The Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Luzon (DPWH-3) said on Monday it will implement a total of 2,452 infrastructure projects this year. DPWH-3 Regional Director Roseller A. Tolentino said some PHP98.47 billion was allocated for the implementation of various projects in the region. Tolentino said Central Luzon received a 35.24 perc...

Photo: Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (right) with officials of China-based Jiangsu Fengchuen New Energy Power Technology Co. Ltd., who arrived in the city earlier this month. On Monday (Feb. 20, 2023), Benitez said they are studying the firm's formal proposal to establish an electric-vehicle manufacturing plant in the city. (Video grab from ...

Photo credit: The Department of Public Works and Highways The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) once again met with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on the implementation of the JICA-grant – Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) on Road Disaster Preventions and Other Countermeasures on Mountainous Roads in the Philippines. He...

Photo credit: Malampaya gas field  Fitch Solutions said the Philippines’ gas consumption outlook remains bullish but the administration’s aggressive push for renewable energy (RE) poses downside risks to natural gas consumption in the power sector. In a commentary released to the media on Wednesday, Fitch Solutions said the country’s gas consumption...

Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the agency in charge of administering Government of Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA), is committed to support the Philippines wide ranging infrastructure program focused on socio-economic development. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr...

Photo: (seated from left) Senator Mark Villar, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual, Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr., together with AboitizPower Chairman Sabin Aboitiz and JERA President Sato...

Photo: (Seated, L-R) Senator Mark Villar, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Senior Deputy Speaker and Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual, Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr., and Philippine Ambassador-designate to Japan Mylene ...

Photo credit: South East Asia Infra The Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) is expected to improve living standards, including the riding public, and propel the country’s economic rebound, Transportation Secretary Bautista said Monday. At the groundbreaking ceremony for the MMSP’s Contract Package 103, Bautista said the big-ticket railway project has...

Photo credit: Ratio Petroleum The Department of Energy (DOE) bared Thursday that Israeli firm Ratio Petroleum, the operator of Service Contract (SC) 76, has found prospective oil and gas deposits in the north part of East Palawan Basin as a result of its exploration within the block. “Ratio Petroleum, the operator of SC No. 76, has identified two po...

As the government turns aggressive in luring renewable energy investments, Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) is ramping up its solar energy targets for the next five years. The firm plans to launch 5,000 megawatts (MW) of solar power projects in the next five years from its initial target of 1,500 MV for the same period because of the country’s gr...

Global professional services company GHD has appointed Simon Terry as Regional General Manager - Philippines.  Operating in the Philippines since 1998, GHD employs about 900 people across its offices in Makati, Cebu and Quezon City. The company has been providing design and technical advice for the landmark Novaliches-Balara Aqueduct 4, which will secu...

Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez, the chairperson of Eastern Visayas Regional Development Council. (Photo by Ormoc city government) The Regional Development Council (RDC) will form a task force to prepare a concept note for the Eastern Visayas railway system eyed more than 20 years ago. RDC chair and Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez said the reg...

Photo credit: The Department of Public Works and Highways The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) convened a public forum as it continue to engage project stakeholders in the efforts of intensifying infrastructure development in Mindanao towards better economic productivity and boost the sectors of tourism, agriculture and trade to achieve h...

Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways A top official from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) discussed Philippines’ experiences and learnings and build back better approach from the impact of natural disasters and calamities at an international forum intended to promote collaboration and cooperation among global and regi...

Photo: The Warman Slurry Pumping Handbook is the definitive guide for most slurry pumping applications. Weir Minerals, manufacturer of the industry-leading Warman®  slurry pump, has released the latest edition of their coveted Warman® Slurry Pumping Handbook. The 6th edition, compiled by the most trusted name in slurry pumps, features detailed engineer...

Photo credit: The Department of Public Works and Highways The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Monday said three major projects under the Luzon Spine Expressway Network (LSEN) Program are set to be completed this year. During the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023 - 2028 Forum held at the Philippine International Convention Cent...