Biz heads see airport improvements to continue despite GM change

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/12/2016

LOCAL business leaders are optimistic that improvements on the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will continue even as the facility’s general manager will be replaced this week. Gordon Alan Joseph, president of the Cebu Business Club (CBC), said…

DFA Dumaguete consular office turns 1

PR 10/26/2016

THE Department of Foreign Affairs-Regional Consular Office (DFA-RCO) in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental celebrated its first anniversary recently. Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Remollo and former ambassador MacActhur Corsino graced the occasion at Robinsons Dumaguete. In line with…

GMR Megawide taps UK firms for MCIA terminal 2 project

Dominic Yasay 08/28/2016

The United Kingdom (UK) has committed to develop the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Terminal 2 with the partnership of at least five British companies with GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. for the project. If this (Terminal 2…

Golden age of infrastructure coming, says budget secretary

07/20/2016

THE Duterte administration’s plan to jack up infrastructure spending to up to 7 percent of the economy by 2022 would bring about a “golden age of infrastructure” in the next six years, Budget Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno…

Duterte admin eyes 24/7 work on infra projects

07/06/2016

President Rodrigo R. Duterte has given his go-ahead to implement economic managers’ plan to do 24/7 work on infrastructure projects, alongside a faster rollout of public-private partnership (PPP) projects. Budget Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno told reporters Tuesday…

IMF: Cut tax holidays, raise infra spending

Marites Villamor Ilano 04/26/2016

The Philippines is well-positioned to ride through the global economic slowdown but should maintain its prudent fiscal policy focusing on increased infrastructure spending to attract more investments, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said. Shanaka Jayanath Peiris,…

Capitol explains P83M consultancies

PR 11/09/2015

What Cebu Gov. Hilario David III says about P26 million consultancy for DRRM training and planning, and P57 million consultancy for construction of a 12-story DRR Resource Command Center? Our critics have made misleading and malicious statements…

DSWD closes 2nd round of household assessment

09/18/2015

The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD 7) recently finished its second round of household assessment or Listahanan. “Our enumerators are already done  gathering information from the field,” said DSWD Regional Director Mercedita…

Governor Davide raises awareness on Cebu, PPP projects

Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/10/2015

JICA support sought for proposed new road map on entire Cebu province Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III was able to raise awareness about investment opportunities in Cebu, including potential public-private partnership (PPP) projects, during his trip to…

16 Cebu hospitals, bus depot offered for PPP

08/06/2015

Cebu Gov. Hilario P. Davide III has offered to potential Japanese investors the management of 16 hospitals and redevelopment of the Cebu South Bus Terminal. Davide made the pitch during the 10th International Forum on Public-Private Partnership…

Some thoughts on the Aquino presidency

Jobers R. Bersales 07/30/2015

In just a year from today, the six-year term of President Beningo “P-Noy” Aquino III shall have ended. The most palpable signal was his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday before both houses of…

Davide off to Japan; Magpale is acting governor

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/30/2015

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III will fly to Japan today to attend three events in Tokyo City in the next two weeks. Davide will be back to work on  August 11, Provincial Information Officer Ethel Natera said.…

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