http://www.pinoyprogress.com Philippine Infrastructure Transportation Real Estate Development Forums Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:07:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After a month-long bidding, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has awarded the poll automation contract to its lone qualifying bidder, ensuring that that the 2010 elections will be computerized. “After due deliberation, the Comelec resolves to approve report of Special Bids and Awards Committee confirming Total Information Management-Smartmatic as bidder with ... http://www.pinoyprogress.com/all-set-for-2010-poll-automation/ THE government will use proceeds from the value-added tax (VAT) to fund the long-delayed Light Rail Transit North (LRT) extension project targeted for completion before she steps down in 2010. The President told reporters in an informal interaction in Clark Free Port that the LRT North extension project, linking the ... http://www.pinoyprogress.com/vat-proceeds-to-interconnect-lrt-1-to-mrt-3/ THE Mactan-Cebu International Airport is embarking on a P300-million renovation and upgrading of its lone terminal building in order to increase its capacity and improve services. The project will expand the existing floor space in the terminal and the construction of additional passenger lounges and bays to accommodate more aircraft, ... http://www.pinoyprogress.com/mactan-international-airport%e2%80%99s-terminal-building-to-be-upgraded-to-increase-capacity/ THE Philippines and Thailand successfully negotiated an amended air pact over the weekend. Under the amended air services agreement (ASA) between the two countries, the seat entitlements for Manila-Thailand route went up by 1,700 more from the current 3,700, said Civil Aviation Board (CAB) deputy executive director Porvenir Porciuncula in an ... http://www.pinoyprogress.com/rp-thailand-agree-on-amended-air-services-pact/ Transcript of the State of the Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the 2nd Regular Session of the Congress of the Republic of the Philippines on July 28, 2008. Thank you, Speaker Nograles. Senate President Villar. Senators and Representatives. Vice President de Castro, President Ramos, Chief Justice Puno, members of ... http://www.pinoyprogress.com/state-of-the-nation-address-2008/ The government expects to collect P119.588 billion from the expanded value-added taxes (EVAT) this year, rising dramatically from last year’s actual collection amounting to P88.934 billion. Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said the DOF expects a significant windfall collection of about P18 billion because of the increase in the prices of oil ... http://www.pinoyprogress.com/rp-eyes-p120-b-from-evat/ The controversial Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 will be opened today to partial commercial operations with leading domestic carrier Cebu Pacific having five local flights. The partial opening comes after a couple of failed “soft openings” earlier set by the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) after the agency’s P3-billion ... http://www.pinoyprogress.com/naia-3-services-local-flights-in-partial-opening-today/ Biliran Geothermal Inc., an upstart joint venture between local firm Filtech Energy Drilling Corp. and Envent Holding Philippines Inc., a group of Icelandic companies, has committed to invest $15 million to develop a geothermal project in the Eastern Visayas region, a company official said. FEDCO managing director Zosimo Sarmiento said the ... http://www.pinoyprogress.com/new-firm-to-invest-15-m-in-geothermal-projects-in-the-philippines/ St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) topped off its P9.5-billion hospital construction project in Global City, Taguig yesterday. The construction of the 14-story hospital within a 1.6-hectare lot started in March last year led by real-estate developer Fort Bonifacio Development Corp. and engineering and construction company, First Balfour Inc. “Our second St. Luke’s ... http://www.pinoyprogress.com/2nd-st-luke%e2%80%99s-hospital-topped-off/ UNREASONABLE parking rates? Complain if you’re in Sydney or Mumbai, since Manila is still among cities in the Asia-Pacific region offering relatively cheaper daily parking rates. This was shown by a survey of real-estate firm Colliers International Inc., which released the results yesterday. But the comparison did not go into a ... http://www.pinoyprogress.com/manila-still-has-one-of-lowest-parking-rates/