A solar hybrid power plant, expected to provide 24/7 electricity to two municipalities in Mindanao, was launched this week, the European Union (EU) Delegation in Manila said Thursday. The initiative is part of the Renewable Energy Technology for Seaweeds Value-Added (RETS) project between the EU, the Mindanao Development Authority, the United Nations I...

Photo: Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) officer-in-charge Tereso Panga and Upgrade Energy Philippines, Inc. (UGEP) president and CEO Ruth Yu-Owen sign a memorandum of understanding on Sept. 22, 2022. PEZA and UGEP are partnering to develop renewable energy projects within economic zones. (Photo courtesy of PEZA) The Philippine Economic Zone Au...

Hungary is enticing Filipinos to study nuclear engineering to help provide possible energy solutions for the Philippines in the future. During the 7th political consultations between the Philippines and Hungary in Budapest this week, officials encouraged interested Filipinos to avail of a scholarship once the application opens again. "The Philippine...

Photo: The Tacloban causeway project. (DPWH photo) The causeway project that will connect the city hall to the airport here will start before the end of the year with an initial PHP1 billion funding. The first phase of the project is currently advertised, and bidding will go in early October. Civil works will begin within the fourth quarter of th...

Photo credit: Where in Bacolod The construction of another airport in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental is underway soon with additional national government funding to complete the more than PHP1-billion project. Sixth District Provincial Board Member Jeffrey Tubola, a former city councilor, said on Tuesday the Department of Transportation (DOTr) h...

Photo: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. graces the grand opening of the new terminal building of Clark International Airport in Mabalacat, Pampanga, Sept. 28, 2022. (Photo courtesy of President Marcos Jr./Facebook) The Clark International Airport’s (CRK) new passenger terminal building is a “strong signal” to the world that the Philippines is open for...

Photo credit: PH-EITI The Philippine Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PH-EITI) convened its first Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) meeting under the Marcos administration on Friday (September 16), two weeks after the country reaffirmed its commitment to implement the EITI. EITI is the global standard for transparency and accountability in...

Photo credit: EITI / CC BY-SA The Marcos administration demonstrated its commitment to pursue transparency in natural resource governance by rejoining the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and enabling the continued development of the mining sector. In a letter to EITI Chair and former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, Finan...

Artist rendering of the Metro Manila Subway (Photo courtesy of DOTr) The Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) has been named as one of the finalists at the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure for the best use of infrastructure software to save both time and money. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the general consultant for the MMSP...

Photo: Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge project (Courtesy of DPWH) The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is finalizing the detailed engineering design works for the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge that will connect the provinces by the first quarter of 2023. Senior Undersecretary Emil Sadain said in a news release on Saturday that the mari...

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan joins the panel discussion of the Philippine economic briefing in New York on Sept. 22, 2022. Balisacan cited the economic growth drivers in the country which include agriculture and mining. (Screenshot from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Facebook page) Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan o...

The Parañaque City government on Monday announced a partial closure of a portion of Imelda Bridge along Ninoy Aquino Avenue’s northbound side due to construction works in the Light Rail Transit-1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension Project. The advisory of the city’s Traffic and Parking Management Office said the closure will be from 10 p.m. on September 20 to 5 ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks to American businessmen at the New York Stock Exchange Business Forum in New York City on Sept. 20, 2022 (Tuesday, Philippine time). Marcos, who is on the second day of his six-day trip to the United States, said his engagement at the NYSE serves as an "invaluable opportunity" to share with business leaders how the Ph...

Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has teamed up with Japanese experts in a move to improve the Philippines disaster risk reduction countermeasures through coastal engineering. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain spearheaded the first joint coordinating committee meeting for...

Photo credit: Global Ferronickel Holdings Ipilan Nickel Corporation (INC), an affiliate of Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. (FNI), announces the successful completion of its maiden shipment of ore today from its mine site in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. With 54,700 Wet Metric Tons of medium-grade nickel ore loaded aboard M/V He Sheng Nan Fang, INC declare...

Photo: The Panguil Bay Bridge Project is 58 percent complete as of September 2022. It will connect Tangub town, Misamis Occidental and Tubod town in Lanao Del Norte province and reduce travel time from 2.5 hours to just 7 minutes. (Courtesy of Project Lupad Facebook) President Ferdinand "Bongbong Marcos Jr. wants all bridges already under construction ...

Photo: The participants during the mine visit in Agata Mining Ventures, Inc. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently conducted its first leg of orientation for DENR Mindanao Cluster on DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2022-04 re: Enhanc...

Photo credit: Solenergy The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has given the Department of Energy (DOE) a total of PHP2.2 billion for the implementation of energy projects in 2023. The allocation of about PHP2.2 billion was in line with the Marcos administration's bid to ensure an affordable and clean energy supply in the country, the DBM sai...

Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has retained its International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 Quality Management System Certification after SOCOTEC Certification International conferred the agency's official accreditation on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at the D...

Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways Construction work on the Pampanga Delta Bridge Project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Masantol, Pampanga is now making a steady pace of progress. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, in his report to Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, said that the bridge is 88% complete ...

Photo credit: Rappler  Around PHP2.5 billion have been allocated to modernize various airports nationwide and help generate more job opportunities in the country, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Thursday. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said giving the Department of Transportation (DOTr) a total of PHP2.5 billion fo...

Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways Key individuals from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) attended the special briefing requested by the Committee on Flagship Programs and Projects of the House of Representatives. Upon instruction of DPWH Secretary Manuel M. B...

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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday met with the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) to explore possible cooperation for the development of infrastructure, water, and energy sectors. The Office of the President (OP), on its official Facebook page, shared several photos taken during Marcos' meeting with PSAC at Malacañan Palace in M...