PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterTHE short tenures of local officials could pose a challenge in implementing Public-Private Partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects at the local level, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said.PCCI President Enunina V. Mangio said in a Viber

MARINA’S central office buildingTHE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is seeking the approval of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to expand its staffing by 2,000 from the current 1,000.“We have forwarded this to the DBM, we presented to them our structured and proposed plan.

AN AMENDMENT permitting alternative work arrangements under a law designed to revive the post-pandemic economy will help attract talent to the information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry, an industry official said, IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) President and Chief Executive

PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASTHE Department of Transportation (DoTr) is confident it can bid out the Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) Busway project next year. The timeline was disclosed after the DoTr made good time on the signing of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) public-private partnership (PPP)

PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOSTHE GOVERNMENT needs to ensure that public utilities opened up to foreign investment be run to serve national development goals while regulating the for-profit aspect of such projects, a think tank said.“Strong regulation or even state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are crucial for public

DEPT. OF TOURISMPUERTO GALERA, a Mindoro harbor serving as a jumping-off point for diving excursions, saw a marked increase in visitor arrivals during Easter, showing signs of tourism recovery after the area’s resorts lost business following an oil spill in February 2023, according to an

THE PHILIPPINES needs to invest in infrastructure that incorporates nature-based solutions to flooding, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In a working paper, “Nature-based solutions for flood-management in Asia and the Pacific,” the OECD said that existing studies on flood management in

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DANIEL QUIZON — BW FILE PHOTOTHE LONG wait for the Philippines’ next chess Grandmaster (GM) could be over soon.This after Daniel Quizon inched a few steps closer to becoming one after claiming his third and final GM norm following a magnificent, come-from-behind title conquest in

ALEX EALA — FACEBOOK.COM/ALEXEALAALEX EALA added another diadem to her growing treasure chest by winning her second professional doubles crown in France.Linking up with home bet Estelle Cascino, the Filipina-French duo pulled off a stunning 7-5, 7-6(4) upset of the No. 1 seed pair of