MALACAÑANG is moving to decide as soon as possible on an appeal to reconsider the bid of San Miguel Corp. (SMC) for the P35.4-billion Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) project in order not to delay awarding of the project any longer than necessary, a presidential spokesman has said.
DAVAO CITY — Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) has begun securing the support of local government units for its latest project, a geothermal power plant to be built at the boundaries of this city with the provinces of Davao del Sur and North Cotabato.
THE PHILIPPINES and China should enhance economic relations further despite a simmering territorial dispute over portions of the South China Sea, Beijing’s new envoy to Manila said last Tuesday.
THE NATIONAL Government’s outstanding debt grew 5% year on year as of May as both domestic and foreign components of liabilities increased, the Bureau of the Treasury yesterday said.
REPRESENTATIVES of Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) and 33 airlines yesterday signed a memorandum of agreement to integrate the P550 international passenger service charge (IPSC) — known also as terminal fee — to airline tickets, which will be implemented this October.
INFRASTRUCTURE spending grew by nearly a fourth year-on-year as of April as the government continued to speed up disbursements, particularly to calamity-hit areas, the Budget department yesterday said.
DAVAO CITY — The city government plans to invite interested companies to locate in a soon-to-be established industrial economic zone.
JULY heralds the start of the rainy season in the Philippines. From months of suffering through the summer heat, now people anticipate inundated roads because of frequent heavy rains and the concomitant traffic congestion.
THE GOVERNMENT will experiment with garlic crop cycles and move up planting in a bid to boost national supplies.
DAVAO CITY — A group of traders from the cities of Davao and General Santos are set to go on a trade mission to Manado, North Sulwesi, Indonesia, within the week to finalize details of the Davao City / General Santos City (Philippines) — Tahuna/Bitung (Indonesia) shipping route services that would kick off next month.