The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has partnered anew with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to enable the Philippines increase its capacity of coping with climate change through engineering approach. DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado and JICA Philippines Office Chief Representative Eigo Azukizawa signed on Wednesday, Febr...
Photo credit: Philippine National Oil Company The Department of Energy (DOE) is reviewing the terms of reference (TOR) for the public bidding of consultancy services to do the feasibility study as the government aims its own oil reserve operation. During the Laging Handa briefing Wednesday, DOE Assistant Director Rodela Romero said after the failed ...
Philex Mining Corp., one of the country’s largest producers of copper and gold, said recently it plans to prolong the life of its underground mine in Padcal, Benguet, potentially overlapping with the start of the commercial production of its Silangan mine in Mindanao by 2025. The decision to extend Padcal’s mine life beyond 2024 will depend on the stud...
Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado declared that Binondo - Intramuros Bridge Project is the next flagship infrastructure project of DPWH - Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations that will be completed soon. In his report to Secretary Mercado, Un...
The Philippine delegation for Expo 2020 Dubai conducted meetings with top government and business officials of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and discussed ways to strengthen trade, investments, and economic relations. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado took the Expo 2020 Dubai where prolific business opportunitie...
Photo credit: Mining Journal - Gerard Bond OceanaGold Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Gerard Bond as the Company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer effective April 4, 2022. Mr. Bond will also serve as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Paul Benson, Chairman of the Board, said, “On behalf of the Board of Oceana...
Photo: Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Construction of the 8.9-kilometer Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) is now on its last stretch with just 10 percent left before project completion. As of December 2021, construction progress of CCLEX was at 89.31 percent. The P30-billion toll bridge, which will be opening to motorists this year, will use an ...
Authorities are optimistic for the implementation of most infrastructure projects proposed under the government’s "Build, Build, Build" program after noting the project’s long-term impact on the economy. In a virtual briefing hosted by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on Tuesday, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Un...
Photo credit: Shell President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday slammed the Senate resolution recommending charges against Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi and other officials over the approval of what lawmakers alleged was an anomalous sale of shares in the Malampaya gas field. In a statement, Duterte expressed "grave concern" over the Sen...
Photo credit: Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (3rd from left) leads the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension Phase 1 viaduct on Monday (Feb. 7, 2022). To date, Phase 1 of the project is 67.5 percent complete and is expected to be done by late 2024 or early 2025. (Photo courtesy of LRMC) The viaduct fo...
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Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary for Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations Emil K. Sadain reported that construction of Panguil Bay Bridge connecting Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub City, Misamis Occidental is on-going at full steam. An inspection repo...
Photo credit: Bilyonaryo The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has considered favorably the stock rights offer by Philex Mining Corporation for a maximum of PHP3.15 billion. In its meeting on January 27, the commission en banc resolved to render effective the registration statement filed by Philex Mining for a stock rights offer covering up t...
One of the new trains of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1 during an inspection in Valenzuela City on Wednesday (Jan. 26, 2022). Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said the construction of the PNR Clark Phases 1 and 2 are in "full swing." (Photo courtesy of DOTr) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has begun the inspection of...
In an effort to support women workers in the small-scale mining industry, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in partnership with planetGOLD Philippines, held a two-day online workshop on gender inclusivity last December 9-10, 2021. The workshop, dubbed “Mainstreaming Gender in Small Scale Mining,” aimed to help the participants gain knowledge on gende...
The Binondo - Intramuros Bridge Project of the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) in Manila is nearly finished at 90 percent and expected to open to vehicular traffic by Holy Week this year. In his report to DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado, Undersecretary and Build Build Build (BBB) Chief Implementer Emil K. Sadain said that the 680 meters b...
With the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issuing an order to lift the moratorium on the open-pit method in the country through DENR Administrative Order (DAO) 2021-40 issued on Dec. 23, 2021, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), Mine Safety, Environment, and Sustainable Development Division (MSESDD) Chief, Engr. Marcial M. Mateo ...
Scott Sullivan, Acting CEO of OceanaGold said, “We finished the year with a strong fourth quarter of production, backed by solid operational performances from Haile, which delivered a record annual gold output and Didipio, where ramp-up is advancing ahead of schedule. We are delivering on our commitments by achieving our full year consolidated guidance an...
Photo credit: DOE The Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) and the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM) on Thursday reaffirmed their collaborative efforts to explore the potential utilization of small modular reactor (SMR) technology in the Philippines during the Small Modular Reactors' Day. This event formed part of ROSATOM's Breakthr...
Photo credit: Philippine News Agency The first package of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Bicol project will begin construction in the first quarter of the year. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Friday, PNR General Manager Junn Magno said the package would consist of the PNR Bicol’s first 380 km. from Banlic, Calamba to Daraga, Albay. ...
Before the year ended, DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu signed the Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2021-40 that lifts the ban on open-pit mining. The order was passed last 23rd of December 2021. This covers mining for copper, gold, silver and other complex ores. DENR made this decision with hopes to revive the mining industry so it may once again provi...
Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has fast-tracked the widening works at Fort Bonifacio-Nichols Field Road or Lawton Avenue in Taguig City to meet its target completion by the second quarter of 2022. “As the government increases mobility in Metro Manila amid the pandemic, this pr...
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Photo credit: DOTr The Department of Transportation (DOTr) awarded the single largest rail contract worth PHP142 billion, or about USD2.8 billion, to a Chinese joint venture to build a 380-kilometer Philippine National Railways (PNR) route. The construction will run from Barangay Banlic in Calamba, Laguna to Daraga, Albay. The contract was signed...
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