Rappler's latest stories on Calax
Cavite-Laguna Expressway starts partial operations
CALAX will be open from 6 am to 10 pm during the Undas weeked

LOOK: The first segment of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway
The project is 90% completed, says Public Works Secretary Mark Villar

First phase of Cavite-Laguna Expressway to open in December
The first 7 kilometers of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) is set to be opened to motorists by end-2018, ahead of the initial target of February 2019

Metro Pacific unit to borrow P36 billion for 2 new toll roads
The tollways unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation is getting ready for the construction of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway and the C5 South Link Expressway

Metro Pacific to ink deal with Leighton for CALAX
Under a contract worth about P7.3 billion, Leighton will build the Cavite side of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX)

Metro Pacific pouring P153B into public infrastructure 'til 2018
The infrastructure conglomerate is set to start construction of the Cavite Laguna Expressway and Cebu Cordova Link Expressway among others in 2017

Metro Pacific to borrow P30B for CALAX, Cebu-Cordova bridge
Metro Pacific says 70 of the total cost of both the P35 42 billion Cavite Laguna Expressway and the P27 9 billion Cebu Cordova bridge will be financed via debt while the remaining will be through equity

MPIC to rival Ayala for North-South Railway deal
MPIC will compete head to head with the Ayala Aboitiz partnership for the most expensive public private partnership to date: a 3 78 B railway

MVP group mulls connector road for CAVITEX, Manila North Harbor
MPIC Chairman Manuel V Pangilinan considers a project that would connect Manila North Harbor and CAVITEX via an underwater expressway or a bridge

MPIC aims to start Cavite-Laguna expressway construction by 2017
As of the now the government has not delivered any right of way yet for the Cavite Laguna Expressway project its concessionaire says

PH's PPP thrust: Work in progress
UPDATED After 5 years since its kickoff in 2010 did the flagship public private partnership program of President Benigno Aquino III meet expectations?

Metro Pacific unit inks Cavite-Laguna Expressway concession deal
A 44 6 kilometer 4 lane toll road between the Cavite Expressway in Kawit Cavite and the South Luzon Expressway Mamplasan Interchange in Biñan Laguna is seen to be constructed by July 2020

Metro Pacific bags Cavite-Laguna project
The Cavite Laguna expressway is the 10th public private partnership project awarded by the Aquino administration Groundbreaking for the project is eyed in the first half of 2016

Gov't set to award Cavite-Laguna project
The Pangilinan led Metro Pacific submits the higher bid for the massive expressway project

Metro Pacific eyes 3 more PPP deals
After the Cavite Laguna Expressway Manuel Pangilinan led infrastructure conglomerate sets its sights on the LRT 2 operations and maintenance North South railway project and regional airports

Metro Pacific offers higher bid for Cavite-Laguna expressway
UPDATED San Miguel Corporation seems to have lost its second chance to bag the toll road deal after contender Metro Pacific Investments Corporation offered the higher premium payment

Final face-off looms in Cavite-Laguna Expressway project
Units of San Miguel and Metro Pacific passed the technical bids qualification for Cavite Laguna Expressway PPP deal

San Miguel, Metro Pacific battle again for Cavite-Laguna expressway
The Philippine government will know on Tuesday May 26 which of the bidders submitted the highest premium payment for the controversial PPP deal

Ayala, Ty real estate firms to develop P2.5B Laguna property
Alveo Land and Federal Land will develop a 45 hectare property in Laguna which involves the sale of residential lots to the middle to high end market

San Miguel Corporation earmarks P168B for toll road projects
The investment is to put the country’s toll roads on a par with neighboring Asian countries says SMC President and COO Ramon S Ang

DPWH to award Cavite-Laguna expressway project July 7
Interested parties like San Miguel Corporation are told to submit all the required documents again to bid for the P35 4 billion PPP project

San Miguel eyes rebid for Cavite-Laguna expressway project
Malacañang has ordered the rebid for the P35 4 B expressway project after the diversified conglomerate which was disqualified before appealed its case

San Miguel beefs up road safety
The diversified conglomerate will install more radar speed detectors along SLEX Skyway STAR tollway and TPLEX

NEDA Board OKs rebidding of Cavite-Laguna expressway
The controversial PPP project is up for rebidding at P20 11B floor price

Cavite-Luzon Expressway rebid deadline set in June
The big ticket infrastructure will be turned over to the next administration but the pacing will give bidders a window to make their proposals competitive

Gov’t changes rules on Cavite-Laguna rebidding
Pre qualification documents technical and financial proposals of the CALAX project will be verified simultaneously

Ayala-Aboitiz tandem wants to participate in Palace Calax inquiry
Team Orion asks to be allowed to intervene in the investigation into San Miguel s disqualification from the Cavite Laguna Expressway bidding
Despite Calax disqualification, San Miguel still bullish on PPPs
SMC President and COO Ramon Ang says they will still participate in all PPP project biddings despite disqualification from the P35 B Cavite Laguna expressway project
Gov’t: Pending cases not dampening investors’ confidence in PPP
Investors are assured that legal remedies are available and a level playing field is in place to bid for major infrastructure projects
Cavite-Laguna project awarding indefinitely suspended
The DPWH suspends the project awarding to the Ayala Aboitiz tandem after disqualified San Miguel elevated its appeal to Malacañang Palace
Ayala-Aboitiz tandem offers highest bid for Cavite-Laguna project
The partnership’s bid is P11 66 billion Disqualified bidder San Miguel makes a higher offer at P20 11 billion
San Miguel disqualified from bidding for Cavite-Laguna project
San Miguel Corporation rejects the decision and says it will pursue legal remedies
DPWH to decide on San Miguel’s Calax bid
The diversified conglomerate is hopeful the decision will not be influenced by its competitors’ allegations over their bid for the P35 4B expressway project
San Miguel given 24 hrs to clarify Calax bid
DPWH asks San Miguel s Optimal Infrastructure to submit more documents to support its bid proposal for the expressway project
San Miguel to DPWH: Resolve Calax bid issue asap
Three rival bidders claim San Miguel s bid is not compliant with rules

San Miguel insists Calax bid compliant
The conglomerate asks rival bidders to instead focus on who can offer the best deal

Groups seek San Miguel disqualification from Calax bid
Bidders claim San Miguel committed various violations of bidding rules

4 groups bid for P35-B Cavite-Laguna expressway
UPDATED The country s largest conglomerates participated in the June 2 bidding for the PPP project

DPWH finalizing agreements for Cavite-Laguna expressway
DPWH is finalizing the MOA for the interconnection of Calax with the Manila Cavite expressway

Aquino to end term with 7 completed PPP projects
50 other PPP projects are still in the pipeline says the PPP Center
Cavite-Laguna expressway bid deadline moved to April 21
The DPWH extends the bidding period for the P35 4 billion Cavite Laguna expressway project
Calax bidders want more time to submit proposals
Prequalified bidders are asking the DPWH to move the submission of bids and opening of technical proposals to a later date
DPWH qualifies 4 firms to bid for Calax project
DPWH qualifies Malaysia s Alloy MTD Philippines bringing to 4 the total number of firms bidding for the Cavite Laguna Expressway
Ayala, San Miguel, MPIC prequalify for Calax
The companies are among 4 groups that submitted bid documents for the P35 B Cavite Laguna expressway project
SMC, Ayala, MPIC vie for Cavite-Laguna road project
Four groups led by the country s top conglomerates will compete for the P35 B expressway project that will connect the provinces of Cavite and Laguna
18 firms interested in Cavite-Laguna road project
The firms include some of the country s biggest conglomerates like San Miguel Ayala and Metro Pacific
CALAx bidding deadline moved
This P43 4 billion tollroad project which connects Cavite and Laguna provinces is the 4th infrastructure project under the PPP scheme of the Aquino government to be delayed
Why approval for Cavite-Laguna expressway project was delayed
Changes in the length of and financing schemes for the road project as well as the succeeding efforts to reduce cost are the main reasons for the delay of this big ticket infrastructure project
Cavite-Laguna toll road among priority PPP projects in 2013
The US 1 01 billion 4 lane and 47 02 km Cavite Laguna Expressway CALAX road project running through Cavite and Laguna provinces is among the priority infrastructure projects the Aquino administration will push in 2013