Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said the government is “intensifying trade negotiations with partner nations” to help enhance investments in the construction industry. Pascual delivered his remarks during the induction ceremony of the Council of Engineering Consultants of the Philippines (CECOPHIL) […]
Malaysian mid-tier companies set to establish market footprints in the Philippines
By Manila Bulletin | March 20, 2024 5:16PM Recognizing the opportunities in the growing infrastructure and development projects in the Philippines, the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), the national trade promotion agency under the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) Malaysia spearheaded the Market Immersion Mission to the Philippines. The mission took place […]
First BOI-registered shipyard in Leyte to fully operate mid-2024
By Kris Crismundo | Philippine News Agency | March 20, 2024 4:11PM MANILA – The Board of Investments (BOI) said Wednesday that the full operations of IMP Shipyard and Port Services, Inc. in Albuera, Leyte will start in the middle of this year. IMP is the first BOI-registered shipyard project in Leyte, which qualifies for […]
Displaced OFWs still await unpaid wages, benefits from Saudi firms
By Zeus Legaspi | Inquirer.Net | March 20, 2024 4:39PM MANILA, Philippines — Some Filipinos displaced almost a decade ago when Saudi construction firms declared bankruptcy are still awaiting payouts for unpaid wages and benefits. The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reported in a virtual press conference on Wednesday that while approximately 1,500 workers from […]
US military eyes port construction on small Philippine island near Taiwan
By Seth Robson | Stars and Stripes | March 20, 2024 American military personnel will visit a Philippine island near Taiwan next month to discuss building a new, U.S.-funded port, according to Philippine officials. The new port, at Basco on the island of Batan, would be 100 miles north of the Philippines’ main island of […]
Potential economic driver Engineered-bamboo making spells annual profit of P400 billion
By Ehda M. Dagooc | The Freeman | March 11, 2024 12:00AM CEBU, Philippines — The local manufacturing of engineered bamboo in the Philippines is seen to account for a significant chunk of potential revenue for the Philippines, following the passage of a bill that will strengthen its commercialization as a sustainable construction material potentially […]
US Army to help build new seaport in Philippines’ Batanes Province near Taiwan
Facility will be critical for evacuation of overseas Filipino workers in case of possible conflict with China By Duncan DeAeth | Taiwan News | March 10, 2024 2:59PM TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The U.S. military is preparing to help fund new port facilities in Batanes Province of the Philippines, which is located […]
DOTr securing remaining right-of-way need of Metro Manila Subway
By Tyrone Jasper C. Piad | Philippine Daily Inquirer | March 8, 2024 11:15AM MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is working on acquiring the right-of-way (ROW) for the remaining three contract packages (CP) of the 33-kilometer Metro Manila Subway to complete awarding of said projects by […]