Duterte: I need China to back my administration’s projects

Inquirer.net 04/10/2018

“I need China,” said President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, stressing that he would count on Beijing to back his administration’s programs, especially his multi-trillion infrastructure projects. “More than anybody else at this time of our national life,…

Power plays over projects

Editorial 03/27/2018

When bureaucrats and elected officials argue over which projects should get implemented or not, it’s not them but the public whom they were supposed to serve that suffers the most from the fallout of their oftentimes unnecessary…

‘We’re willing to talk traffic, projects’

King Anthony Perez, Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/22/2018

RDC-7 EXEC DEFENDS MOVES Members of the Regional Development Council in Central Visayas (RDC-7) are willing to engage anyone in a public discourse, including local officials in Metro Cebu, to discuss traffic congestion and the projects lobbied…

Putting the brakes on underpass projects

Editorial 03/20/2018

The clash between Cebu City Hall and the Regional Development Council (RDC-7) over the non-inclusion of three underpass projects worth P16 billion in next year’s list of projects by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)…

‘Leave my projects alone’

Morexette Marie B. Erram and Reporter Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/19/2018

Cobonpue says underpass projects still had no feasibility study Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña warned the Regional Development Council (RDC-7) to “leave my projects” alone yesterday, two days after the council refused to endorse the three underpass…

Osmeña slams RDC on barred traffic projects

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/19/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña slammed the Regional Development Council in Central Visayas (RDC-7) following reports that the latter barred the projects proposed by Cebu City North District Rep. Raul Del Mar during their conference last Friday,…

Dad to ask DPWH to postpone work on south corridor projects

Nestle L. Semilla 03/11/2018

Request to prevent traffic caused by underpass project in Cebu City from worsening Cebu City Councilor David Tumulak will ask the Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) to postpone some of the road…

‘Take advantage of township projects’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/23/2018

Developers told: This is the way to continue riding Cebu’s property wave Homegrown developers are encouraged to acquire lots within large master-planned communities to take advantage of existing public infrastructure and utilities. Property management and research firm…

Target: Visayas infra projects

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/14/2018

Aboitiz-Lopez firms’ tie-up Public and private infrastructure projects in the Visayas area are being eyed by the newly formed partnership of Aboitiz Construction Inc. and First Balfour. According to Aboitiz Construction President and Chief Operating Officer Alberto…

Expediting projects

Editorial 01/31/2018

The show of support from some of Metro Cebu’s business leaders to the Duterte administration’s plan to scrap the current procurement law and public bidding process in favor of unsolicited proposals/Swiss Challenge system coincides with calls from…

DPWH river project to affect 300 fire victims in Brgy. Pasil

Intern 01/30/2018

  After having their houses destroyed by the recent fire in Barangay Pasil in Cebu City, at least 300 individuals including some fire victims or an estimated 60 to 70 households will be displaced by the planned…

Davide backs unsolicited proposals for major projects

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/30/2018

CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III said he supports President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to replace public bidding in favor of unsolicited proposals to fast-track big-ticket projects. “Maayo pud na (That would be great). That unburdens the Bids and…

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