SAN MIGUEL Corp. yesterday said it will buy a 46% stake in a unit of Indonesian Citra group, the concessionaire behind the South Metro Manila Skyway
Read MoreThe House of Representatives passed on third reading House Bill 4667, creating the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), t
Read MoreThe government is seeking a drastic change in the controversial Chinese-funded NorthRail contract to rid the deal of questionable provisions and int
Read MoreABOLITION 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 MoreMANILA, Philippines - Suffering household, commercial and industrial users of electricity can look forward three to five years from now before they
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. From January to September this year, economic output grew by 3.6%, way below the lower end of the governmentís rev
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 MoreRegional News PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC expansion will slow along with that of key Southeast Asian peers in the next five years, following near-term grow
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 - Foreign direct investments approved by government agencies in the third quarter of the year rose by 32 percent compared to the
Read MoreTHE GOVERNMENT’S delayed public-private partnership (PPP) initiative could finally take off next year with 15 projects having been tentatively sched
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. How should one rate Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s economic performance during her nine-and-a-half year reign? My short
Read MoreThe Aquino administration will bid out the contract to operate and maintain the EDSA Metro Rail Transit 3, according to Finance Secretary Cesar Puri
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—The number of Korean visitors to the Philippines may double in the next two years from the current 700,000 tourists a year, as b
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