SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Oct 8, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The World Blockchain Hackathon returns this month with Babylon Project 2.0, its second annual virtual hackathon, focusing on the decentralized web. , will be held in an interactive web-based virtual world, a metaverse experience with panels and development on CBDC, NFT, DeFI, DAO, […]
FORMER Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña is not sitting out the May 2022 elections. He is running for congressman in Cebu City’s south district. His major campaign rally: the long-delayed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. Speaking to reporters minutes before he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for congressman Thursday morning, Oct. 7, 2021, Osmeña […]
PROPERTY developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) has obtained the final Notice to Proceed (NTP) from the Philippine Reclamation Authority for the development of the 100-hectare reclamation project being proposed by the Municipality of Minglanilla, Cebu in partnership with Ming-Mori Development Corp. (MMDC). MMDC is a subsidiary of CLI. “In its Resolution 5389 series of 2021, […]
By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoTr) said Thursday that its October 2022 target to achieve partial operations for the China-funded Mindanao Railway Project is still “achievable” despite delays posed by right-of-way (ROW) acquisition, adding that expropriation of land remains an option to expedite the process. In response to a BusinessWorld […]
START of construction for the Samal-Davao bridge project remains uncertain as loan negotiations with the Chinese government are still ongoing and right-of-way acquisition is still in the assessment stage, a regional official said last week. Maria Lourdes D. Lim, National Economic and Development Authority-Davao regional director, said the Department of Finance submitted an updated loan application last April 26, reflecting a revised financing ratio […]
NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION Advocates of Science and Technology for the People (Agham) said it may apply for the issuance of a writ of kalikasan against the government’s Manila Bay dolomite beach, with a view towards triggering an environmental impact assessment (EIA). “(The issuance of the) writ of kalikasan… activates discovery measures. It will hopefully get the […]
SAN Miguel Corp. (SMC) on Tuesday said it has ongoing discussions with Felino A. Palafox, Jr., Palafox Associates principal architect-urban planner and founder, for a potential consulting agreement for the Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) project. SMC issued the statement after Palafox Associates and Palafox Architecture Group, Inc. said on Sept. 26 that “they have not […]
NLEX Corp. announced on Wednesday that it targets to complete the first five kilometers of its P23-billion connector road project in the first quarter next year. The company said in an e-mailed statement that the first section of the eight-kilometer NLEX Connector project is now 45% finished. Caloocan Interchange to España Boulevard is the first […]
Ecopark City, Vietnam, Sep 20, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Ecopark has launched Swan Lake Residences, world’s largest onsen complex spanning 3,000 sqm, and the first of its kind in Vietnam. Ecopark is Vietnam’s role model for a green residential complex, the largest of its kind in the country. It has received numerous […]
The local government units (LGUs) of Dumaguete City and the municipality of Consolacion, Cebu are facing the same problem. And this is about their respective multi-billion proposed reclamation projects. Dumaguete City, in partnership with a private developer, E.M. Cuerpo Inc., is planning to develop a 174-hectare reclamation project called “Smart City.” Consolacion, also in partnership […]
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) said it met with representatives from the Japan Agricultural Exchange Council (JAEC) to discuss the latter’s proposal to improve vegetable production in the Philippines and set up cold storage facilities. At a meeting on Sept. 6, Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar met with JAEC Senior Local Coordinator Toshiharo Sato and […]
THE Lower house approves the “Tri-Level” project bill sponsored by Cebu Sixth District Representative Congresswoman Emmarie “Lolypop” Ouano-Dizon which will be constructed along M.C Briones Street and U.N. Avenue, in Barangay Ibabao-Estancia, Mandaue City. House Bill No. 9886 was approved in the lower house on August 31, 2021 for the final reading. The project is […]
In a report in this paper yesterday, the Archdiocese of Cebu expressed solidarity with the Diocese of Dumaguete City in its fight against the realization of the 174- hectare reclamation project initiated by the local government unit in partnership with a developer that some marine experts describe as a “monumental eco-disaster.” Last Saturday, Cebu Archbishop […]
THE Archdiocese of Cebu is in solidarity with the Diocese of Dumaguete City as it fights against the realization of a 174-hectare reclamation project in the City, which some marine experts call a “monumental eco-disaster.” On Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma issued a statement of support to the Diocese of Dumaguete emphasizing […]
CEBU Landmasters Inc. (CLI) on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, said it has completed the acquisition of additional shares that increased its stake in the company undertaking the reclamation project in Minglanilla town. In a statement, CLI said its stake in Ming-Mori Development Corp. (MMDC), the developer of the 100-hectare reclamation and technohub project in Minglanilla, […]
THE country’s largest shipping group Philippine Coastwise Shipping Association (PCSA) will bring to the Office of the President its objection over the proposed 234.80-hectare Seafront City reclamation project in Consolacion, Cebu, saying it will negatively impact the future of Cebu’s maritime industry and will further add to the burden of shippers that are currently facing […]
THE Cebu City Council has approved the proposed construction of a roundabout at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Barangay Mambaling. The proposal was made by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 7 to ease traffic in the area. DPWH 7 Director Edgar Tabacon presented the project before the members of the City […]
HONG KONG, Aug 18, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Ev Dynamics (Holdings) Limited (the “Company”, Stock Code: 476, together with its subsidiaries, collectively “Ev Dynamics” or the “Group”), a provider of new energy vehicles and technology integrated solutions, is pleased to sponsor The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (“Poly U”) to carry out its […]
HONG KONG, Aug 16, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – CENTRAL CHINA MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED (“CCMGT” or the “Company”, stock code: 9982.HK), a leading property project management company in China, today announces its unaudited interim results ended 30 June 2021(“Review Period”). During the Review Period, benefited from the PRC domestic property sector continued to […]
THE Novaliches-Balara Aqueduct 4 project is nearing completion after the tunnel-boring machine (TBM) employed in the works reached the La Mesa Reservoir, according to east zone water concessionaire Manila Water Co., Inc. Manila Water said a ceremony was held on Aug. 14 after the TBM cutter head broke through to the La Mesa Reservoir, more […]