LRT extension, MRT privatization among first batch of PPP program

April 26, 2011

PRESIDENT Aquino has officially launched the first batch of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects expected to stimulate the economy and provide thousands of employment opportunities.

The first batch of five infra projects are the following: LRT 1 extension/upgrading and privatization of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and privatization of MRT 3 Operation and Maintenance (O&M), both up for public bidding this month (March); the Daang Hari Road - South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) link road project which is open for bidding on April; the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Expressway Phase 2 on May; and the SLEX and North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) link project on June.

The NAIA Expressway Phase II project will link Skyway and Manila-Cavite Coastal Expressway, providing vital access to NAIA Terminals 1, 2, and 3. The P10.59 billion project will benefit economic zones in Cavite through the quicker transportation of products to NAIA as well as the Manila Port.

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LRT aids mom for another special delivery

April 26, 2011

LRT seems to be preggy moms' favorite transportation for delivery.

Another pregnant woman on board almost gave birth in one of the stations of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Authority in Line 1 on Wednesday morning.

Mary Ann Opedra, 22 years old of E. Rodriguez St. Baclaran, Pasay City delivered her first child at Pasay General Hospital at around 8:44 am after being rushed by LRT frontline personnel to the nearest hospital near Libertad Station.

Accompanied by her husband Renato, On-duty Head Guar...

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P-Noy orders MMDA to improve public bus terminals system

April 26, 2011

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III has ordered Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino to implement the centralized ticketing system and put up designated passenger waiting areas in all bus terminals to avoid chaotic situations during holiday seasons where thousands of commuters flock to the provinces.

The President issued the directives to Tolentino when he visited the Araneta Center bus terminal in Cubao, Quezon City recently where he personally check the securi...

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Makati gives out cash assistance to Laperal fire victims

April 26, 2011

THE city government of Makati has distributed cash assistance to fire victims at Laperal compound to encourage them to voluntarily leave the fire-razed property in Barangay Guadalupe Viejo.

Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay said the city is providing P3,000 for individuals and P5,000 for families as cash assistance, particularly for individual boarders and families renting rooms inside the compound.

Based on a census conducted by the city Social Welfare Department (SWD), 90 per cent of the settl...

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QC, Pag-ibig Fund and Habitat Sign Pact for Low-cost Housing

April 26, 2011

QUEZON City Mayor Herbert M. Bautista, Pag-ibig Fund Chairman Darlene Marie B. Berberabe, and Habitat for Humanity director Ricardo N. Jacinto agree to pool resources for Quezon City's massive, socialized housing and resettlement program.

Mayor Bautista unveiled the city's 1.58 hectare eco village at Barangay Payatas, Quezon City, which will house from 300 to almost 500 families. QC-LGU purchased the property and will invest P23 million in road, drainage, streetlights and other infrastructur...

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DENR to assist LGUs to level up solid waste management in Metro Manila

April 26, 2011

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to provide one million peso fund assistance to local government units to level up solid waste management compliance in Metro Manila.

“The DENR is ready to provide as much as one million pesos to each local government unit within Metro Manila to assist them in monitoring the compliance, particularly of subdivisions and condominiums, in the implementation of Republic Act (RA) No. 9003,” DENR Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje said.

Re...

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Lawmaker wants stiffer penalty vs registration of smuggled vehicles

April 26, 2011

UNSCRUPULOUS individuals may soon face stiffer penalty once a bill that addresses rampant smuggling of imported vehicles becomes a law.

Tarlac Rep. Jeci Lapus said House Bill 4362 seeks to squarely address the problem of smuggling of imported vehicles and penalize individuals involved in the illegal activity.

"The occurrence of registration of imported vehicles without clearances from the Bureau of Customs (BoC) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) remains unabated despite existing laws," s...

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Phl aviation sector to regain Category 1 status this year -- DOTC

April 26, 2011

THE Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) expects the Philippine aviation sector to regain its Category 1 status from the United States Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) within the year.

“We are hopeful that we will be able to get back the FAA’s Category 1 rating within the year or early next year,” Glicerio V. Sicat, DOTC undersecretary for civil aviation and railways, said.

Sicat said the upgrade of the country's aviation sector will allow local airlines to expand their ...

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RH issue turns into 'religious war'

April 26, 2011

THE Reproductive Health (RH) bill issue has turned into a virtual "religious war" after the influential Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) and other religious groups expressed support behind the controversial piece of legislation.

The INC, which has about six million members and is known to vote as a bloc, said it is "ready to support the bill on reproductive health as long as there are no immoral elements in them."

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), for its part, has strongly oppo...

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I want to move on from Yilmaz -- Ruffa G.

April 25, 2011

TELEVISION host/actress Ruffa Gutierrez revealed that estranged husband Yilmaz Bektas wants to nullify their marriage as soon as possible.

Ruffa filed for annulment last 2009 after her marriage did not work out with the Turkish businessman "Nagmamadali na din siya. Hiwalay na kami since 2007 and four years na eh."

According to Ruffa, she's just waiting for the annulment because they've moved on with their separate lives.

Posted by Metro Express News. Posted In : SHOWBIZ

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