Duterte reminds gov’t agencies on timely completion of infra projects

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 02:49:16 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte has reminded government agencies to ensure the timely completion of vital infrastructure projects in the country.

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Palace won’t stop Senate move to delete P75 B add’l DPWH funding

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 06:31:35 +0000

Malacañang is not opposing the Senate’s move to delete the P75 billion additional fund for the 2019 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways.

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Ombudsman to probe ‘flood control scam,’ says Andaya

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 04:20:37 +0000

Ombudsman to probe 'flood control scam,' says Andaya

Field investigators from the Office the Ombudsman have already reached out to the House rules panel and would begin their own probe on the so-called “flood control scam.”

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Have ’one voice’ on common tower policy for telco providers — Poe

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2019 07:21:07 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Government bodies working on the proposed set of rules for telco service providers must coordinate and “get their acts together” to avoid confusing the public, Senator Grace Poe said on Saturday.

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Vietnam opens new international airport 50km from Halong Bay

Credit to Author: jbalboa| Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2019 10:02:51 +0000

Vietnam opens new international airport 50km from Halong Bay

Visitors will be able to reach the port in one hour’s drive, compared to previous travel times of three to four hours, depending on the route.

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Infra ‘insertions’ in 2019 budget P75B, not P51.8B — Diokno

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 12:44:06 +0000

Infra 'insertions' in 2019 budget P75B, not P51.8B — Diokno

The controversial infrastructure budget in the 2019 budget was P75 billion, not P51.8 billion, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said.

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Drilon backs probe on Palace’s ‘favored contractor’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 08:28:49 +0000

Drilon backs probe on Palace’s ‘favored contractor’

Even Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon was “bothered” by the expose that a single contractor had cornered 30 government projects.

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Alvarez, Fariñas point to executive branch for districts infra funds

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 07:26:46 +0000

Alvarez, Fariñas point to executive branch for districts infra funds

Former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and ex-Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas have pointed to the executive department for the infrastructure allocations their respective districts will receive under the proposed 2019 national budget.

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Duterte needs money to solve metro traffic: ‘I can’t repair Edsa with saliva’

Duterte needs money to solve metro traffic: ‘I can't repair Edsa with saliva'

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said that he needs money to solve traffic woes on Edsa. And if Congress would not budge to give him the emergency powers to do so, the Chief Executive declared: “Let Edsa remain as it is for the next 20 years.”

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