Team Rama wants review of projects

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/15/2017

The Barug Team Rama bloc of the Cebu City Council called for a review of the six projects for the rehabilitation and remediation of the Inayawan landfill worth P52.4 million. They zeroed in on the P35.1-million allocation…

Investors urged to pour money into RE projects, 6 Visayas power plants

Rosalie Abatayo 09/07/2017

INVEST in solar energy and other renewable energy (RE) projects, and build six more power plants in strategic locations in the Visayas. Energy Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella made this call to investors, encouraging them to invest in…

‘No projects without landfill plan’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/30/2017

Any improvements or projects to be done at the Inayawan landfill should wait until a comprehensive closure plan is finalized for the site, opposition Barug Team Rama councilors said yesterday. In yesterday’s City Council session, the opposition…

Developers urged: Focus on ‘build, build, build’ projects

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/28/2017

OPPORTUNITIES in ‘infra’s golden age’ Developers are encouraged to zero in on the thriving opportunities outside the country’s capital as the government ushers in a “golden age of infrastructure” through its ambitious “Build, Build, Build” program. Property…

Cebu-based architect James Jao reveals how to get one’s architecture and design projects published

Gavin Bagares 08/24/2017

A QUICK search on the Internet for Philippine eco-architecture yields top-of-the-page results on architect and interior designer James Galias Jao, a Bicolano educated in Manila (University of Santo Tomas) and living—and practising—in Cebu for some 30 years.…

Gov’t told: Spend taxes on necessary, well-executed projects

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/17/2017

  WHILE local business groups backed the government’s proposed tax reform program, one industry leader stressed the importance of spending funds generated from this initiative wisely. Cebu Business Club (CBC) president Gordon Alan Joseph said he hopes…

Only half of infra projects can be funded without tax reform — DOF chief

Inquirer 08/16/2017

The Duterte administration’s ambitious “Build, Build, Build” program might not be completed if Congress would not pass the proposed comprehensive tax reform program, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said. Dominguez told senators during the briefing on…

Priland to ride property wave, to invest P5B in 10 Cebu projects

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/11/2017

HOMEGROWN property firm Priland Development Corp. is poised to spend up to P5 billion this year until 2019 for 10 projects in Cebu as it banks on the growing real estate demand here. Ramon Carlo Yap, Priland…

Osmeña says putting BRT on hold meant to favor Dino

Inna Gian Mejia 08/07/2017

“Political, if not graft.” This was how Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña described the decision of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) to temporarily halt the implementation of the P16.9 billion Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project to…

Include economic programs, infra projects as priorities

Morexette B. Erram, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/25/2017

  While President Rodrigo Duterte’s second State of the Nation Address (Sona) may have hit the right notes for Cebu’s businesses, there were some things local industry leaders wished they heard from his speech last Monday. Melanie…

Lack of bidders for projects addressed

Inna Gian Mejia 07/20/2017

CITY HALL TEAM–CCCI TIE-UP EYED A special team in City Hall is being created to help cut red tape with regard to services, and bring in more competition with regard to bidders for services from private companies.…

Traffic, drug rehab projects top list

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/18/2017

soca: TALISAY MAYOR OUTLINES PLANS Road-widening projects and a P400-million drug rehabilitation facility are the priorities of Talisay City Mayor Eduardo Gullas in the next three years of his term. Gullas announced his plans during his State…

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