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Pre-bidding activities were finally started in preparations for the implementation of the New Bohol Airport project in Panglao island.

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Where will the funds come from to finance the long-delayed New Bohol Airport project in Panglao island? Will it be from the official development assistance (ODA) by a foreign country-grantor or the public-private partnership (PPP) of the national government and local private firms?

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It would be more cost-effective that the New Bohol  Panglao Airport project be funded by the Official Development Assistance (ODA) than through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, as proposed earlier.
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The government has come one step closer to fully availing itself of the 27th Yen Loan Package from Japan after the disagreement between two Cabinet officials on how the money is to be used has been finally resolved, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo L. Neri  said yesterday.


 Neri said the 26th yen loan package is ready for disbursement after two ranking government officials agreed on the Pasig River Project.


"The project is okay. As far as I know, there are no more problems there," Neri said.


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                    [Title] => Squabbles delay Pasig River rehab — Neri
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The squabbles among the proponents of the Pasig River project have been causing the delay in the river’s planned rehabilitation, the country’s top economic planner said.


Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo L. Neri said two ranking government officials have been fighting over the river’s embankment, which has pushed back the project’s timetable by at least six months


An embankment is a long artificial mound of stone or earth built to hold back water or to support a road as protection.


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The Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project (PMRCIP), which aims to mitigate the frequent inundation or massive flooding caused by the overflowing of the river, has not been approved by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).


"There are still issues with the project," NEDA director general Romulo L. Neri said in an interview. He, however, refused to elaborate on the matter.


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Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo L. Neri said two ranking government officials have been fighting over the river’s embankment, which has pushed back the project’s timetable by at least six months


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PCCI pushes passage of competition law

By Louella Desiderio | April 3, 2014 - 12:00am

The country’s largest business group the Philippine Chamber of Commerce  and Industry (PCCI), is pushing for the passage of a competition policy  to create an environment that would attract more ...

Business

Preparations for site of new Bohol airport project in Panglao underway

By Angeline Valencia | April 12, 2013 - 12:00am

Pre-bidding activities were finally started in preparations for the implementation of the New Bohol Airport project in Panglao island.

Freeman Region

Bohol airport: Public-private pool or foreign fund source? Ric V. Obedencio

February 19, 2013 - 12:00am

Where will the funds come from to finance the long-delayed New Bohol Airport project in Panglao island? Will it be from the official development assistance (ODA) by a foreign country-grantor or the public-private...

Freeman Region

Jimenez explains ODA funds for Panglao airport

By Ric V. Obedencio | September 16, 2012 - 12:00am

It would be more cost-effective that the New Bohol Panglao Airport project be funded by the Official Development Assistance (ODA) than through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, as proposed earlier.

Freeman Region

Phl eyes P7-B loan from Japan

By Aurea Calica | July 7, 2012 - 12:00am

The Philippines is eyeing a P7-billion loan from Japan to acquire 10 “multi-role response vessels (MRRVs)” to upgrade the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) monitoring capability in the country’s...

Headlines

RP nears full availment of 27th Yen package

By Ma. Elisa Osorio  | December 26, 2006 - 12:00am

The government has come one step closer to fully availing itself of the 27th Yen Loan Package from Japan after the disagreement between two Cabinet officials on how the money is to be used has been finally...

Business

Squabbles delay Pasig River rehab — Neri

By Ma. Elisa Osorio  | November 19, 2006 - 12:00am

The squabbles among the proponents of the Pasig River project have been causing the delay in the river’s planned rehabilitation, the country’s top economic planner said. Socioeconomic Planning...

Business

Pasig-Marikina River clean-up hits snag

By Ma. Elisa Osorio  | November 10, 2006 - 12:00am

Flooding in the Pasig-Marikina River is expected to continue after the government admitted that the river’s clean-up drive has hit some problems. The Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project (PMRCIP),...

Business