Neda chief: Mindanao, Clark train projects up for Digong’s OK

Inquirer.net 06/02/2017

The initial phase of the railway aimed at connecting key cities on Mindanao island will be up for President Rodrigo Duterte’s go-ahead later this month after the National Economic and Development Authority’s Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (Neda…

NEDA chief: Government may borrow more from China, Japan

Inquirer.net 05/19/2017

As the Duterte administration pivots to neighboring economic giants such as China and Japan that offer financing for infrastructure projects, the share of foreign borrowings may exceed the government’s medium-term program and reach 30 percent of the…

PRA, Naga City sign MOU for 146-hectare reclamation project

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/21/2017

The Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) and the Naga city government has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the proposed 146-hectare reclamation project in the city. Under the MOU, the Naga city government assures that they…

Go on the offensive

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/13/2017

Exporters urged to move to sustain gains of sector’s strong January 2017 performance Local export leaders are encouraging traders in the industry to to take advantage of the sector’s performance and go on an offensive marketing campaign.…

Labor groups: Scrap DTI-7, Neda-7 reps’ voting power in wage board

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/16/2017

AFTER their proposal for a P150 minimum wage increase was brought down to the approved P13 wage hike for Central Visayas, the disappointed labor groups in Cebu said they would lobby in Congress for the scrapping of…

Capitol’s Greenway project to help decongest traffic

PR 01/30/2017

THE Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) said the proposed construction of greenways in towns and cities, as alternative routes, will help ease traffic congestion in the province particularly in Metro Cebu. During the Regional Development Plan…

Bridges to link Cebu to Bohol, Leyte, Negros Or. pushed

Inquirer, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Leo Udtohan, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/06/2016

17.5-km Cebu-Bohol Friendship Bridge project gets Neda Board’s nod If plans don’t miscarry, travel to Cebu from Bohol or even as far as Leyte and Negros Oriental on the western side of Cebu will just be one…

Consolacion port seen to boost Cebu’s economy

Nestle L. Semilla 11/17/2016

CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III thanked the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) for facilitating the approval of the P9.2 billion international port project in Consolacion town. Davide said the international port project in Consolacion will decongest Cebu…

YOLANDA STATUS REPORT: More work to be done, 3 yrs after

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/08/2016

Government agencies have completed 74 percent of all Yolanda rehabilitation projects in Central Visayas after three years, but an official of the regional National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA-7) said a lot remains to be done. Based…

NHA urged help in making Yolanda projects possible

Nestle L. Semilla 11/08/2016

CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III is encouraging the National Housing Authority to fast track their housing projects for Super Typhoon Yolanda victims. Davide made the call since three years has passed and the resettlement projects had yet…

Legarda to PH gov’t: Ratify Paris climate accord

11/04/2016

SENATOR Loren Legarda has renewed her call for the Philippines to ratify the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, saying the country has nothing to lose “but everything to gain with it.” In particular, Legarda urged all concerned…

CPA stands by authority over ports amid suspected political maneuvers

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/24/2016

A Cebu Port Authority (CPA) official has asserted his office’s mandate following reports of investment pledges from a Chinese company to help a Filipino firm in its international port project in Cebu on the very same site…

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