Tokyo will continue investing in the Philippines’ big-ticket projects, Japanese Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa reaffirmed Thursday. Speaking at the 49th Philippine Business Conference and Expo in Manila, the envoy said Japan “has always been and continues to be” the largest official development assistance (ODA) donor of the Philippines but there is stil...

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM), the agency for Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) of the Government of Korea (GOK), has taken a pivotal move towards construction of Samar Pacific Coastal Road II (SPCR 2) Project in Northern Samar by officially signing the Minutes of Discussion for p...

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), led by Undersecretary for Planning and Public-Private Partnership Services Maria Catalina E. Cabral, inspected on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, the ongoing construction of the 2.55-kilometer NLEX-SLEX Connector Road Section 2 spanning from España Boulevard to the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (P...

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain was the plenary session speaker at the Korean Society of Civil Engineers (KSCE) 2023 Convention, Conference and Civil Expo on October 19, 2023 at the Yeosu Expo Convention Center, Yeosu, Korea. Senior Undersecretary Sadain, in-charge of DPWH infrastructure flagship proj...

San Miguel Holdings Corporation (SMHC) and the Pangasinan provincial government signed Thursday the joint venture and tollway concession agreements for the Pangasinan Link Expressway project phase one costing PHP34 billion. In his speech, Pangasinan Governor Ramon Guico III said the 42.76-kilometer expressway project, which will connect the province’s ...

Engineers and researchers from both public and private sectors showcased on Friday, October 20, 2023 the latest technologies in the construction industry in an annual symposium organized by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Undersecretary for Legal Services Anne Sharlyne G. Lapuz, representing Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, led the ...

The Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge (BCIB) and Panay-Guimaras-Negros Inter-Island Bridges (PGNIB) are expected to start their construction within the next two years, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan told senators on Tuesday. For the BCIB, Bonoan said the detailed engineering design is almost complete and already set...

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, headed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., approved on Friday several high-impact programs and projects amounting to approximately PHP269.7 billion. In a televised briefing from Malacañan Palace in Manila, Balisacan said the approved projects include the PHP4.5-billion upgrade, expansion, ...

A high ranking official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) attended the Korea-Philippine Infrastructure and Plant Forum and the Korea-Asean Project Plaza in Taguig City on October 12, 2023 organized by Korean Embassy (Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines) in Manila with the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)....

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is tapping multilateral lender Asian Development Bank (ADB) to fund more transport infrastructure projects. In a news release Friday, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said the agency would continue to tap the ADB to open “opportunities for equitable progress and growth for business, investment, tourism and...

The Eastern Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC) is pushing for the second feasibility study of the Sorsogon-Samar bridge after the initial study in 2019 found the project “not economically viable.” National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Meylene Rosales, the RDC vice chairperson, said Thursday the region’s...

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has approved the catch-up plan to fast-track the PHP759 million Tacloban Airport passenger terminal building construction to ensure its completion by next year, an official of the Eastern Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC) said. Meylene Rosales, regional director of the National Economic De...

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Thursday approved several high-impact initiatives, which include expediting the processing of infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs) and the reconstitution of the NEDA Board. In a briefing, NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said the NEDA Board chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. confirm...

Top officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) participated at the Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference (GICC) 2023 on September 19-20, 2023 at the Grand Inter Continental Seoul Parnas, Korea. Hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport of the Republic of Korea (MOLIT) and organized by the International Co...

Last July 24, 2023, President Bongbong Marcos delivered the 2023 State of the Nation Address. This was held at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives in Batasang Pambansa Complex (or Batasan), Quezon City. He was joined by Senate President Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez. President Marcos’ speech lasted for 1 hour and 11 minu...

Top officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines, as well as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), met on Wednesday, September 12, 2023 at the DPWH Central Office for the 3rd DPWH-JICA Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting on the ongoing Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) for...