Infrastructure push
The Marcos Jr. administration’s pronouncement that it is pursuing major infrastructure projects should serve to reassure Filipinos that it is ...
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DOTr signs $1.87b worth of contracts for south railway
The Department of Transportation on Thursday signed four civil works contracts amounting to $1.87 billion for the South Commuter Railway ...
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PH, ADB sign first $4.3-billion loan package for South rail
The Philippines and the Asian Development Bank have signed the first tranche of the multilateral institution’s US$4.3-billion (approximately P223.6 billion) ...
Read moreADB okays $4.3-b loan for Manila-Calamba rail
The Asian Development Bank said Thursday it approved a $4.3-billion loan to help finance the construction of nearly 55 kilometers ...
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