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Gov’t to spend P900B on infra projects
21 July, 2016 at 14:00
The Duterte administration’s plan to jack up infrastructure spending to as much as 7 percent of the economy by 2022 would bring about a “golden age of infrastructure” in the next six years, Budget Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said Wednesday.
PNR lines up new railway project for...
19 July, 2016 at 11:03
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Railways (PNR) has proposed a new railway project for funding under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, said PPP Center executive director Andre Palacios.
Tall Task
13 July, 2016 at 16:00
Among the members of President Duterte’s economic team, none has been as well-received by the business community as Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez.
Six years not that long
23 June, 2016 at 11:00
When talking of building infrastructure or seeing the results of development programs, the six years of a presidential term is not that long. It is over too soon. Because every new administration wants to start from scratch, a president realizes too late he or she has little to show for the six years in power.
Duterte for business
10 June, 2016 at 16:53
In a series over Christmas I detailed how the Aquino administration had violated contracts and not paid its bills to the business sector. Its officials responded with nonsense explanations and motherhood generalities that stand up to no scrutiny at all. And a coward hiding behind the nom de plume “Joe America” lambasted me.
Rody to declare ‘traffic crisis’ in Metro...
3 June, 2016 at 13:00
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will declare a “traffic crisis” in Metro Manila so he can take extraordinary measures to ease vehicular congestion, his choice of economic planning secretary Ernesto Pernia said yesterday.
Duterte to pursue PPP projects
30 May, 2016 at 11:29
The administration of incoming president Rodrigo Duterte is set to vigorously pursue public-private partnerships (PPP) for infrastructure projects which the government cannot finance.
Transition team bares Duterte’s 8-point economic agenda
13 May, 2016 at 09:11
Sonny Dominguez, who is part of the transition team, says Duterte wants to accelerate infrastructure spending because this will lead to job generation and will be ‘injecting economic activity in our country’
SMC to open Naia Expressway portion in...
12 May, 2016 at 16:00
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is hoping to open a key phase of the Naia Expressway tollroad next month in order to help ease bottlenecks around the Ninoy Aquino International Airport complex in Metro Manila.
Presidential bets told tax hike inevitable
11 May, 2016 at 09:28
The elephant in the room, of course, is what will make up for the resulting revenue losses — particularly in terms of taxing other sectors more which exactly some of their economic advisors are recommending, according to BusinessWorld interviews.
Aquino’s PPP tap runs dry
6 May, 2016 at 12:00
The Government will be hard-put to award any more public-private partnership (PPP) projects within the barely two months left before President Benigno S.C. Aquino III steps down.
GSIS mulls new $400-M fund for infra
26 April, 2016 at 16:00
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is planning to set up another $400-million fund for major infrastructure projects after its successful foray into the sector almost four years ago.
Groups make final push for proposed PPP...
13 April, 2016 at 12:30
The massive pipeline of key infrastructure deals—possibly at around a trillion pesos in total cost— is a reflection of how much money the Philippines needs to invest to improve the quality of life in the country.
Biggest roadblock to growth: Aviation players lament...
14 March, 2016 at 09:38
Infrastructure remains the biggest roadblock to the country’s continued growth and development, even as the travel and tourism sector continues to gain momentum, global aviation players said.
