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With 2 years left in Duterte's term, where are we on Build, Build, Build?
Only 34% of the Duterte administration's flagship infrastructure projects are being implemented, so far
Masungi reforestation project shortlisted for international sustainability award
PRESS RELEASE: The Masungi Geopark Project is the lone finalist from Asia for the WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Youth Award
In Pangasinan, youth volunteers bike to answer community's healthcare needs
Using cargo bikes to be on the move, youth volunteers in Pangasinan make it their mission to help provide basic medical services to residents of Barangay Umanday
Vico Sotto: Pasig 'mass screens' barangay with highest coronavirus ratio
With help from Project ARK, the Pasig local government runs rapid antibody tests on 10% of residents in the barangay that has the highest ratio of coronavirus cases in the city
Webinar: How to make financial rehabilitation work for business owners
The webinar is happening on Thursday, May 28
[Project Lifeline] Is it wise to avail of ECQ grace periods for loan payments?
While it is wise to be aware of relief measures and their corresponding benefits, it is equally wise to consider their finer points
Rare Saudi resistance hits futuristic megacity project
Saudi Arabia's $500-billion NEOM project is billed as a futuristic cityscape evocative of a sci-fi blockbuster, but it is opposed by members of a tribe who refuse to be displaced
Webinar: Protecting your online business in the new normal
Many businesses in the Philippines face an existential challenge amid the coronavirus pandemic: How should they adapt online for their business to survive?
Need help protecting your business during the pandemic? Project Lifeline is here
Project Lifeline is an online helpline which aims to provide pro bono solutions for micro, small, and medium enterprises
University of Makati students top Knowledge Channel's mini docu competition
While the awarding ceremony was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, the 10 winning documentaries will be featured on Knowledge Channel in May
WATCH: PPE hacks you can do at home
Here are some hacks you can do if you're out of personal protective equipment
WATCH: Filipino artists band together online to sing 'Umagang Kay Ganda'
Lea Salonga, Nino Alejandro, Rachel Alejandro, and Audie Gemora, among many others, take part in a cause for freelance artists affected by the Luzon-wide lockdown
Businesses raise P1.5 billion to feed the poor during coronavirus lockdown
The amount will be used to distribute P1,000 gift certificates to over one million households
PH rule of law ranking under Duterte continues to plummet
At No. 91 in 2020, the Philippines' ranking in the Rule of Law index is on a steady decline since 2016, making its average annual percentage drop one of the 5 worst in the world
Aedes Project: The Filipino-made app that aims to map dengue hotspots
Using NASA satellite data, local climate data, and Google data, the NASA challenge-winning app Aedes Project hopes to predict and map dengue hotspots
Bernie Sanders, folk troubadour: A politician's star turn
On a brisk November day in 1987, Sanders, sporting black-rimmed Wayfarer glasses and not one but two hoodies, joined 30 Vermont musicians to perform 5 social justice-minded classics for a folk compilation known as 'The Bernie Project'
The power of capoeira: Manila street children find a new rhythm through sport
Through capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian art integrating martial arts, acrobatics, music and dance, street children find positive change that helped improve their lives
Lanao del Sur pilots coffee bean farming in the province
This is part of the Marawi Response Project, which has a long-term goal of making Lanao del Sur one of the agricultural hubs of Mindanao
G20 funds fossil fuels $30 billion a year under the radar – analysis
The export credit agencies of G20 countries currently provide more than 10 times more state-backed finance to oil, gas, and coal projects abroad than they do to renewable energy schemes
Skyway Alabang-Zapote northbound ramp open for only 4 hours starting February 1
Until March 30, the ramp will only be open during morning rush hours, when high traffic volume is expected
CONTEXT: Number of airports, seaports, bridges, roads in 'Duterte legacy' graphic
Not all of the 64 airports, 243 seaports, 2,709 bridges, and 9,845 kms of roads are newly built. It includes projects involving repair, rehabilitation, widening, or expansion of existing infrastructure.
Court case saves 15 trees in Naga road-widening project
Naga City Regional Trial Court Branch 61 Judge Soliman Santos Jr approves a compromise deal and endorses a master plan that would minimize loss of trees in future road-widening projects
Publishers fear fact checking isn't enough – report
The Digital News Project 2020 says that journalists need to call out lies and half-truths, but are concerned that this may not have an impact
De Lima wants Senate probe into China-funded surveillance project
Senator Leila de Lima says the Safe Philippines project is an opportunity for China to spy on Filipinos
QC getting 1,500 CCTV cameras under 'Safe Philippines'
Despite claims of the project's potential security risks, the DILG collaborates with another city to provide its China-backed surveillance system
Duterte's economic team approves 12 infrastructure projects
Dennis Uy's unsolicited proposal for the Davao International Airport, the Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge, and MRT4 are just some of the projects approved by the Investment Coordination Committee
Cebu Pacific to deliver donations for Typhoon Tisoy victims for free
Donors will have to get an endorsement from the Department of the Interior and Local Government for Cebu Pacific to accommodate their cargo
PAWssion Project, Heart Evangelista give home to Kuya Jun, pet dogs
We aren't crying – you are
Antonio Tiu’s Greenergy proposes Manila tramway
Antonio Tiu's proposed tramway system will connect Manila to the Makati Subway system
3 years on, what are the DOTr's top projects under Duterte?
The agency's top accomplishments were either initiated before Duterte's term or have yet to be finished
Google enters battle for cloud gaming market
However, analysts say Stadia's outlook is uncertain as its faces rivals such as PlayStation Now in an emerging and highly-competitive market
Foreign lenders wanted: P348 billion needed for Duterte's new infra projects
The Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge, pegged at P187 billion, is the most expensive of all new infrastructure projects on the Duterte administration's revised list
Drilon says original Build, Build, Build list 'not well-thought-of'
'What we're saying is that maybe the original 75 flagship projects were not well-thought-of so that we revise them in the middle of the stream,' says Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon
Delays, anomalies in Lanao infra projects haunt Bangsamoro region
Lack of contracts, delays of over one year mar public works projects in Lanao del Sur's 2nd District, pressuring the new Bangsamoro government to act
[ANALYSIS] The moving goalposts of Duterte’s Build, Build, Build
Moving goalposts is ill-advised. Not only does it render BBB practically impossible to evaluate, it also serves as a convenient excuse for the economic managers’ sloppy conception and implementation of the program.
Duterte's golden age of infrastructure will have to be completed by next president
Duterte's new list of infrastructure projects features about 100, but he won't finish almost half of them during his term. Most construction activities are also expected to start by 2022, his last year in office.
LIST: Duterte's new and shelved infrastructure projects
There are dozens of new Build, Build, Build projects, including the Cebu Monorail System, Kanan Dam, and another MRT line. Some appear to be scrapped, including a huge chunk of the Mindanao Railway.
LIST: Duterte's revised lineup of Build, Build, Build projects
Rappler obtains the revised list of the Duterte administration's infrastructure projects. The government needs a whopping P4.3 trillion to implement all 100 projects.
'Panit Bukog' art exhibit returns to Cagayan de Oro
PRESS RELEASE: The art exhibit features local artists showing works on essential and unique Mindanaoan realities on peace and environment preservation
Duterte's team changes tune on PPPs as infra push gets reality check
Presidential adviser Vince Dizon says the Duterte administration is now more open to public-private partnerships, but would get rid of deals that fail to 'promote public interest'
Ateneo PAIR screens 'Hello, Love, Goodbye' to bring home an OFW
Proceeds from the November 7 screening will go to Ateneo Project for Asian and International Relations' initiative to fund an overseas Filipino worker's trip home for the Christmas season. The screening is open to the public.
Duterte to use 'extraordinary powers' to see Kaliwa Dam project through
'It might create some danger or damage, but that is not my concern,' says President Rodrigo Duterte about the China-funded Kaliwa Dam project
Expensive, too much work: Duterte’s team rethinks infra projects
From 75, the new list of big-ticket infrastructure projects will include 91 smaller but more feasible projects, says Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia
Duterte's bridges linking Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao shelved
'It can be taken up again in the next administration. At least they will know by now that they will spend more and make sure that they can cope with the challenge,' says Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia
Kaliwa Dam project earns environmental clearance despite alleged violations
Indigenous communities are disappointed due to alleged violations in completing or fulfilling procedural requirements for the environmental compliance certificate of the Kaliwa Dam project
Milked dry? COA calls for probe into Nabcor's P100-million dairy goat project
The Commission on Audit says the goals of the 2009 Dairy Goat Development Project 'were not fully realized' due to anomalies
Duterte wants gov't projects awarded to contractors with 'most responsive, advantageous bid'
President Rodrigo Duterte wants to amend the Government Procurement Reform Act to erase the requirement that projects must go to the lowest qualified bidder
Android creator Andy Rubin teases a new, odd mobile device on Twitter
It’s called Project GEM
PH health care, infra, institutions among worst in the world – WEF
The Philippines is down 8 spots in the World Economic Forum's 2019 Global Competitiveness Report
Manila gets 2 unsolicited railway proposals
The city government of Manila receives proposals for a tram along Roxas Boulevard and a sky shuttle that would traverse Tondo, Binondo, and Sta Cruz
