Villar: DPWH opens 2 more lanes at Katipunan Avenue
Good news to motorists as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed its P55-million widening and flood-control project along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City.
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Good news to motorists as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed its P55-million widening and flood-control project along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City.
The House Committee on Trade and Industry has endorsed for plenary approval a measure strengthening the Consumer Act of the Philippines.
After approving a proposed law embodying government’s energy management plan, the senators subsequently passed on third and final reading a companion measure, Senate Bill (SB) 1623, reducing the system-loss charges passed on to consumers’ monthly electric bills by power distribution utilities.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has expressed optimism that the agency can hit its collection goal for this year amounting to P598 billion on the back of continuous reforms it is implementing.
The Senate, voting 18-0 on Monday, approved on third and final reading a bill creating a “comprehensive framework for energy efficiency and conservation” to serve as an alternative approach to ensure “sustainable, stable and affordable” power supply.
A recent speed-test report showed that the country’s average download speed for mobile broadband has improved by as much as 80.77 percent to 13.45 megabits per second in December 2017, from 7.44 Mbps in July 2016, along with the fixed broad band which rose 92.03 percent to 15.19Mbps, from 7.91Mbps, during the same period.
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a policy governing the establishment of an independent market operator (IMO) of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM).
Following the decision of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to restrict the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to Kuwait last month, the Kuwaiti government appears to be ready to sign a new bilateral agreement with the Philippine government to improve the welfare of Filipino workers within its territory.
Removing barriers to foreign investors’ entry in retail trade will boost foreign direct investments (FDI) in the country, Sen. Sherwin T. Gatchalian said over the weekend, adding the move is also expected to spur a “more progressive investment climate” in the Philippines.
The House Committee on Appropriations endorsed last week the plenary approval of an unnumbered substitute measure, which seeks to strengthen Republic Act (RA) 7394, or the Consumer Act of the Philippines.
The chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability last Sunday asked French multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi SA to put up an indemnity fund to “secure Filipino families against any loss or financial burden suffered due to its faulty anti-dengue vaccine.”
GIVEN the perennial traffic problem faced by Filipino commuters on a daily basis, the riding public has remained confident of the pioneering Metro system in the country as a reliable mode of transportation, a study released on Thursday by PHAR Philippines Inc. and TNS of Kantar Media showed.
The Agham partly-list led by its president Angelo B. Palmones recently filed a petition in the Supreme Court (SC) against the implementation of the renewable-energy (RE) law and its features, including the renewable portfolio standards (RPS) and the feed-in-tariff (FiT) scheme.
New Washington, Aklan—The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has given the go signal to start the assembly and construction of the first trimaran vessel in the country to be fueled by a mix of gas and sea water.
THE Asean Iron and Steel Council (AISC) is urging the region’s governments to ban the entry of Chinese induction furnaces commonly used for the production of substandard steel products.
The country’s oldest business organization, the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI), has sought sponsorship in Congress to amend mining laws.
A recent call for submission of views and comments by the Department of Information and Communications Technology has revealed that there’s enough frequencies to accommodate a third player in telecommunications that could compete Globe and Smart.
The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corp.’s debt servicing for the period covering 2001 to 2017 has reached P1.47 trillion.
The Duterte administration is taking public-private partnerships to the regions, through the establishment of PPP Knowledge Corners in 15 regions nationwide.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will be spending a total of P106.85 million to conduct three more surveys this year.
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade has directed the Toll Regulatory Board to scrap the new Skyway toll-payment scheme, which drew flak from motorists due to the heavy traffic it has caused.
The country’s 1.3 million business -process outsourcing (BPO) workers are at risk of losing their jobs if they leave their health unchecked, experts warned on Tuesday.
THE Department of Finance (DOF) has moved back the submission of its proposed Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) Package 2 Plus by another two weeks in February, according to Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III.
THE country’s largest labor coalition defended on Tuesday House Bill (HB) 6908 on the Security of Tenure (SOT) of workers, amid opposition from the business sector who branded the proposed measure as “anti-employer.”
For the second consecutive year, the “poorest” Filipinos experienced a slower increase in inflation compared to the average, data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.
The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) said the Philippines needs to look for specialized products that can boost the country’s manufacturing sector.
The government and the private sector are now gearing up to introduce to the public the second package of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) to educate businesses about the proposed provisions of the measure and, at the same time, gather their sentiments.
Senate President Aquilino L. Pimentel III warned against a “new swindling operation” by a local digital firm claiming partnership with the Senate and Pimentel, to lure potential victims of the scam.
The country can save as much as P294.13 million a year in health costs if poor Filipinos are given more access to contraceptives to combat HIV/AIDS, according to the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).
Online gaming is now being touted to be the next big business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, according to the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development (Acerd).
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