BUSINESSES are taking a role in promoting inclusive growth, aligning themselves with the incoming administration’s thrust to develop the provinces and lift Filipinos out of poverty, the country’s top business leaders said.
Jun 222016
May 262016
INCOMING PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte pledged on Thursday, to spread economic activity beyond the overpopulated capital of Manila, calling it a “dead” city overrun by shantytowns.
Jul 162015
THE NATIONAL Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) provided further details of the NEDA Board’s decisions on Wednesday, saying the latter approved a new alignment for Metro Manila’s airport expressway, among others.
Jun 032015
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Businesses in this city, the economic hub of Northern Mindanao, have renewed their efforts to get the Mindanao Railway System (MRS) back on track amid hopes that it will spur economic development outside the capital region.
Mar 192015
THE TRANSPORTATION department said it will decide on unsolicited proposals to upgrade Metro Manila’s most congested elevated railway by next month, but added that there could be some overlap with current works to rehabilitate Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3).
Oct 262014
THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) is targeting to complete over P258-billion worth of infrastructure projects by 2019, in line with the target timeline for the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) P2.61-trillion Road map for Transport Infrastructure Development for Metro Manila and Its Surrounding Areas, known simply as the “Dream Plan”.
Oct 192014
A P5.77-billion infrastructure project that will strengthen Metro Manila’s major water supply source is set to be rolled out by the government this month, an official said on Friday.
Jul 152014
SIXTY-FOUR stores in Metro Manila have been found selling consumer goods at above their suggested retail prices (SRPs), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said in a statement yesterday.
May 152014
SENIOR officials of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DoTC) said that the government is open to a proposed $10-billion alternative airport to service Metro Manila and that more detailed plans have to be submitted.
Apr 132014
THE FINAL feasibility study for a mass transport system that will connect four business districts in Metro Manila is expected to be released in October, the head of state-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said over the weekend.