ABOLITION of the common carriers tax will be supported by the Finance department but only if Congress passes a measure to offset the revenue losses.
Read MoreTHE ENERGY department is estimating that there will be 250 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses next year as it coordinates with the Transportation se
Read MoreINVESTORS are still keen to participate in the country’s public-private partnership (PPP) program despite delays in the implementation of projects.
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways has reported an actual accomplishment of 42.52% on the construction of the initial
Read MoreThe fate of the P25-billion coal-fired power plant project that Aboitiz Power Corp. has proposed in Barangay Binugao in Toril district here is now i
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Suffering household, commercial and industrial users of electricity can look forward three to five years from now before they
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is still keen on pursuing infrastructure projects via the Public-Private Partnership (P
Read MoreHounded by foreign ownership restriction MANILA, Philippines — Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-Water), which won the bidding for the 218-megaw
Read MoreThe feasibility study for an express railway line connecting Metro Manila to the Clark special economic zone will start early next year, with the bi
Read MoreHONG KONG — Fast-growing Asian and Middle Eastern airlines have signed orders recently for hundreds of new airplanes — now they face the problem of
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. How the Philippines’ national budget of P1.816 trillion (US$41 billion) for FY 2012 is disbursed will make or brea
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. From January to September this year, economic output grew by 3.6%, way below the lower end of the governmentís rev
Read More5 hydropower deals ready for signing The Department of Energy (DoE) has resumed the signing and awarding of renewable energy service contracts, fol
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. I was recently in a luncheon discussion for a future issue of Tatler Philippines on the topic of what to expect fo
Read MoreTHE PHILIPPINES has improved in terms of shipping connectivity, moving up five places to 62nd alongside developing states which have cornered an eve
Read MoreCONSULTANTS from Singapore’s Changi Airport have arrived in Manila to conduct an appraisal of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Dep
Read MoreGOVERNMENT think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) will investigate reports that other Southeast Asian countries are subsidiz
Read MoreThe Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) may be one of the world’s worst airports, but passengers passing through the aging Manila facility nee
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Okay, I realize you can’t “just do it” in government. They have rules that must be followed. Shortcuts can be pain
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government has approved in principle the extension of the discounted power rates to economic zone locators until such time
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