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(Eagle News) — The construction of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 Cavite extension will start on Wednesday, May 8. The Department of Transportation made the announcement in a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 30, eight days before the scheduled construction work. According to the DOTr, the 11.7-kilometer railway extension project aims to connect Baclaran and Bacoor, Cavite so that the one-and a-half-hour trip is cut down to thirty minutes. Under the project, eight new […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, April 21, called out the United States and the administration of then-President Benigno Aquino III for “doing nothing” while China was building islands in the West Philippine Sea. “Why didn’t the Philippine government go there at the site with its ship and ask China ‘what are you doing here?” Duterte asked, noting that China had been conducting its construction activities even while the Philippine case against the Asian giant […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — The Thai Navy will begin removing a “seastead” home built by an American bitcoin investor and his partner off the coast of Thailand, an official said Saturday, as the couple remain in hiding from charges accusing them of violating the country’s sovereignty. Chad Elwartowski and his Thai girlfriend Supranee Thepdet, known as “Bitcoin Girl Thailand”, are facing charges of threatening the kingdom’s independence after authorities found their ocean-based home about 12 […]
(Eagle News)—The construction of the Light Rail Transit 1 Cavite extension will start in April. The Department of Transportation made the announcement in a Facebook post on Monday, March 4. According to the DOTr, the 11.7-kilometer railway extension will link Baclaran to Bacoor. The project, which will see the construction of an additional eight stations, is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021. With the completed extension, the LRT-1 is expected to […]
(Eagle News) — Pinasinayaan ng mga opisyal ng Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) ang ilang milyong pisong halaga ng “Build, Build, Build” projects kasabay ng selebrasyon ng 24th anniversary ng ahensya. Pinangunahan ni CEZA Administrator Raul Lambino ang groundbreaking ceremony para sa mga proyekto. Kabilang dito ang 301 milyong pisong halaga ng mga warehouse sa port Irene sa Casambalangan Village, 426 milyong pisong halaga ng corporate at commercial centers sa Rapuli Village at 100 milyong […]
SINGAPORE (AFP) — Singapore’s CapitaLand said Monday it has agreed to buy two real estate holding firms in a Sg$11 billion ($8.1 billion) deal that will create Asia’s biggest property group with assets in dozens of countries. Under the agreement, CapitaLand will acquire two units from a subsidiary of state investment firm Temasek. If approved, the new entity will have assets under management of more than Sg$116 billion, including businesses, industrial parks, hotels, commercial, […]
(Eagle News) — Matapos isailalim sa pagkukumpuni sa loob ng limang buwan, bukas na muli sa mga motorista ang Otis Bridge sa Maynila. Pinangunahan ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ang pagpapasinaya sa bagong gawang tulay. Ang tulay ay isinara noong Hunyo matapos makitaan ng mga crack. Umabot sa P33 million ang ginastos para sa pagsasaayos ng tulay. Ito rin ang unang pagkakataon na nakumpuni ito mula nang itayo ang tulay noong 1986. […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to remove restrictions preventing foreign contractors from bidding for locally-funded government public works projects. Under Commonwealth Act No .541, only firms with 75% Filipino ownership or more are allowed to bid. In a statement, Gatchalian said that in filing Senate Bill No. 1907 that seeks to amend the 78-year-old Commonwealth Act, he seeks to “provide a more level playing field and extend equal opportunities to eligible and qualified […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will train 100, 000 construction workers for the government’s “Build, Build, Build” program to fast-track the administration’s infrastructure projects. “This is only an initial training for the Build, Build, Build alone. The government’s infrastructure projects will give employment to the people,” Tesda Director General Guiling “Gene” Mamondiong said. The trainees will come from the poor, the indigenous people and rebel returnees. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) challenged the construction sector in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to unite to ensure the success of infrastructure projects in the region. Trade and Industry Undersecretary Ruth Castello also asked the construction industry to embody the ASEAN vision when executing infrastructure projects in the bloc.
(Eagle News) — Target ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) na matapos ang MRT-7 at Line 8 ng train system sa bansa bago matapos ang termino ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa 2022. Ayon kay DOTr Undersecretary Cesar Chavez, agad isusunod ang konstruksyon ng Line 8 pagkatapos ng MRT-7 na inaasahang matatapos sa susunod na dalawang taon. Ang MRT-7 at Line 8 ang aniya’y magdurugtong sa iba’t-ibang linya ng tren sa Metro Manila kabilang na ang PNR. […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Wednesday (June 28) denied that it had approved the plans for the construction of the Nickelodeon theme park in Palawan. “We must see first if the project proponents can make good on their assurance to us that their project will not damage the environment, and that this will have a strong positive impact on the people of Palawan,” DOT chief Wanda Teo said in a statement. […]
