^
+ Follow FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS Tag
FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 127233
                    [Title] => Bad Times
                    [Summary] => 
The number of bodyguards at the boys’ school where one of my grandnephews is a prep student has increased significantly this school year, and at the play school where his little brother spends a couple of hours a day burly bodyguards keep an eagle eye on the grandson of a former government official.
                    [DatePublished] => 2001-07-01 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135045
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1632939
                    [AuthorName] => NOTES FROM THE EDITOR By Singkit
                    [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine
                    [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 98380
                    [Title] => ADB okays $1M for squatter relocation
                    [Summary] => The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $1-million grant to support the relocation project of two poor communities which live along the railway tracks in Manila.


The project will be financed under ADB’s Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, which was established last May to provide grants for poverty reduction activities.

The integrated urban development project will pilot-test a community-based, self-help approach to resettle 567 out of an estimated 12,000 families who live in hazardous conditions by the tracks of the Philippine National Railways.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 104976 [Title] => Bulacan village gets new bridge [Summary] => President Estrada will inaugurate tomorrow a modular steel bridge that links two barangays in San Miguel, Bulacan, highlighting the continuing partnership of the Philippines and Austria in bringing development to the countryside.

The Balaong-Masalipit bridge, billed "Tulay ng Pagmamahal" by Interior and Local Government Secretary Alfredo Lim, was prompted by the need to connect Barangays Balaong and Masalipit, which are isolated from each other, especially during heavy rains when the river swells to about four meters.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 100296 [Title] => Spanish group pulls out of P200-B rail project [Summary] =>

The Spanish-led consortium has pulled out of the controversial P200-billion Mindanao Railway Project (MRP) and the government has decided to take over the project development and feasibility study before bidding portions of it to private developers.

The Presidential Committee on Flagship Programs and Projects (PCFPP) said government has formed a task force to take over to conduct the feasibility study and prepare the project blueprint.

PCFPP chairman Roberto Aventajado told reporters that the task force had attempted to track down the original proponents of the project to de [DatePublished] => 2000-03-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 100272 [Title] => Gov't may scrap unsolicited proposals for BOT projects [Summary] =>

The Estrada Administration is considering the policy of shifting back to government-initiated public sector projects and tapping multilateral funding agencies for funds.

After a review of public-funded projects under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) scheme, the Presidential Committee on Flagship Programs and Projects (PCFPP) said it noted huge discrepancies in unsolicited proposals that were accepted and the actual projects that materialized.

As a result, the PCFPP said government is now encouraging local governments and national line agencies to front-load the expense of de [DatePublished] => 2000-03-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 94482 [Title] => Gov't to supply needs of public infra projects [Summary] =>

The government will directly undertake the exploration, development, utilization and disposition of gravel, sand, clay and other related minerals required for government infrastructure projects, Secretary Roberto Aventajado, chairman of the Presidential Committee on Flagship Programs and Projects, said yesterday.

He said this move is contained in Executive Order No. 200 issued by President Estrada last Jan. [DatePublished] => 2000-01-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 101346 [Title] => Solid waste program not limited to landfill [Summary] =>

Secretary Roberto Aventajado, chairman of the Presidential Committee on Flagship Programs and Projects, emphasized that the government's policy on solid waste management is a comprehensive one, and is not limited to sanitary landfill alone.

The setting up of sanitary landfills is only part of the overall solution to Metro Manila's waste problem, according to Aventajado, who is also chair of the Greater Metro Manila Solid Waste Management Committee (GMMSWMC), the agency tasked with solving the garbage problem in the metropolis and neighboring provinces.

Aventajado said sanit [DatePublished] => 2000-01-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

abtest
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with