WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) – President Joe Biden is to sign an order Wednesday to make the federal government carbon neutral by 2050 via a panoply of clean-energy initiatives including electric vehicles and environmentally friendly buildings. The executive order, announced by the White House, directs the government to replace its fleet of gas-guzzling vehicles with electric cars and trucks by 2035 and ensure federal buildings are carbon-free by 2045. “The president is building on […]
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South Korea, nag-alok ng $1B para sa ‘Build, Build, Build’ program ng gobyerno
(Eagle News) — Nag-alok si South Korean President Moon Jae-In ng $1 bilyon para sa “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program ng pamahalaan. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, sa naganap na pulong ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kasama si President Moon ay nagbigay ang Pangulo ng South Korea ng official development assistance upang makatulong sa nasabing programa ng gobyerno. Ayon naman kay Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, dinoble ng South Korea ang offer […]
Gov’t to build major bridges to link PHL islands
(Eagle News) – The Department of Finance (DOF) said the government will build eight major bridges to link the Visayas islands to Mindanao and Luzon. The proposed bridge projects–with an estimated combined cost of P269.10 billion—-are an 18.2-kilometer bridge to connect Samar provinces to the main island of Luzon, a 20-kilometer bridge connecting Leyte to Mindanao Island through either an Underwater Tunnel Bridge or a Long-Span Overhead Bridge, the 5.7-kilometer Panay-Guimaras bridge, the 12.3-kilometer Guimaras-Negros […]





