Visitor arrivals up 18% in 1Q on influx of South Korean tourists
Overseas Filipino workers, who are included in the data sourced by the DOT from eTravel, accounted for 5.7 percent of arrivals, or a total 94,265, lower by 16 percent from the same period last year.
DigiPlus deploying up to P2 billion as capex this year
Publicly-listed DigiPlus Interactive Corp. has budgeted from P1.5 billion up to P2 billion as capital expenditure this year, some 20 to 30 percent higher than the previous year, company president Andy Tsui Kin Ming said.
JICA extends Manila an initial P37 billion loan for the Dalton Pass road project
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has secured a P37 billion loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the procurement and civil works of the 23-kilometer Dalton Pass East Alignment Road Project in Cagayan Valley.
Government vows to speed up ROW issues hounding all railway programs
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday said the newly formed Inter-Agency Committee for Right-of-Way (ROW) Activities for National Railway Projects will significantly accelerate the completion of big-ticket railway projects.
Cebu Landmasters forms joint venture with Japan’s NTT Urban Development unit
Cebu Landmasters Inc., a listed property developer whose home market is the Visayas and Mindanao, said it recently secured its first international partnership through a joint venture with Japan-based NTT UD Asia Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of NTT Urban Development Corp.
