President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., together with Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista, led the groundbreaking ceremony for the two stations of Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP)—Ortigas and Shaw Boulevard stations. According to Bautista, the Metro Manila Subway will be the crown jewel of the country’s mass transit infrastructure system after its completion. The […]
A total of ¥253.307 billion (~Php 112.06 billion) loan contract has been signed between Japan and the Philippines for the construction of the second tranche of the Metro Manila Subway Project. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Philippines Representative Azukisawa Eigo signed the second loan contract which follows the initial […]
Back in 2018, the Philippines signed a loan agreement from Japan International Cooperation Agency covering 104.53 billion yen or 51 billion pesos to jumpstart the Metro Manila Subway Project. It was such an ambitious project that the DOTr named it its “Project of the Century.” Secretary Arthur Tugade has recently announced that the agency has […]
A ray of light for Metro Manila’s traffic woes In case you are reading this in the middle of a tiring commute dealing with the metro’s traffic woes, this should make you smile: NEDA has approved the budget for the Metro Manila Subway Project. Costing Php355.6 billion, the Metro Manila Subway Project will be the […]
DoTr Secretary Tugade hopes the agreement will be signed during the ASEAN summit. “Target signing of this contract is November this year. Hopefully, that agreement will be signed between Prime Minister Abe and President Duterte in November,” Secretary Tugade remarked during the “DuterteNomics” economic panel at Pasay City. The Mega Manila Subway (MMS) is part […]
Now that the pandemic’s pretty much over, traffic has returned roughly back to normal, with motorists getting frustrated at the amount of time wasted on the road due to this. EDSA is the major thoroughfare that’s notorious for heavy, bumper-to-bumper traffic, and MMDA recently released its statistics on vehicle volume and average speed along EDSA. […]
With US President Joe Biden and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meeting to discuss the future between the two nations, all eyes wanted to see if this would bear fruit. We’ve seen quite a lot of documentation on what’s been discussed, but one of the most notable is the US commitment to improve transport systems […]
When asked about his possible promotion as the new press secretary, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary for Railways, Cesar Chavez, said he is aware that he is among those being considered but he is still “thinking about it” as the rail transport sector is very promising. Chavez did not reveal who from the Office of the […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) found themselves in the hot seat when the Senators questioned their decision to continue pursuing Chinese loans, even though Japan offers better loan terms. DOTr recently requested the Department of Finance to resubmit the loan applications to China for the funding of three railway projects: the PNR South Long Haul […]
We’re looking back at technology from decades past and paying homage to their contribution to the tech world, as well as seeing how it would be like to use them in 2022. With that, today’s featured item is the Sony PlayStation (PS) Vita. This handheld console from Sony was destined to be a second hit […]
Senator and presidential aspirant Manny Pacquiao recently attended a Zoom meeting with SpaceX Head of Relations Rebecca Hunder, along with Senator Koko Pimentel III. Their discussions touched upon a variety of topics which we’ll break down right here. The Falcon 9 Rocket. Photos courtesy of SpaceX The idea of building a rocket launchpad in the […]
Aside from QNED Mini LED TVs, a key highlight of LG’s CES 2021 showcase is its various concepts for OLED panels, giving us a preview of how OLED panels will be utilized in the future. The showcase presents various concepts ranging from transparent TVs, bendable displays. Here are the concepts LG presented: Smart Bed Transparent […]