Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday announced creating a watchdog unit to ensure strict oversight of its growing infrastructure program, including farm-to-market roads (FMRs), which will return to the DA’s control from the Department of Public Works and Highways next year.
The Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) has named SM Investments chairman emeritus Jose T. Sio an Honorary Life Member for more than two decades of service and contributions to the accounting profession.
Solid Group is not always the most visible name in Philippine industry, but two of its ecozone developments, Calamba Premier International Park (CPIP) and Laguna International Industrial Park (LIIP),
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has cleared the expansion of the Aboitiz-backed West Cebu Industrial Park–Special Economic Zone (WCIP-SEZ), approving the addition of seven new land parcels that widen the zone’s footprint in Balamban, Cebu.
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved Northern Palawan Power Generation Corp.’s plan to build and operate a P1.05-billion point-to-point transmission line for its 145-megawatt Cawag solar project in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
The Department of Transportation announced Monday that the LRT-2 will extend its operating hours from December 9 to 30 to accommodate late-night commuters during the holiday rush, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to keep rail lines open longer this Christmas season.