Duterte admin eyes 24/7 work on infra projects
President Rodrigo R. Duterte has given his go-ahead to implement economic managers’ plan to do 24/7 work on infrastructure projects, alongside a faster rollout of public-private partnership (PPP)...
View ArticleGolden age of infrastructure coming, says budget secretary
THE Duterte administration’s plan to jack up infrastructure spending to up to 7 percent of the economy by 2022 would bring about a “golden age of infrastructure” in the next six years, Budget Secretary...
View ArticleSingapore experts now in Cebu for railway study
EVEN before President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed plans for it, the private sector took the initiative to kick off the Cebu Transit System for Metro Cebu. Michael Dino, Presidential Assistant for the...
View ArticleBiz heads see airport improvements to continue despite GM change
LOCAL business leaders are optimistic that improvements on the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will continue even as the facility’s general manager will be replaced this week. Gordon Alan...
View ArticleCity to set terms and conditions for payment of 93-1 lots in Barangay Luz
AFTER the 93-1 land swap deal got a go signal from the City Council, the Cebu City government is now set to discuss the terms and conditions for the payment of the 800 home lots in Barangay Luz, Cebu...
View ArticlePresidential adviser’s call: Bring back PPP
THE government should strengthen its relationship with the country’s private sector, starting with bringing back Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in the implementation of big-ticket infrastructure...
View ArticleCebu City mulls JVA with private company for underground wiring pipeline for...
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is working on a joint-venture agreement (JVA) with a private company that would build underground electrical connections for telecommunication....
View ArticleLapu-Lapu City, LLEX sign MOA for construction of skyway
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu Government on Friday, June 17, 2022, has entered into an agreement with the Lapu-Lapu Expressway (LLEX) Corporation for the construction of the skyway...
View ArticleMRB for socialized housing turned over to Cebu City
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 5-story Walk-up-Sugbo 1 in Barangay Lorega San Miguel has been officially turned over to the Cebu City government to serve as socialized housing for marginalized families....
View ArticleRama wants to finish CCMC reconstruction without a ‘single centavo’ spent...
CEBU CITY, Philippines — If he were to have it his way, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama wants the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) reconstruction project done without a “single centavo” spent from City...
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