Fuel costs squeeze contractors
Persistently high fuel prices are putting increasing financial pressure on construction firms, with one contractor saying it continues to absorb the additional…
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Persistently high fuel prices are putting increasing financial pressure on construction firms, with one contractor saying it continues to absorb the additional…
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The Department of Education (DepEd) has strengthened oversight of its localized classroom construction program as 168 local government units (LGUs) move…
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Trust, once lost, is difficult to rebuild. Investors value policy consistency as much as fiscal incentives.
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The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is urging the construction industry to voluntarily adopt a productivity-linked wage system that allows lower-wage…
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PHILCONSTRUCT 2026 will gather construction industry stakeholders from 25 to 28 June as it promotes responsible building practices and infrastructure…
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A business group representing tourism stakeholders sees a silver lining in Japan’s planned increase in visa fees: a potential surge in domestic travel as more…
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A legal observer has stated that under Philippine law, primary liability for defective construction and site safety violations generally rests with contractors…
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A Fil-Chinese merchant, the sort who moves decent volume and keeps a modest cushion in the family safe, found himself in the middle of a medical nightmare.
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Rescue teams recovered three more bodies Tuesday from the rubble of a collapsed building under construction in Pampanga province, bringing the total death toll…
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When a structure collapses, it is usually laborers, nearby residents, and ordinary citizens who pay the price.
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Construction sites have long been associated with concrete mixers, towering cranes, and workers moving across busy project grounds. Today, another force is…
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A witness in the malversation trial of former Department of Public Works and Highways engineer Brice Hernandez affirmed claims that P299 million…
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A relatively young and ambitious construction tycoon, whose moniker would invite intrigue, has decided to step down from the board of one of the country’s…
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Megawide Construction Corp. grew its consolidated net income by 26 percent to P265 million in the first quarter of the year, driven by higher revenues from its…
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A Nosy Tarsee riddle: Which homegrown construction giant just cashed a check worth over P205 million, and earned every centavo the hard way?
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Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) is reassessing its expansion and spending plans after first-quarter net income plunged nearly 39 percent, as surging input costs…
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According to the ERC, the move is expected to reduce electricity rates by about P0.03 per kilowatt-hour, translating to roughly P6 in monthly savings for…
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German-Philippine training partnership blends classroom and factory learning to fix skills gap, build careers and modernize construction workforce nationwide.
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