Only by connecting Mindanao to the Luzon-Visayas power grid could the Philippines solve its on-and-off problem of electricity shortage in Mindanao, a member of the Senate energy committee said on Sunday.
“There is no need for an elevated artery to decongest traffic along Edsa. The President and the Neda (National Economic and Development Authority) board have approved the construction of three Skyway systems within Metro Manila. They include the Naia-Roxas Boulevard-Macapagal Avenue link, the NLEx-SLEx connector and the hookup between NLEx and San Juan City.—Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson on the morning program ‘‘Banner Story” anchored by Jake Maderazo and Arlyn dela Cruz
As projected by business and political leaders in central and northern Luzon at the start of 2012, the regions’ economies showed improvement with more commercial activities in the provinces.
President Benigno Aquino III has extended for another two or three months a weeklong review of the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (Apeco), an official of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) said on Friday.
The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) board has approved the proposal to build a second terminal at Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in Lapu-Lapu City to address the increasing passenger traffic.
Nearly a month after monsoon rains inundated large parts of Metro Manila, President Aquino and his Cabinet on Tuesday gave the green light for a P351-billion flood-control system that is expected to be completed in 2035.
Nearly a month after monsoon rains caused floods in a large part of the capital, President Aquino and his Cabinet gave the green light on Tuesday for the ambitious P351-billion master plan for flood control management that would be completed in 2035.
Aiming to reduce the vulnerability of Metro Manila and outlying provinces to flooding during heavy rains, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has introduced a master plan for effective and comprehensive flood management in the region up to 2035.
After years of enduring heavy traffic to and from Nueva Ecija, motorists can now heave a sigh of relief with the construction of an expressway that would link the province to major toll roads and highways in northern and central Luzon.
Top port officials will continue pushing for the conversion of the Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA) into a major tourism center despite the expected arrival of more American troops and vessels here due to the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).
Instead of reviving Panay’s railway system, the government is considering a plan to construct a toll highway connecting the northern and southern areas of the island.
The Philippines enjoys a lower unemployment rate than the United States, which registered at 8.3 percent in January, according to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Cayetano W. Paderanga Jr.
The number of jobless Filipinos remained at about 2.9 million as of January, but when compared year-on-year, the unemployment rate actually eased to 7.2 percent from 7.4 percent in the same month of 2011, the National Statistics Office said Thursday.
