P753B worth of infra projects up for Japan funding

Japan will finance 19 infrastructure projects worth at least P753 billion under the Duterte administration’s ambitious “Build, Build, Build” program.

During the Fourth Philippines-Japan Joint Committee on Infrastructure Development and Economic Cooperation Meeting in Lapu-Lapu City on Monday, the two sides discussed 11 projects in the pipeline to be financed by firm loans from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica), six pitched for soft loans also from Jica, and three eyed for grants from the aid agency.

Documents showed that the biggest project to be funded by the Japanese government would be the P356.9-billion Metro Manila Subway Project Phase 1, which would primarily connect Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City and Food Terminal Inc. in Taguig City, with a spur line to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III last Monday said the loan agreement for the country’s first underground rail system would be signed in March, with partial operations by the second quarter of 2022.

The construction of the 25.3-kilometer subway, whose rollout was already green-lighted by the National Economic and Development Authority Board chaired by President Duterte in September last year, would start next year and is scheduled for completion in 2025.

Jica will also finance the P211.4-billion Philippine National Railways North 2 project connecting Malolos, Bulacan, and Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga.

The loan agreement for PNR North 2 is expected to be signed by the fourth quarter of this year, following the Neda Board approval in June last year.

Construction of the 69-km railway with seven stations passing through Clark International Airport will start in January next year to commence operations by the second quarter of 2022.

Another big-ticket project to be funded by a Jica loan is the P124.1-billion PNR South Commuter or the North-South Railway Project (NSRP)-South Line, which will run between Tutuban, Manila, and Los Baños, Laguna.

The Philippine and Japanese governments are hoping to sign the loan agreement for the 72-km PNR South Commuter project also in the fourth quarter.

Approved by the Neda Board in September last year, the commuter railway would be constructed starting January 2019, with operations to commence in the second quarter of 2022.

The Philippines and Japan last November signed the loan agreement for the P9.9-billion Cavite Industrial Area Flood Management Project. Of the amount, P7.1 billion will be financed by Jica, while the remainder will be shouldered by the government.

Also up for Jica loan financing are: the P5.3-billion Arterial Road Bypass Project Phase 3 (formerly Plaridel Bypass); P5.4-billion Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project Phase 2; P4.8-billion Dalton Pass East Alignment Alternative Road Project; P9.9-billion Road Network Development Project in Conflict-Affected Areas in Mindanao; P26.8-billion Pasig River-Marikina Channel Improvement Project Phase 4; as well as the three-year Metro Rail Transit 3 Rehabilitation and Maintenance, which the Department of Transportation said would start in May.

A P1.2-billion supplemental loan is also being eyed for the P7.8-billion New Bohol Airport Construction and Sustainable Environment Protection Project.

Soft loans from Jica are being sought for the P10.5-billion Circumferential Road 3 Missing Link Project; P9.9-billion Parañaque Spillway Project; New Manila International Airport Project; Third Mandaue-Mactan Bridge Project in Cebu; Natural Gas Pipeline Construction Project connecting Batangas and Manila, and a Drainage System in Metro Manila.



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Erap eyes 3rd term as mayor, sees Isko, Lim, Villar as rivals

Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada on Thursday announced his intention to seek a third and final term in elections next year.

“Definitely, I will run again,” Estrada said in a statement.

The 80-year-old mayor and former president said he might be pitted against former Senator Manuel Villar, former Mayor Alfredo Lim and former Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno.

“The more the merrier, right?” Estrada said, adding he had “nothing to prove anymore” as he had beaten Lim and Villar in different elections.

Estrada defeated Lim in two consecutive mayoral contests. Villar, meanwhile, placed third in the 2010 presidential race where Estrada landed second after Benigno Aquino III.

“At this point, only my esteemed rival, Mayor Lim, has announced a plan to campaign for the mayor’s office. If Mayor Lim finally decides he will seek another term, I welcome his decision. I’m excited,” Estrada said. —AIE BALAGTAS SEE

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Poe to public: Give MRT until March to improve rail system

Senator Grace Poe appealed to the public on Thursday to give the Department of Transportation (DOTr) until March to fulfill its promise of improved Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) services.

The DOTr has repeatedly promised better services for MRT riders by end of February as new spare parts for the ageing trains start to arrive this week.

“Talagang malaki ang problema diyan at alam naman natin iyon, dumadating na ang mga parts,” Poe said in an interview in the Senate when told that the number of MRT trains running went down to only three at one point.

(The problem there is really big and we know that, spare parts are now arriving.)

“Binibigyan natin ng pagkakataon ang DOTr na ikabit iyang mga parts na iyan pero siyempre hindi naman pwedeng isaksak na sabay-sabay iyan. So realistically siguro sinasabi nila end of February, bigyan naman natin sila ng hanggang March.”

(We are giving the DOTr a chance to install these parts but of course it will not be done all at the same time. So realistically they are saying by end of February, but let’s give them until March.)

“Alam kong napakainit na ng ulo natin. Pero sa aming pagdinig, ilalabas na namin talaga yung mga may kasalanan nito kaya tayo nagka-abot abot sa ganito,” added Poe, who has been conducting hearings on the country’s transport services as chair of the Senate committee on public services.

(I know that we already hot-headed. But in our hearing, we really need to expose the ones who made a mistake that’s why we reached this point.)

The senator reiterated that the MRT-3 mess was a result of alleged corruption by some government officials.

“Pati yung mga Dalian trains, ako gusto ko na nga ipasauli yan e. Kailangan pang i-audit kasi kung isasauli natin at tayo ay magkakaso sa kanila, baka matalo pa tayo kung hindi makumpleto ang audit na sinasabi na talagang certifiable na hindi pwedeng gamitin ang mga ito,” Poe said.

(Even the Dalian trains, personally I want those units to be sent back. It just really needs some auditing when we are going to send them back and we will file a case against them, we may lose the case if the auditing is not finished. Auditing will certify the trains are not compatible to be used here.)

Poe was referring to the P3.8-billion worth of 48 MRT coaches from China’s Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co.

“Napakalungkot ng sitwasyon ng ating mga pasahero dahil dito at talagang dapat may magbayad at makulong na,” she added.

(Our passengers really expressed sadness on this and someone has to pay and go to jail. /jpv

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Gift for motorists

In Photo: Expressway bridge number 14, currently under construction, is part of the 7-km stretch targeted to be finished by end of this year.

Story & photo by Ronald Rey M. de los Reyes

IN a recent ocular inspection of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (Calax) project site in Laguna, Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar said, “We asked Metro Pacific Investments Corp. [MPIC] if we can expedite it to December 2018 so we have a Christmas gift for the motorists. The original target was to open it in February next year, as a Valentine’s Day gift. But I said, it is more proper to give it as a Christmas present.”

The first 7 kilometers of Calax—which runs from the Mamplasan Interchange in Biñan, Laguna, to Laguna Boulevard—is deemed targeted to be completed by December of this year instead of the initial goal of February 2019.

In total, this toll road is a 44.6-kilometer, four-lane toll road between the Cavite Expressway in Kawit, Cavite, and the South Luzon Expressway (Slex)-Mamplasan Interchange.

The whole Calax project, which will have eight interchanges and one main toll barrier, is foreseen to reduce travel time from Cavitex to Slex by 45 minutes.

“The road-construction project from Tirona Highway to the end of Greenfield near Mamplasan Exit in Laguna will be closely monitored so that by 2020, our travel time from Cavitex to Slex will be reduced to only 45 minutes,” Villar added.

The said project is part of the closed system modern tolled expressway awarded by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to private concessionaire MPCala Holdings Inc. of the Metro Pacific Group.

“The objective here is to decongest roads leading up to Metro Manila, especially in this part of Cavite. You know traffic in Metro Manila is very dense and very soon congestion will go here. In fact, we can already see that in the toll plazas,” Holdings President Luigi Bautista said. “It also aims to link Metro Manila to Cavite as well as Laguna.”

For him, the said flagship toll road being built in partnership with the government is a connection that will very much aid the growth in these areas.

“If link is being made to these parts, motorists and any road user will eventually see progress,” he said.

“Calax will be one of the most advanced highway in the Philippines. It is expected to ease traffic congestion along Governor’s Drive, Aguinaldo Highway and Santa Rosa Tagaytay Road,” Villar, divulged, further supporting Bautista’s statement.

“The 44.6-kilometer road project will connect nearby industrial zones to the capital of one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies.”

It was to be remembered that back in March of 2017 MPCala signed a P7.2-billion agreement with DM Consunji Inc. (DMCI) for the construction of the 18-km Laguna side of CALAX.

For the 27-km Cavite side, on the other hand, they hired the services of Australia’s Leighton Holdings in a deal worth P7.3 billion.

On top of the project’s P35.42-billion construction cost, the company shelled out the competitive premium bid of P27.3 billion to win the CALAX contract.

With this, MPCala will operate and maintain CALAX for 35 years before turning it over to the government’s hands after the term.

“As of now, the government has delivered about 60 percent right-of-way for the entire toll-road project,” the DPWH head honcho said.

In progress

“We are scheduled to finish by 2020, but before that we plan to open the roads by sections. So this 7 km portion we intend to finish by end of this year. Right behind me is the expressway bridge number 14,” doled out Bautista, referring to the structures being built within the area.

“Right now, we’re building about eight structures within this stretch. And all of the bridges being done right now are being built simultaneously so contractor has mobilized for each of the seven bridges.

For them, they want everything to be finished as quickly as possible without sacrificing quality. “Board piles are already being built and the columns are being poured. Pretty soon, by around May, we will see the bridge eventually taking shape.”

DOTr sees ‘improvement’ of MRT 3 service with delivery of spare parts

The initial batch of spare parts for the Metro Rail Transit Line (MRT 3) are set to be delivered starting Wednesday until Friday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said.

The spare parts are vital in increasing the number of trains to reduce the waiting time for passengers on MRT 3 platforms.

“We expect that there will be an improvement in the services of the MRT within the next few months,” the DOTr said in a news statement.

Last December a Special Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) created by the MRT 3 management has procured a total of 18,579 spare parts, broken down as follows: rolling stock, 9,515; tracks, 7,776; overhead catenary system (OCS), 1,109; and power, 179.

The suppliers for the spare parts include Pink Armour Corp. for power and OCS, Linkers Enterprises for rolling stock and Nikka Trading for the railway tracks.

Meanwhile, more than 28,000 passengers have availed of the point- to-point (P2P) buses deployed by the DOTr as an alternative mode of transportation to the MRT since it was launched on February 1.

According to the DOTr, 389 buses made 521 trips and served 28,825 passengers under the MRT 3 bus-augmentation project.

The P2P buses are deployed on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the North Avenue station with drop-off points in Ortigas and Ayala.

DOTr has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Canadian firm Bombardier for the procurement of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the signaling spare parts and signaling maintenance for MRT 3.

Under the MOU, the DOTr will procure an OEM signaling spare parts and two-year signaling maintenance contract from Bombardier via direct contracting and emergency procurement, pursuant to the implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.

The Platters at Kia Theatre

The Platters

The Platters, the first-ever African American group to achieve international stardom, is coming to Kia Theatre tomorrow, 8 p.m.

They are known for their classic hits “Only You,” “The Great Pretender,” “I’m Sorry?,” “My Prayer,” “Twilight Time,” “Harbor Lights,” “The Magic Touch” and “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.”

The Platters has been to Manila several times in the past.

The guest performers are JV Decena and Lilibeth Garcia, World Karaoke Philippine champions and country representatives in Finland, and commercial model, actor and grand winner of World Championships of the Performing Arts in Hollywood Joaquin Garcia.

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Shocking twists

“Kambal, Karibal” presents scientific stories and spiritual topics, delivered interestingly, like the “spiritual liberation” of Crisel (Pauline Mendoza) from Cheska’s (Kyline Alcantara) body.

Crisan (Bianca Umali) now jobless, as she was fired by her boss Geraldine (Carmina Villaroel), gets the support of her best friends Diego (Miguel Tanfelix) and Makoy’s (Jeric Gonzales).

The show airs weeknights after “Sherlock Jr.” on GMA Telebabad.

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Happy b-day greetings today, Feb. 15, goes to Princess Monjera Disini, Lovejoie G. Juan, Annabelle Francisco, Victoria Velasco, Emarie Martinez, Mandy Navasero and Roxanne Guinoo… Feb. 16: Jeweller Mrs. Erlinda “Liding” Oledan, actress-singer Sharmaine Santiago, Joji Dingcong, Arnel Natividad, Robert M. Young, Winston Marbella, Tessie Luz, Mrs. Lily A. Foronda of San Esteban, Ilocos Sur, Lulu Reyes, Julie Esguerra, Bob Velasco, Jr., Grace Ramirez, Thelma Matias, Rafael C. Aquino, Joji Villascusa, Mary Jane Papin, and Joanne M. Eugenio of Sampaloc, Manila… Happy wedding anniversary to Gabriel and Margott Ripoll…Condolences to the family of Francisca Buban, who passed away last February 10. 

House OKs creation of new gov’t housing body

The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a measure creating the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development.

Voting 196-6, lawmakers approved House Bill 6775, which seeks to create the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development by merging the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB).

The new department is mandated to act as the primary national government entity responsible for the management of housing, human settlement, and urban development.

It shall be responsible for the implementation of a rational, well-balanced, orderly and efficient redevelopment of urban communities and the development of new settlements in rural and non-farm areas to assure dwellers of decent and affordable housing, job and livelihood opportunities, efficient mass transit, public safety, health care, educational opportunities, and clean environment.

The department shall be headed by a Secretary and assisted by four Undersecretaries and four Assistant Secretaries to be appointed by the President.

The bill proposes to reconstitute the HLURB into an adjudicatory body called Human Settlements Adjudication Commission, which shall adjudicate on all issues and controversies arising from the interpretation and implementation of the “Urban Development and Housing Act” (Republic Act No. 7279).

The bill also aims to rationalize and coordinate the functions of the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC), Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC), Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), and National Housing Authority (NHA).

House OKs creation of housing department

The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the bill creating the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development to govern the country’s basic housing needs.

House Bill No. 6775 was passed on Tuesday with 193 votes in its favor. Six members of the Makabayan bloc cast votes against it.

The proposed department would take over the functions of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) and act as the primary agency responsible for the management of housing, human settlements and urban development.

HUDCC would be abolished, while HLURB would be reconstituted as the Human Settlements Adjudicatory Commission, an independent quasi-judicial body within the department that would resolve issues and disputes in the implementation of the Urban Development and Housing Act.

The National Housing Authority, the Housing Guaranty Corp., the National Housing Mortgage Finance Corp., the Home Development Mutual Fund, and the Social Housing Finance Corp. would be the department’s attached agencies.

It would also establish Socialized Housing One-Stop Processing Centers to process and issue all required housing-related permits, clearances and licenses.

The bill would mandate the implementation of a rational, well-balanced, orderly and efficient redevelopment of urban communities and the development of new settlements in rural and non-farm areas.

At the same time, the bill would mandate the State to guarantee the preservation of agricultural lands necessary for food security.

“Human settlements” was defined under the bill as the “integrative concept” composed of shelter and infrastructure, and community services such as education, health, culture, welfare, recreation, food and nutrition.

Housing and urban development committee chair Negros Occidental 3rd Dist. Rep. Alfredo Benitez said the bill was “not just about putting a roof over the head, but about building homes and building communities.”

However, Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate, one of the bill’s opponents, said the bill was still designed under the current framework laid down by the 1992 Urban Development and Housing Act.

“We can, thus, expect nothing substantially new as far as improving the dire situation of the millions of our homeless people are concerned. There would still be more unutilized housing projects while many remain homeless,” Zarate said.

“The homeless and informal settlers do not need a new layer in our already cluttered bureaucracy. What they need are public and affordable mass housing programs that are available to them which have basic utilities and are near their sources of income,” he added.

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Once more, with feeling: DOTr promises improved MRT 3 operations

For the nth time, transportation officials promised long-suffering riders of the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3) of improved train services in the coming days.

On Tuesday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) vowed that the public could expect better service from the MRT 3 with the expected arrival of spare parts needed to repair and maintain defective trains. The bulk of the first batch of spare parts were expected to arrive today until Friday.

The rolling stock and track parts set to be received today by DOTr are from Linkers Enterprises and Nikka Trading, respectively.

The two were tapped by the government in December to supply the close to P16 million worth of spare parts needed by Metro Manila’s busiest railway system.

With the delivery of the spare parts, the public would “slowly experience better service at the MRT 3,” the DOTr said.

The oft-repeated promise was made as operations of the MRT 3 continued to deteriorate.

At 5 p.m. on Monday, the number of operational trains dropped to just seven, resulting in an 11-minute wait for passengers at the different stations.

Normally, the MRT 3 should have 15 trains in operation during rush hour and 12 trains at off-peak hours.

The deteriorating services and the long wait in between trains have led to a drop in ridership.

On Monday, the MRT 3 served close to 259,000 passengers, a steep drop from last year’s daily average of 463,000 passengers.

To help augment its operations, transport authorities have redeployed point-to-point or P2P buses during the morning rush hour.



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DOTr sees ‘improvement’ of MRT 3 service with delivery of spare parts

The initial batch of spare parts for the Metro Rail Transit Line (MRT 3) are set to be delivered starting Wednesday until Friday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said.

The spare parts are vital in increasing the number of trains to reduce the waiting time for passengers on MRT 3 platforms.

“We expect that there will be an improvement in the services of the MRT within the next few months,” the DOTr said in a news statement.

Last December a Special Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) created by the MRT 3 management has procured a total of 18,579 spare parts, broken down as follows: rolling stock, 9,515; tracks, 7,776; overhead catenary system (OCS), 1,109; and power, 179.

The suppliers for the spare parts include Pink Armour Corp. for power and OCS, Linkers Enterprises for rolling stock and Nikka Trading for the railway tracks.

Meanwhile, more than 28,000 passengers have availed of the point- to-point (P2P) buses deployed by the DOTr as an alternative mode of transportation to the MRT since it was launched on February 1.

According to the DOTr, 389 buses made 521 trips and served 28,825 passengers under the MRT 3 bus-augmentation project.

The P2P buses are deployed on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the North Avenue station with drop-off points in Ortigas and Ayala.

DOTr has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Canadian firm Bombardier for the procurement of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the signaling spare parts and signaling maintenance for MRT 3.

Under the MOU, the DOTr will procure an OEM signaling spare parts and two-year signaling maintenance contract from Bombardier via direct contracting and emergency procurement, pursuant to the implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.

Portion of spare parts for MRT3 rehab arrives

The spare parts delivered on Tuesday will address electrical, mechanical, and signalling problems of the train system

SUB-COMPONENTS. Spare parts for worn-out train sub-components have been delivered, the MRT3 management announced. Photo courtesy of the MRT3 management

Spare parts for the rehabilitation of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) train cars arrived starting Tuesday, February 13, the MRT3 management announced.

Deliveries are expected to arrive until Friday according to the train management. These will be used to rehabilitate worn-out components of the 18-year-old train system.

Among the suppliers were Pink Armour Corporation, Linkers Enterprises, and Nikka Trading.

Since 2018 started, the MRT3 suffered a total of 34 glitches – 22 of which involved electrical failure in the train's motor. (READ: MRT3 suffers almost daily breakdowns since start of 2018)

The spare parts delivered on Tuesday will address electrical, mechanical, and signalling problems. The MRT3 train system is scheduled to be fully rehabilitated between March 28 and 31. (READ: DOTr promises better MRT3 services by 2nd quarter of 2018)

On average, there were only 8 to 9 trains running per day in February, way below the agency's set minimum of 15 working trains per day. (READ: Surviving MRT3: Worst train fails in 2017)

In 2017, there were 516 MRT3 glitches recorded – almost 10 incidents a week. (READ: MRT woes: How often do they happen?)

Transportation officials rejected calls for a temporary suspension of MRT3 operations until all glitches could be fixed, saying this would only cause great inconvenience to commuters. Instead, operating hours and trains were reduced for maintenance checks.

After years of rest, Plaza Fair carries new name

With many branches, Plaza Fair became a household name. People used to stop and shop. Its Cubao branch made the late Kuya Germs and Ate Luds resident celebrities who used to grace the activities.

Finally, it’s open with new name Merry Season Department Store.

Owner Danny Velasco boasts of its promotional on going sale as treat to his customers especially those who missed the one stop shopping store.

Buy one, take one on all arrivals. House wares, ladies and men’s wear. Shoes. Bags. Basketball jersey. Plastic wares. Hardware. Small appliances. Name it!

Plaza Fair’s Merry Season Department Store’s mission is to bring quality and affordable goods and merchandise to its customers. Just like the food old days!

Fun to browse through the varied merchandise, one may be able to discover some really good brands and buys. And Danny is also welcoming new suppliers to set their store inside Plaza Fair San andres (at the 2nd floor of Xentro Mall corners San Andres and Leveriza streets in Malate).

Apart from the store, Danny also has a school, the Grace Christian College located at Florentino Torres street in Sta. Ctuz, Manila. The shcool offers courses on Arts and Sciences, Accountancy and Egineering. The school is open for inquiries via collegeofgrace@gmail.com.

Danny will also set up the School of Medicine with the specialty in Oriental Medicine. And the unified system of a new world order foundation in memory of his father Yu Bon Kiong.

“I thought of making this a store where everyone will feel as if it’s Christmas everyday. Kaya we’re carrying the Merry Season name. With the guidance of God Almighty, we commit ourselves to consistently exceed customers’ expectations by providing new and exciting products exclusive to our stores, offering the widest selection of high quality shoes, home care, products, clothes, residence, memorial park, party bar club, furniture and hardware, and by creating an employee mindset where the customer is our HERO.”

Accept Danny’s invitation at the newly opened Plaza Fair Merry Season Department Store.

We hope to see it back in Cubao!

4th Cebu-Mactan bridge with rail component in the works

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar (right) and Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez (center) lead the Philippine delegation during Monday’s 4th Philippine-Japan High-Level Committee on Infrastructure and Economic Cooperation meeting at the Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort and Spa. Transportation Secretary Tugade (from left), Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernio, and Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno were members of the Philippine delegation. CDN PHOTO/JOSE SANTINO BUNCHITA

Villar: Feasibility study on P3B bridge project to be done in 1st quarter of 2018

Construction work on the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) project, the third bridge connecting Mactan Island to mainland Cebu, has yet to start, but plans are already underway for a fourth bridge to connect these two islands.

Results of a feasibility study being conducted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for this fourth Mandaue-Mactan bridge are expected within the first quarter of this year, according to Public Works Secretary Mark Villar.


“It will be the fourth bridge. JICA kasi gumawa ng first two bridges ng Cebu (It was JICA that built the first two bridges of Cebu), so we are all interested to do a fourth one,” Villar told reporters at the sidelines of yesterday’s 4th Philippine-Japan High-Level Committee on Infrastructure and Economic Cooperation meeting at Shangri-La Mactan.

“First of all, the fourth bridge will help traffic problems in Cebu. But we are planning to have provisions for rails on the bridge so it will be consistent with the mass transit program of Cebu,” he added.

Villar said they pegged the bridge to cost P3 billion. And just like the first Mandaue-Mactan bridge and the Marcelo Fernan bridge, the fourth bridge will be funded, constructed, operated and maintained by the government.

The P22.6 billion CCLEX, which is expected to start construction this year, is a public-private partnership between the Manuel Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. and the local government units of Cebu City and Cordova.

Asked for details as to the specific approaches of the fourth bridge, Villar refused to disclose saying he does not want to preempt the results of the feasibility study.

He said though that they already have an idea as to where it will be.

According to Villar though, the fourth bridge will “most likely” be able to accommodate rail for mass transit systems.

BRT AND LRT

The feasibility study of the fourth Mandaue-Mactan bridge is part of the commitments of the Japanese government to the Philippine government under their bilateral agreements.

In a press conference after yesterday’s meeting, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, head of the Philippine delegation, shared that another commitment of the Japanese government is the formulation of a master plan for the urban development of Metro Cebu.

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said that included in this master plan is the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project which is already at the “advance” stage of implementation as well as the fourth Mandaue-Mactan bridge.

“The master plan has not really been completed yet so there will be more items included in that master plan, having to do with urban development and a possible smart city in the further future,” Pernia said.

Debates have been ongoing in Cebu over the implementation of the BRT project or a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system instead which is being pushed by Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino.

Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said though that the national government is still looking into and studying the issue between the BRT and the LRT.

“Pinag-aaralan pa ang detalye nyan (The details of that are still being studied). Will it be LRT or BRT? Will there be alignments here and there? That will still have to be finalized,” he said.

When sought for comment on this, Rafael Yap, BRT Implementation Office head, said they have not stopped with the implementation of the BRT project, and that they have not received any official directive to stop the project.

Yap said they are already finalizing procurement documents for the construction of the project.

They target to have the actual procurement within this year so that actual construction can start within the latter part of this year, or by early 2019.

‘Fast and sure’

Yesterday’s 4th PH-Japan High-Level meeting was focused on discussions on the progress of the Duterte administration’s flagship infrastructure projects which Japan has committed to help finance through loans.

Dominguez reported that both governments have committed to the “fast and sure” implementation of the administration’s flagship infrastructure projects.

“I am convinced that, through our regular meetings, both our governments are prompted to deliver on our commitments and are encouraged to think of more innovative measures to improve our cooperation,” he said during the opening of the meeting.

Dominguez and Pernia headed the Philippine delegation, which also includes key members of the government like Villar and Tugade of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr), respectively.

On the other hand, the Japanese delegation was headed by Dr. Hiroto Izumi, the special advisor to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

In his opening statement, Izumi assured Japan’s intention to contribute to the development of the Philippines.

“We are pleased to provide fast, fast, fast (implementation) and share cooperation by making use of our high quality infrastructure, including loans and expertise sharing,” he said.

Prime Minister Abe earlier pledged to contribute one trillion yen ($9 billion) to the Philippines in the form of official development assistance (ODA) and investments for the next five years.

During the meeting, they discussed the flagship projects proposed for Japan ODA funding; the project processing and implementation timetables; the proposed concrete actions to address bottlenecks; the Marawi reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts; and the proposed sectoral cooperation.

The delegations also signed three documents — (1) the record of discussions of the meeting; (2) the memorandum of cooperation among the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport and Urban Development (JOIN), and Surbana Jurong for the “New Clark City;” and (3) the memorandum of cooperation between the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications for the “Technical Assistance for the National Broadband Plan.”

Among the specific projects to be funded by the Japan government is the phase 1 of the Metro Manila Subway Project. Signing of the first tranche of the loan is expected to be done by March 2018 while the partial operability of the subway project is targeted by 2022.

Dominguez said they also look forward to the signing of the Exchange of Notes for the grant financing for the Davao City Waste-to-Energy project, as well as the loan financing packages for the Pasig-Marikina Channel Improvement project Phase IV, and the MRT-3 Rehabilitation and Improvement Project.

Other projects include the PNR North 2 (Malolos-Clark) and PNR South Commuter (Manila-Los Baños) railway lines which are also expected to start partial operations by 2022.



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PH, Japan set to seal first infra loan in March

Lapu-Lapu City—The governments of the Philippines and Japan would sign their first loan agreement for the Duterte administration’s ambitious infrastructure projects in March this year, the Department of Finance (DOF) said yesterday.

Following the Fourth Philippines-Japan Joint Committee on Infrastructure Development and Economic Cooperation meeting here, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said they expect to seal the loan agreement for Metro Manila Subway project before the end of this quarter.

Dominguez, however, declined to give any estimates on the financing the Philippines may get from the Japanese government.

The National Economic and Development Authority earlier raised the project cost for the Metro Manila Subway project to R356.9 billion. It is not yet determined if the Japanese would fully-fund the subway development.

“The first tranche of the loan for the Metro Manila Subway Project is due for signing in March, 2018. Both sides agreed to work towards the partial operability of the subway line by 2022,” Dominguez told reporters.

Meanwhile, Dominguez said that they got an assurance from the Japanese government to speed up project and loan as well as grant processing for key infrastructure projects of the Philippines.

He explained the Japanese would shorten the review period relating to procurement for the projects and the provision of grant support for the conduct of advance detailed design.

“The Philippine side discussed the progress on the right-of-way acquisition and land resettlement, institutional arrangements on procurement, establishment of Project Monitoring Offices, budget allocation for government counterpart and measures to address cross-sectoral concerns,” Dominguez said.

The two governments also confirmed the candidate list of projects proposed for Japanese loan and grant financing, Dominguez said.

Among the list of candidate projects are the Arterial Road Bypass Project, Phase III; PNR North 2 (Malolos-Clark) and the PNR South Commuter (Manila-Los Baños) projects.

The government is targeting partial operations for the two rail lines by 2022.

Other projects included in the list are the Davao City Waste-to-Energy project; the Pasig-Marikina Channel Improvement Project, Phase IV of DPWH; and the MRT 3 Rehabilitation and Improvement Project of the Department of Transportation (DOTr).

“I am convinced that, through our regular meetings, both our governments are prompted to deliver on our commitments and are encouraged to think of more innovative measures to improve our cooperation,” Dominguez said.

Govt plans yen loans for Philippine railway

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The government plans to provide yen loans worth about ¥30 billion for the purpose of rebuilding a trouble-prone metropolitan railway in the Philippines.

Under the plan, Japanese companies are expected to undertake all the related work on-site, such as vehicle repair, maintenance and management.

Demand for railway maintenance work has been on the rise in emerging and other countries. The Japanese government will make efforts to sell such services overseas as a new feature of its infrastructure exports.

The Japanese and Philippine governments were set to agree at the Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation and Infrastructure held in the Philippines on Monday to cooperate for the yen loans.

If the yen loans are realized, the Philippine government is expected to commission related work to Sumitomo Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., which will repair old train cars, railway lanes and a signaling system, as well as conduct safety control.

The two governments are aiming to cooperate to rebuild the 17-kilometer-long MRT3 line, which was opened in its entirety in 2000 in the Manila metropolitan area.

Sumitomo and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries constructed it and undertook maintenance work in the past, but they withdrew from the maintenance in 2012.

A joint enterprise made up of South Korean public corporations and other entities undertook the maintenance work in 2016, but a series of breakdowns and derailments took place, as it used old train cars that had not been repaired.

According to local media, passengers were forced to get off the train an average of 39 times a month due to failures while the trains were running. The Philippine government canceled the contract with the joint enterprise in November last year and has urged the Japanese side to return.

It is rare for the Japanese government to provide official development assistance including yen loans to the reconstruction of a railway, instead of its construction. Maintenance work is said to be the strength of Japanese companies, with a senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official saying, “It’s easy to differentiate [Japanese companies] from Chinese and South Korean companies, which put priority on low costs.”

According to the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry, the global market for the railway industry is expected to grow by 2.6 percent annually from 2019 to 2021. By business category, demand for “operation and maintenance services” accounts for about 40 percent — the largest segment — of the total.

The government will actively utilize ODA for railway maintenance work from now on, hoping to increase orders through public and private efforts.

Megan and Katrina as the ‘Stepdaughters’

Megan Young (left) and Katrina Halili

Finally, the much awaited GMA afternoon prime drama series “The Stepdaughters” started airing last night with Miss World 2013 Megan Young and actor Katrina Halili playing two women at odds fighting for family and love.

Megan is Mayumi dela Rosa. Beautiful and intelligent, she graduated with a degree in Chemistry with flying colors. She dreams of creating her own make-up product line someday.

Katrina is Isabelle Salvador. She is an only child who grew up self-centered. She manages her family’s make-up line, Coco-Bella.

Their leading man Mikael Daez is Francis Almeda. He is handsome, smart, and works as head product engineer. He meets Mayumi and falls in love with her.

Also in the cast are Gary Estrada, Glydel Mercado, Allan Paule, Angelu de Leon, Sef Cadayona, Samantha Lopez, and Dion Ignacio.

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Debut song

Brian Gazmen

Brian Gazmen, the youngest son of Iriga City Mayor Madelaine Alfelor, marked a milestone in his singing career with the release of his debut song “Ayoko Nang Makarinig Ng Love Song” on Spotify. The music video of the song can now be seen on Star Music YouTube Page.

His mother remembers Brian to be truly interested in performing even at an early age. He learned how to play the guitar and the piano by himself. To hone his singing talent, he took up voice lessons under Annie Quintos of The CompanY. For acting lessons, Brian underwent workshops under Ogie Diaz’s group. He also joined Trumpets.

Brian has appeared in an episode of “Ipaglaban Mo” and on “La Luna Sangre.”

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, Feb. 13, go to Rico J. Puno, Marcia Buencamino, Rudy Liwanag, Marilou Co, Virgilio Angelo, Dra. Loreta Ferrer, Jeorge Lee Mendoza, Raphael Martinez and Prince Stefan… Feb. 14: former Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, Kris Aquino, Heart Evangelista, Donna Cruz, Noreen Marbella, Diosa Mauricio, Tintin Olona, Joanne Lorenzana, George Tagle, Mandy Navasero, Emarie Martinez, Chi Bayani, Rosa King, Lenny Tulio, Love Joie Juan, Jet Manansala,Victoria Velasco, Annabelle Francisco, Princess Disini, John Prats and Roxanne Guinoo… Happy fifth anniversary to Stephanie Marie Bernardino and Miguel Carlos Mauban…

MPIC unit set to start Batangas road 2019

MPCala Holdings Inc., a unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corp., plans to start the construction of the P22.43 billion Cavite-Batangas Expressway by the third quarter of 2019.

“If the Swiss challenge will take place and award of the project is given to us within the year, detailed design can be then started next year. My hope is to start construction by the third quarter of 2019,” MPCala president and chief executive Luigi Bautista said.

He said the CTBex documentation was almost complete and “we hope to be able to get the OPS by the end of this month.”

Bautista said the project, when completed, would cut the travel time from Sta. Rosa Laguna to Nasugbu, Batangas from 2.5 hours to just one hour.

He said the CTBex project was targeted to be completed in 2022.

CTBex is a 49-kilometer expressway that will connect Cavite and Batangas, with a spur road to Tagaytay City and ultimately terminating in Nasugbu, with another spur road to Tuy, Batangas.

The project will start at Silang East Interchange of Cavite-Laguna Expressway. The alignment will traverse the towns of Silang, Amadeo, Mendez and Alfonso in Cavite, Tagaytay City and Nasugbu in Batangas.

MPCala is also constructing the P35-billon Calax―a four-lane, 47-kilometer closed-system toll expressway connecting Cavitex and South Luzon Expressway.

The expressway will start from Cavitex in Kawit, Cavite and end at SLEx-Mamplasan Interchange in City of Biñan, Laguna.

The company, in addition, building the P27.9-billion Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway project  project, an 8.25-km bridge project that will connect Cebu City to Mactan Island via Cordova. The project is expected to be completed by 2020.

Parent Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. is building the NLEx-SLEx Connector Road, an eight-kilometer, four-lane toll road linking the North Luzon Expressway and South Luzon Expressway, passing through Metro Manila and using the existing Philippine National Railway alignment as the route.

The MPIC Group operates the North Luzon Expressway, Subic-Tarlac Expressway and Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway.

Kayanihan "Kay Ganda ng Musika"

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Brand: Kayanihan
Product: Kayanihan
Media: TV Commercial
Type: Thematic
Duration: 240 sec.
Description: Kay Ganda ng Musika
Category: Service
Subcategory: Government, Corporation, Association, Utility
Subsubcategory: Non Government Agency, Association
Date Monitored: Sep 22, 2013
Publish/Program: Thematic

Dati lagi akong bina-bangungot
Nagtitiyaga sa maliit na kumot
Noon hindi sagana
Kumakalam sikmura
Barya sa bulsa’y pinagkakasya

Kung dati sa iba lang umaasa
Ngayon kakayaha’y kinikilala

Maayos na'ng higaan
Bahay ay may hagdanan
Nadarama na natin ang ginhawa

Chorus
Buksan mo ang iyong mga mata
Harapin mo bagong umaga
Ang pagbabago’y nasa sa atin
Natutupad na pangarap natin
Kay ganda na parang musika
Ang bansa na nagkakaisa
Sa habang buhay ingatan natin

Rap
Ngayo’y matatagpuan mo na sa bayan mong sinilangan
Lahat ng kailangan sandata mong panglaban
Upang makibaka sa buhay para sa pamilya
Pagkain sa lamesa at liwanag sa bumbilya
Ilaw, tubig, libro, eskuwela
Ikaw ang susi para makawala sa kadena
At kandado ng kahirapan sipag ang kailangan
Tama na ang sisihan, turuan at kadahilanan
Pinoy kilala ka ng kahit anong lahi
Buhatin man ang gaano kabigat ay di mababali
Malapit na ang araw, abot tanaw mo na
Isa lamang ang bayan natin at wala nang iba pa
Kahit saan makarating hahanap-hanapin pa rin
Ang ‘yong pinanggalingan ay walang tigil mong mahalin
Dahil ako, kayo, ikaw, sila
Para sa bagong Pilipinas ay dapat magkaisa
Kayanihan para sa bagong Pilipinas ay dapat magkaisa
Kayanihan

Chorus
Buksan mo ang iyong mga mata
Harapin mo bagong umaga
Ang pagbabago’y nasa sa atin
Natutupad na pangarap natin (2x)

Kay ganda na parang musika
Ang bansa na nagkakaisa
Sa habang buhay
Ingatan natin

Rap
Malapit na ang araw abot tanaw mo na
Isa lamang ang bayan natin at wala nang iba pa
Dahil, ako, kayo, ikaw, sila
Para sa bagong Pilipinas ay dapat magkaisa
Kayanihan

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