Local government infrastructure projects touted for PPP funding
THE PRIVATE SECTOR has been invited to explore local government infrastructure projects, particularly outside Metro Manila, after the national government decided to find other...
Busan Rail calls for audit to validate MRT-3 defects
BUSAN Universal Rail, Inc. (BURI) yesterday called on the Department of Transportation (DoTr) to conduct a system audit to validate the cause of service ...
Retail power suppliers say no SC response to their position paper
RETAIL ELECTRICITY suppliers have submitted a position paper to the Supreme Court amid a continuing industry impasse after the issuance of a temporary restraining...
DA to consult fisheries industry on 10-year plan
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will convene next month the fisheries and aquaculture industry to prepare a 10-year development plan for the...
Cemex Holdings PHL unit fined over oil spill
THE Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) has fined SOLID Cement Corp., a unit of listed Cemex Holding Philippines, Inc., P50,000 citing its failure to prevent a 2015...
Miners seek ‘elbow room’ on open pit mining
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte’s remarks favoring a halt to open-pit mining has left miners looking for some room to maneuver, saying that his pronouncements...
Supplementary budget may fund free tuition, DBM says
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez,
Senior Reporter
THE GOVERNMENT will need P51 billion to implement the first phase of the free tuition law among state-run universities...
DPWH, China sign deal for Davao Expressway study
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and a representative from the Chinese government signed an agreement for a feasibility study on the...
ASEAN firms encouraged to tap more small, medium companies in supply chain
By Victor V. Saulon,
Sub-Editor
THE Trade department along with foreign lending agencies called on big companies across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to...
Ports cargo volume rises 7.42% in first half
CARGO throughput recorded by ports in the Philippines rose 7.42% in the first half of the year, reflecting a positive economic climate, the Philippine...
Palace installs DoE Secretary as ex-officio chair of 2 PNOC units
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte signed on Tuesday Executive Order no. 39, installing the Secretary of Energy as ex-officio chairman of the board of directors of...
Tax assumption is not a tax exemption
Shiela Mae S. Lucas
When tax laws are implemented stringently, the Exchange of Notes between two governments could provide investors relief from tax liability. This agreement avoids double...
