DPWH blacklists 2 more Discaya firms
The Philippine Star | September 28, 2026 | 12:00am Sarah and Curlee Discaya name several lawmakers, staff, and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials allegedly linked to corruption in the country’s flood control projects during a Senate hearing in Pasay City on September 8, 2025. TAR / Jesse Bustos MANILA, Philippines — The […]
Filipino billionaire Enrique Razon is buying African ports after doubling his fortune to $21.8 billion
By Otobong Tommy | Billionaires Africa | August 29, 2026 11:04am ICTSI, controlled by Filipino billionaire Enrique Razon, is buying TLG, a port operator in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa. Price undisclosed. International Container Terminal Services, the Philippine ports group controlled by billionaire Enrique Razon Jr., has agreed to buy full ownership of TLG Acquisition […]
DA seeks P125-billion budget for farm-to-market roads
By Adrian Kenneth Halili | The Philippine Star | September 4, 2026 12:00am PHT MANILA, Philippines —The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking up to P125 billion annually over the next six years to plug the gap in the country’s farm-to-market road (FMR) network. This would amount to a total of about P750 billion for […]
WINNING | Aboitiz’s SHES drive builds safety across 22 sites
By Princess Daisy C. Ominga, Ed: Corrie S. Narisma | Insider PH | September 3, 2026 7:34am PHT Insider Spotlight SHES campaign reached 22 project sites nationwide Program helped sustain 35 million safe man-hours without an LTI Behavior-driven communication reinforced everyday safety Safety push earned recognition at the Philippine Quill Awards Aboitiz Construction is using […]
Cavite leg of LRT-1 extension to break ground before year’s end, Lopez assures solons
By Ellson Quismorio | September 3, 2026 08:11pm Department of Transportation (DOTr) Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez has assured congressmen that the construction of the long-delayed Phase 2 of the Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 Cavite Extension Project will begin within the year. Lopez made this pronouncement during the agency’s 2027 budget hearing Thursday, Sept. 3 before […]
PH petroleum reserve facility operational by 2028 — PNOC
By Victoria Tulad | ABS-CBN News | September 03, 2026 02:39pm PHT MANILA — The country’s first petroleum reserve facility is expected to be operational in 2028, the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) said Thursday. “We are already requesting the budget, and we are already doing the site preparation for our Bataan property to be […]
Takamatsu Construction enters Philippines with Pueblo de Oro venture
By IBT Staff Reporter | International Business Times | September 3, 2026 1:56am JST KEY POINTS Takamatsu Construction starts Philippine operations and forms a real estate venture with Pueblo de Oro Pueblo de Oro holds 66.6% of the new company, with Takamatsu Philippine Corporation owning 33.4% Philippine business marks Takamatsu’s first overseas step, with longer-term […]
Lawak port construction continues; China protests
By Franco Jose C. Baroña | The Manila Times | September 1, 2026 THE Philippines continues to build a shelter port on Lawak Island in the West Philippine Sea despite China’s opposition to Manila’s development activities on the Philippine-held feature. Recent satellite imagery showed sustained construction at the facility on Lawak, also known as Nanshan […]
AIMHI targets construction delays
PH digital platform uses real-time field monitoring to detect delays early and improve accountability Sun Star Davao Digital | September 1, 2026 5:41 pm MANILA — Every rainy season, flooding disrupts communities across the Philippines, damaging homes, businesses and livelihoods. It also raises a familiar question: Why do costly flood-control projects take so long to […]
Why Renewable Energy Projects in the Philippines Break Between Award and Execution
By Nino Sauler | Global Lockton Philippines Since the launch of the Green Energy Auction (GEA) Program in 2021, the Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded more than 20,000 MW of renewable energy capacity across five auction rounds. These awards reflect the government’s continued commitment to accelerating renewable energy deployment through competitive procurement. At the […]