Negros mayors want P20 million for insurgency-free barangays restored
MANILA, Philippines — Mayors in Negros Occidental have enlisted the help of Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro to restore the P20-million budget for insurgency-free barangays.
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First Balfour, EDC sign contract to build energy storage
First Balfour Inc. signed a contract with Energy Development Corp. (EDC) for its battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities with a combined capacity of 40 megawatts (MW).
SolGen to Suntrust: NHCP cease, desist order of Santa Ana condo still in force
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Thursday, September 28, warned Suntrust Properties that the cease and desist order issued by the National Historical Commission (NHCP) on the ongoing construction of its condominium project in Santa Ana, Manila was still in force.
Suntrust says Santa Ana Church paintings ‘not in serious danger’ due to condo
MANILA, Philippines – Suntrust Properties refuted critics of its condominium project in Santa Ana, Manila, and said the centuries-old paintings in Santa Ana Church “are not in serious danger” due to the company’s construction activities.
Filipino Chinese entrepreneurs donate 6,200 public schools in 'Operation Barrio Schools'
MANILA, Philippines — "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." — Taoist philosopher Laozi (also spelled Lao Tzu)
Palawan lawmaker and ex-Puerto Princesa mayor Edward Hagedorn passes away
MANILA, Philippines — Rep. Edward Hagedorn (3rd District, Palawan), former mayor of Puerto Princesa City, passed away Tuesday morning.
Indonesia launches Southeast Asia's first high-speed rail
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia launched Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway on Monday, a delayed, multibillion-dollar project backed by China that President Joko Widodo hailed as "a symbol of our modernization".
‘Pass-through’ fees suspension to lower prices of goods
MANILA, Philippines — Consumers should expect a decrease in prices of basic commodities after President Marcos ordered local government units (LGUs) to stop collecting “pass-through” fees from motor vehicles transporting goods or merchandise, a truckers group said on Saturday.