Wednesday, May 17, 2017

DMCI bags P9.5 B construction deals

Construction firm D.M. Consunji Inc. (DMCI) has bagged P9.5 billion worth of projects in the first quarter of the year, bringing its year-to-date order book to over P27 billion.

For the rest of the year, DMCI president Jorge Consunji said the company expects growth to be modest but hinted this could change if the Duterte administration’s plan to usher in the so-called golden age of infrastructure would finally be implemented.

“We foresee modest growth this year, which will come mostly from building and infrastructure contracts. The real game-changer would be the rollout of infrastructure projects by the government. If these projects push through as scheduled, then Filipino contractors stand to gain from the construction activities,” Consunji said.

The company’s projects comprise public and private contracts, ranging from big-ticket infrastructure to power plants.

It won the contract for the P1.3- billion Bued Viaduct at Section 3B-3 and roadway construction of Section 3B-4 Bued to Rosario, La Union of the Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway of Private Infra Development Corp. (PIDC).

It also bagged a P7.2-billion contract for the Laguna portion of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway project from MPCALA Holdings Inc.

Another project is the LRT-2 East (Masinag) stations under the Department of Transportation, and the thermal power plant of JGC Philippines.

Major ongoing projects include Sections 1 and 2 of the Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 project of Citra Central Expressway Corp., Citygate mixed-use development in Makati, The Royalton and Imperium luxury condominiums of Ortigas & Co., The Areté of Ateneo de Manila University and NCCC Mall of LTS Malls Inc., the company said.

Last year, the company completed three major infrastructure projects – the NAIA Expressway, LRT-2 East (Masinag) Viaduct and The Runway connecting NAIA Terminal 3 to Resorts World Manila.

On a stand-alone basis, DMCI recorded a net income P259 million from January to March, up 19 percent from P219 million the prior year.

DMCI has set a capital expenditure of P900 million this year.

Its parent company, DMCI Holdings, is the engineering and construction conglomerate founded by the Consunji family led by its patriarch David Consunji, one of 14 Filipinos in the list of the world’s richest men, with a net worth of $3.1 billion.

The conglomerate’s businesses are in construction, housing, water, mining, power and infrastructure.

OUT OF ORDER: Tagilid ang Congressional franchise ng ABS-CBN

Republic Act 3846 (RA 3846) ang batas na nagtatakda na lahat ng mga commercial broadcasting corporation — kabilang ang mga istasyon ng telebisyon at radyo — ay kailangang kumuha ng prangkisa mula sa Kongreso para makapag-operate.

Pareho ang prosesong dina­daanan ng isang panukalang ­batas at ng isang congressional franchise na ang ibig sabihin ay kapag nakapasa ito sa Kongreso at ­kailangan pa ang pirma ng pangulo ng bansa para maging isang ganap na batas o prangkisa.

Nakapaloob sa letra at espirito ng ng RA 3846 ang prinsipyo na ang airwaves ay hindi pag-aari ng mga istasyon ng telebisyon at radyo kundi ng pamahalaan na ang pagpayag ng gobyerno sa paggamit ng naturang airwaves ay sa anyo ng isang congressional franchise.

Umaabot ng 25 taon ang taning ng isang prangkisa at ­puwede uling i-renew ito ng panibagong 25 taon. Sa kaso ng ABS-CBN, sa Marso 30, 2020 mapapaso ang prangkisa nito na huling na-renew noong Marso 30, 1995.

Walang duda na tagilid ang renewal ng ABS-CBN franchise dahil sa tindi ng galit sa mga Lopez ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ilang ulit na ring binatikos at minura ni President Rody ang ABS-CBN sa kanyang mga talumpati at pinaka­huli ay noong Sabado sa harap ng mga Pilipino sa Hongkong.

Partikular na isyu ni Duterte laban sa ABS-CBN ang hindi nito paglalabas ng kanyang TV commercial noong 2016 presidential campaign bilang sagot sa TV advertisement ni Senador Antonio Trillanes IV na inilabas din ng ABS-CBN.

Sa kabila ng pagbabayad ng kampo ni Duterte ng P1.8 million para sa kanilang sagot kay Trillanes, hindi inilabas ang Duterte TVC na malinaw na kaso ng estafa dahil hindi rin ibinalik ang kanilang ibinayad.

“Has been there for about 25 years. Sabi ng batas okay na, only if you adhere to journalistic (standards). Ang ginawa ninyo sa amin estafa, swindling, not only me but Chiz Escudero, marami pa ‘yan. P***** i** harap-harapan magkolekta kayo tapos estafa ninyo kami,” pahayag ni Duterte sa kanyang mga nakalipas na talumpati.

Bukod sa pang-eestafa ng ABS-CBN, galit din si Duterte sa naturang network dahil sa walang humpay na mga batikos at banat nito sa kanyang pamahalaan partikular sa kampanya laban sa ilegal na droga.

Plano ni Duterte na magsampa ng kaso ng estafa at ­swindling sa ABS-CBN para ito ang magsilbing pormal na reklamo na siyang sasagka sa renewal ng prangkisa nito na dapat ay naipasa na ng 16th Congress na nagsara noong Hunyo 6, 2016. Dalawang panukalang batas para sa ABS-CBN franchise ang inihain sa Kongreso ni Isabela Rep. Giorgidi Aggabao noong Setyembre 2014 at ni Baguio Rep. Nicasio M. Aliping Jr. noong Disyembre 2014 na parehong hindi naaksyunan bago nagtapos ang administrasyon ni Pangulong Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III.

Ang malaking tanong na lang ay kung may mga kongresista na maglala­kas-loob na mag-sponsor sa ABS-CBN franchise bill gayung alam nilang ito papasa sa mababang kapulungan na kontrolado ng partido ni Duterte.

At hindi nakakapagtaka kung mapilitan ang mga Lopez na ibenta ang 51 percent ng ABS-CBN sa mga negosyanteng malapit kay Duterte matiyak lang na makakapag-operate pa rin ito sa ilalim ng bagong mga may-ari. Ano nga kaya?
http://www.abante.com.ph/order-tagilid-ang-congressional-franchise-ng-abs-cbn.htm

Navotas has 4 new barangays

NAVOTAS City Mayor John Rey Tiangco and his brother Rep. Toby Tiangco were certain that the creation of four additional barangays in the city will soon be implemented following the recent approval by the Senate on its final reading.

Tiangco brothers were visibly jubilant as they both confirmed that the three bills authored and sponsored by Sen. Edgardo Angara, chair of the Senate committee on local government, had already been given its nod, bringing the total number of villages to 18.
   
It was learned that the first bill will divide Barangay North Bay Boulevard South (NBBS) with current population of more than 67,000 into three barangays to be known as Barangay NBBS Proper, Barangay NBBS Kaunlaran and Barangay NBBS Dagat-Dagatan
   
The second bill will divide Barangay Tangos with a current population of 33,000 into two to be known as Tangos North and Tangos South while the third bill will divide Barangay Tanza which has a population of 26,000 into Barangay Tanza 1 and Barangay Tanza 2.    

http://www.journal.com.ph/news/metro/navotas-has-4-new-barangays