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| Topic Started: Sep 5 2011, 01:39 AM (13,772 Views) | |
| spearhead | Sep 5 2011, 01:39 AM Post #1 |
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| spearhead | Sep 5 2011, 01:41 AM Post #2 |
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MRT 3 fare hike looms By Jess Diaz The Philippine Star Updated September 03, 2011 12:00 AM MANILA, Philippines - Commuters should brace for fare increases at the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 line along EDSA, as the government reduces its fare subsidy starting next year. Budget documents submitted by Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas to the House appropriations committee showed that the subsidy will be cut by P2.6 billion, or from P6.9 billion this year, to P4.3 billion next year. Committee members said the 38-percent reduction means that the government would have to increase fares soon to support the operation of the EDSA rail system. An increase in MRT fares was set during the time of Jose “Ping” de Jesus as transportation secretary, but the adjustment had been suspended indefinitely. The plan was to double the minimum fare to P25. Aside from P4.3 billion in subsidies, the government will be spending an additional P1.8 billion in operational and maintenance costs for MRT 3. Of that amount, P186.5 million will be for salaries, P1.6 billion for maintenance and other operating expenses and P9.9 million for capital or equipment outlay. The government is no longer providing funds in the 2012 budget for the extension of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) 1 line, which runs from Caloocan City to Manila and Pasay City through Rizal Avenue and Taft Avenue. In this year’s budget, there is P1.6 billion for the extension of the Caloocan end of the LRT 1 line and P2.2 billion for the extension of the southern end. Apparently, the total of P3.8 billion for the extension projects will continue to be used until next year. There is also P162 million in the 2011 budget for an automatic fare collection system for MRT 3 and P78 million for a signaling system for the same line. Roxas told the appropriations committee that maintenance problems have resulted in some coaches of the Edsa rail line stalling every now and then. “We are trying to stabilize the Edsa rail link in terms of maintenance,” he said. |
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| spearhead | Sep 5 2011, 01:45 AM Post #3 |
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 Clark is it! THURSDAY, 25 AUGUST 2011 19:12 JOSE MA. FERNANDEZ / FREE ENTERPRISE FOR the longest time now, the former Clark Air Base—now known as the Clark Ecozone—had performed under the radar, a victim perhaps of the internecine nature of Philippine politics and the tendency of our government to change directions faster than a car in a slalom race. Even to this very day, the Clark Ecozone—composed of the Clark Development -developed area and its potentially huge but undeveloped and fully squatted subzone; and the Clark International Airport —still has to obtain firm footing before it can fulfill its potential both as a prime destination (for Clark Development) and as the premier international gateway in and out of the country (for Clark Airport). Nonetheless, under the able guidance of parent Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), the Clark Ecozone should soon become a place of strong economic and tourism potential. At this stage, I would prefer to discuss the potential of Clark Airport, given its strategic location and the room to build a superior airport infrastructure. The US Air Force chose this location carefully, and this can be gleaned from the base having survived the worst of the lahar flows that plagued neighboring provinces and areas for a decade. It sits on higher ground and only had to deal with the tremendous ash fall that turned the base and environs into a snow-white but deadly caricature of a winter scene. The Clark Airport area has over 2,000 hectares of land. This will allow the expansion of the existing terminal into a larger facility that should be able to handle the sudden influx of more budget airlines and flights, both for the region and domestic routes. The granting of fifth freedom rights under the pocket open-skies policy has generated a heightened interest in Clark Airport unlike in the past. Also, the terminal should be able to absorb whatever flights are shunted its way by the overcrowded situation in Naia. With so much land available, the following projects will be possible in the near future: • A low-cost carrier (LCC budget) terminal that will be built on a modular basis, allowing for expansion as more flights and passengers are added up to a potential of about 25 million passengers per annum; •* A gateway terminal that will handle the flights of Legacy carriers, or those that require certain amenities like bridgeways, lounges, upscale shops and which carry the normal passengers willing to pay more than those who take budget flights; • A huge or possibly several cargo terminals; • Fixed-based operation terminals of certain companies that keep and maintain fleets of corporate aircraft; • Maintenance and repair facilities to service and repair aircraft; • Other facilities such as those that house simulators, training schools and the like; • Other buildings and facilities found in an airport, part of a business plan to support and/or feed business into the airport; and • A second runway to run parallel to the existing large runway (the existing fighter jet runway will become a taxiway), plus a dependent runway that will be operated in case of need. In addition, an enterprising group started the Global Gateway Logistics facility using an area of about 165 hectares. It will house businesses with immediate or proximate interests in the airport. First to break ground is the new Medical City hospital, one that promises to be the best of its kind, north of the metropolis. It will surely house a burn-and-trauma unit in case of problems associated with aviation mishaps (hopefully, none at all).* There is a proposal to open the facility to the needs of medical tourism, with the patients being flown in from neighboring countries. What is needed is for a high-speed rail connection between the Metro area and Clark—one that will allow for city check-in and shorter travel times. It will also allow arriving passengers easier access into the city, especially returning residents who reside in Metro Manila. Ideally, the rail will utilize existing right of ways or carve a new path through the Nlex, a route that will cut down the time to take to build the rail facility. Ideally, the DOTC should be able to bid out the high-speed rail facility almost or simultaneously with the bidding for the gateway terminal, both under the PPP program or a simple BOT. There are various modes of financing available and being explored at the present. The big-ticket items such as the high-speed rail and the gateway facility—with a few goodies like the cargo terminal being thrown in—would have to be done with the private sector. On the part of the Clark Airport board, it has already come to a decision that the gateway terminal will be bid out in an open and transparent manner, one that will ensure the participation of serious players. Negotiated bids have been declared verboten because of the suspicion that such a tack would bring. Certain projects will be financed through borrowing or securitization, utilizing the stream of revenues to be generated by the existing and potential (like the new flights to and from Clark by airlines that have signed up for more frequencies and rentals from land or facilities) business of the airport. Our sister subsidiary (of BCDA) is now in the process of refashioning itself into a tourist destination. It is putting up biking and hiking trails, contemplating its own version of CamSur, and other attractions. With Subic just a short ride away via the SCTEx, the Clark-Subic corridor promises to be an exciting destination that will become the place to be in the near future. And if I forgot to mention it, we plan on bidding out these big projects by 2012, with the existing terminal expansion to be completed by then. |
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| spearhead | Sep 5 2011, 01:57 AM Post #4 |
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North Rail 'reconfigured' By ELLSON A. QUISMORIO September 1, 2011, 7:04pm BEIJING, China – Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II Thursday told Filipino journalists here that the problematic North Rail project, which has a Chinese contractor, would have to be “reconfigured.” “The Chinese ministers said that they are open to discussing it,” Roxas said. Roxas, who was among the handful of Cabinet secretaries who accompanied President Benigno “Noynoy” S. Aquino III in his visit to the historic Forbidden City in the Chinese capital, said that only through reconfiguration would North Rail move forward. He was quick to differentiate “reconfiguration” from “renegotiation,” the latter being the operating word that Philippine authorities had been in connection with the project just prior to President Aquino’s state visit in the People’s Republic of China (PROC). “In diplomatic terms, renegotiation means seeking changes to the existing contract; reconfiguration means that the project itself is going to change,” Roxas said. “Our intent is to write up a whole new project.” The former senator said the topic was brought up during the bilateral meeting between President Aquino and President Hu Jintao of China on Wednesday afternoon. Approved by the previous government, the railway project has been plagued by cost overruns: from an original price tag of $503 million, it would now apparently require $1.8 billion to complete. Asked about what was said by Chinese officials on the project, Aquino on Wednesday said: “They emphasized that a Chinese entity did spend time, effort, finances, and that the rights of this Chinese corporation should be respected.” Roxas Thursday assured that the present builder would be compensated for their total work output thus far, although it may not be much based on his assessment. “Out of the 90-kilometer line, I think they’ve just put up one kilometer.” Roxas said the government is now eyeing the construction of an even longer train line, from Clark in Pampanga to the Manila’s “Central Business District.” He said that the reconfiguration of North Rail was vital in three aspects. “First, the Philippines will be the one to write the terms of reference. Second, we will determine first the accomplishments before paying the builders and third, the contract would be bid out (as opposed to being designated) to a Chinese company that is experienced and accredited in railway construction.” As for the cost of the new project, Roxas said that they would be leaving it to the hands of the engineers. The constructions on North Rail were halted last April to make way for a review of the contract. .jpg) Source: http://www.sinomach.com.cn/sinomach/...ditor/3(8).jpg 
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| spearhead | Sep 9 2011, 07:49 AM Post #5 |
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SONA: 'Love Bus' iminumungkahing ibalik sa lansangan 09/08/2011 | 10:14 PM http://www.gmanews.tv/largevideo/related/9...ik-sa-lansangan |
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| spearhead | Sep 12 2011, 05:20 AM Post #6 |
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Palace releases P1.42B for nationwide roadwork http://business.inquirer.net/14353/p...nwide-roadwork By: Ronnel W. Domingo Philippine Daily Inquirer 9:14 pm Monday, August 22nd, 2011 Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad said Malacañang has released P1.42 billion for the maintenance of national roads and installation of road safety devices across the country as part of efforts to have all national roads paved by 2014. The amount released to the Department of Public Works and Highways includes P1.33 billion earmarked for 152 preventive maintenance projects that cover 141.26 kilometers of national roads. An additional P85 million will go to the installation of adequate road safety devices along national roads. “These infrastructure projects sustain the ongoing economic development efforts of the Aquino administration to bring direct, immediate and substantial benefits to the citizens,” Abad said. Malacañang has committed to have all national roads paved by 2014, and all secondary roads by 2016. For 2012, the DPWH will prioritize the preservation of road assets, decongestion of traffic in Metro Manila and other urban areas, support infrastructure for tourism destinations, access roads to airports, and flood control. Earlier this year, President Aquino inaugurated a P60.8-million road project in Misamis Oriental, one of various items lined up under the Australian government-funded provincial road management facility (PRMF). Data from the Australian Agency for International Development show that the P4.3-billion PRMF, a five-year program that runs until 2014, is aimed at helping local governments rehabilitate and maintain more than 1,000 kilometers of provincial roads in 10 provinces in Mindanao and the Visayas. The Australian government has committed P1.8 billion for capacity-building activities and for the rehabilitation of roads. |
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| spearhead | Sep 12 2011, 05:27 AM Post #7 |
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NAIA Terminal 3 photos by habagatcentral1 from SSC:         
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| spearhead | Sep 12 2011, 05:29 AM Post #8 |
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     NAIA Terminal 3 photos by habagatcentral1 from SSC:      |
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| spearhead | Sep 19 2011, 08:43 PM Post #9 |
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BRT project planned in Cebu:
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| spearhead | Sep 19 2011, 08:47 PM Post #10 |
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Newly purchased trains from Japan are already operational (photos by mr. Bicol from SSC): 
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