Category: development

BCDA partners with Esyasoft for clean-energy transition

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has formalized a partnership with Esyasoft Technologies Asia to help accelerate the country’s energy transition through cleaner, more reliable, and future-ready power systems that will strengthen energy security and support sustainable infrastructure development. The collaboration will advance environmentally and socially responsible initiatives, while helping deliver quality infrastructure aligned… Read More BCDA partners with Esyasoft for clean-energy transition

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Swiss challenge for Subic airport dev’t ends Aug. 17

By HENRY EMPEÑO | May 1, 2026 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has set the deadline for the submission of comparative proposals for the development of the Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA) on August 17, or 90 calendar days after its formal invitation for challengers to apply for eligibility. The… Read More Swiss challenge for Subic airport dev’t ends Aug. 17

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San Antonio pushes for inclusion in hydrogen energy dev’t

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – San Antonio, Zambales is emerging as a potential hub for clean energy development following the discovery of what local officials describe as one of the world’s largest deposits of natural hydrogen gas. San Antonio Mayor Arvin Antipolo said in a media briefing here on April 29 that developing the local resource… Read More San Antonio pushes for inclusion in hydrogen energy dev’t

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DA-PRDP gives nod to P727-M ‘mega FMR’ project in Zambales

By HENRY EMPEÑO | April 22, 2026 MASINLOC, Zambales — A P727-million farm-to-market road (FMR) project has been approved under the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) to provide year-round access to upland agricultural communities near the former Coto Mines in this town. The DA-Region III office announced the project on Tuesday, April 21,… Read More DA-PRDP gives nod to P727-M ‘mega FMR’ project in Zambales

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DSWD inks pact with Zambales for community resilience

IBA, Zambales — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has launched the Panahon ng Pagkilos: Philippine Community Resilience Project (PCRP) in Zambales to strengthen national efforts to build disaster-resilient and empowered communities. DSWD Central Luzon Regional Director Venus Rebuldela and Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. signed a memorandum of agreement on April 15 to… Read More DSWD inks pact with Zambales for community resilience

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Bulacan airport cited at OECD forum for global standards alignment

THE New Manila International Airport (NMIA) project in Bulacan was presented recently at the 12th OECD Workshop for Financial Institutions in Paris as a case study on how major infrastructure projects can align with international environmental and social standards. San Miguel Aerocity Inc. (SMAI), the project proponent, was invited to present NMIA before export credit agencies,… Read More Bulacan airport cited at OECD forum for global standards alignment

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Region III dev’t council endorses P197.64-B budget for 2027

By HENRY EMPEÑO | March 31, 2026 IBA, Zambales — The Central Luzon Regional Development Council (RDC III) has approved the Fiscal Year 2027 Tier 2 budget worth a total of P197.64 billion proposed by 32 regional line agencies of the government and 12 state universities and colleges in the region. Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane… Read More Region III dev’t council endorses P197.64-B budget for 2027

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Pag-IBIG brings affordable housing closer to Central Luzon families through regional fair

By Aldrin Josuha P. Mallari | March 24, 2026 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PIA) — More than 20,000 affordable housing units were offered to Central Luzon residents as Pag-IBIG Fund held its first regional housing fair on March 18–19 at the LausGroup Event Centre in Pampanga. Organized in partnership with the Department of Human… Read More Pag-IBIG brings affordable housing closer to Central Luzon families through regional fair

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ACEN plans P15.8-B solar battery storage in San Marcelino

SAN MARCELINO, Zambales — ACEN Corp., the renewable energy arm of Ayala Corporation, has announced plans to invest some P15.8 billion to develop a large battery energy storage system (BESS) at its San Mar Solar Plant in Barangay Santa Fe here. According to project documents submitted to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR),… Read More ACEN plans P15.8-B solar battery storage in San Marcelino

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Subic inks sister-port agreement with Kaohsiung, Taiwan

By HENRY EMPEÑO | March 3, 2026 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Port of Subic has signed a sister-port agreement with the Port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan, the third such arrangement made by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) to strengthen its global network in maritime trade and port development. SBMA Senior Deputy Administrator for… Read More Subic inks sister-port agreement with Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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