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, ...

The Philippines wants to craft a national strategy that would deal with the exploration and exploitation of deep-sea mineral resources in the future, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. The Philippines, together with Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority (ISA), is hosting a two-day national capacity development workshop on deep-...

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)....

Robit is a strongly internationalized growth company, servicing global customers and selling drilling consumables for applications in underground and surface mining, construction, and geo-technical and well drilling. The company’s offering is divided into three product and application groups: Top Hammer, Down the Hole, and Geotechnical. Robit emphas...

To boost the capacity and capability of its supported people’s organizations, Taganito Mining Corporation (TMC) partnered with the Department of Trade and Industry Provincial Office and the Claver Negosyo Center to hold a series of trainings on product development and value adding last June 2023 at the Taganito Mining Community Skills and Livelihood Devel...

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 Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is undertaking a series of initiatives to formalize small-scale mining operations, recognizing their vital role in the industry. These initiatives are to be undertaken as the department undertakes a review of laws that cover small-scale mining, with the goal of modernizing industry standards and i...

Bluebird Merchant Ventures Ltd, a gold company primarily focused on bringing historic mines back into production, is pleased to announce a fully funded 5,666m drill programme at the Lobo prospect of the Batangas Gold Project in the Philippines (‘Batangas’ or ‘the Project’).  The 34-hole three phase programme is aimed at further delineating the Project’s i...

Berong Nickel Corporation (BNC) has completed 88% of its annual land preparation target within just six months, successfully rehabilitating over 30 hectares of the Berong mine. The full-year target was set at 34 hectares. In addition, BNC accelerated its erosion control and soil stabilization efforts by installing 672 coconets, nearly six times its ann...

Philippine Mines and Geosciences Bureau has issued the approval of the Declaration of Mining Project Feasibility as the last step in the permitting process towards the achievement of the MCB Project’s mining permit. Celsius Resources is pleased to announce that its Philippine subsidiary, Makilala Mining Company, Inc., has received approval of the Decla...

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...

DMCI Mining Corp. on Monday said it is on track to surpass its 2022 nickel ore production and shipments, eyeing to open two new mines as part of the company's expansion plans. In a statement, DMCI Mining said production already doubled to 1.12 million wet metric tons (WMT) in the first half of 2023 from 567,000 WMT during the same period last year. ...

Stakeholders signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) Wednesday in Surigao City for the establishment of a mining-tourism circuit in Surigao del Norte's three mineral-rich towns. “This partnership will strengthen the advocacy for the development of mining sites in said municipalities into ecotourism destinations,” Department of Tourism-13 Director Ivonni...

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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) raised the need to have at least one more nickel processing plant in the Philippines to maximize the value of the country's mineral resources. "Our benchmark is Indonesia, how much they can process. They are processing all their [nickel] laterite ores," said DENR Undersecretary for Integrated E...

St. Augustine Gold and Copper Ltd. chief operating officer Michael Regino has said they are currently in talks with possible foreign investors to secure funding for the King-king Copper-Gold Project in Davao de Oro. In an interview at the sidelines of the 2023 Mining Philippines International Conference and Exhibition at the Edsa Shangri-la in Mandaluy...

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...