Blog Posts on transportation and infrastructure
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26 Projects Worth P263 B Offered for PPP by Progress Philippines Blog on Nov 18, 2010Twenty-six projects with a combined cost of P263 billion and mostly in the infrastructure sector that include airports, tollways, and agri facilities for medium term development under the public-private partnership program of the government would be...
VAT proceeds to interconnect LRT 1 to MRT 3 by Progress Philippines Blog on Aug 27, 2008THE government will use proceeds from the value-added tax (VAT) to fund the long-delayed Light Rail Transit North (LRT) extension project targeted for completion before she steps down in 2010. The President told reporters in an informal interaction...
Mactan international airport’s terminal building to be upgraded to increase capacity by Progress Philippines Blog on Aug 21, 2008THE Mactan-Cebu International Airport is embarking on a P300-million renovation and upgrading of its lone terminal building in order to increase its capacity and improve services. The project will expand the existing floor space in the terminal and t...
RP, Thailand agree on amended air services pact by Progress Philippines Blog on Jul 29, 2008THE Philippines and Thailand successfully negotiated an amended air pact over the weekend. Under the amended air services agreement (ASA) between the two countries, the seat entitlements for Manila-Thailand route went up by 1,700 more from the curren...
NAIA-3 services local flights in partial opening today by Progress Philippines Blog on Jul 22, 2008The controversial Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 will be opened today to partial commercial operations with leading domestic carrier Cebu Pacific having five local flights. The partial opening comes after a couple of failed “...
New Firm to Invest $15 M in Geothermal Projects in the Philippines by Progress Philippines Blog on Jul 20, 2008Biliran Geothermal Inc., an upstart joint venture between local firm Filtech Energy Drilling Corp. and Envent Holding Philippines Inc., a group of Icelandic companies, has committed to invest $15 million to develop a geothermal project in the Eastern...
