Transport & Communications
DPWH suspends uniform policy amid agency probe to protect employees
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has temporarily suspended its uniform policy for all personnel, citing security concerns amid ongoing investigations into alleged irregularities in flood control projects.
NSCR draws bids from 28 Japanese giants
A total of 28 Japanese companies, including industry giants Mitsubishi Corp., Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo Metro, Sumitomo Corp., and Alstom Japan, have expressed interest in bidding for the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) System, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr).
VITRO Inc. reports record growth in colocation business
VITRO Inc., the data center division of the PLDT Group and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ePLDT, has posted a 36 percent year-on-year revenue increase in its colocation business for the first half of the year.
MPCALA partners to complete CALAX construction
MPCALA Holdings Inc., the concessionaire of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX), has signed an agreement with EEI Corporation and CM Pancho Construction, Inc. (CMPCI) to complete the remaining construction works of CALAX.
NAIA stakeholders protest ADB, SMC over privatization deal and fee hikes
The coalition Pagkakaisa ng Users, Stakeholders, at Obrero ng NAIA (PUSO ng NAIA) staged a protest Tuesday outside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Ortigas, denouncing the bank’s alleged role in a controversial concession agreement for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) modernization project.
