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BSP approves $436m JICA loan for Metro Manila rail transit expansion
2013-10-08 01:00:00| Railway Technology
The Monetary Board, the policy-making body of BSP, has approved a $436m loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to expand the Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) Lines 1 and 2 in The Philippines.
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MANILA : Philippine govt still hopeful on big infra projects
2013-09-02 08:10:44| Beverages - Topix.net
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III sees too many stumbling blocks to the much-needed connector roads that will link the North and South Luzon expressways but remains hopeful that the two alignments separately espoused by San Miguel Corp. and Metro Pacific Investment Corp. will be completed within his term.
Most of Manila left underwater as record storms sweep parts of Asia
2013-08-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: A state of disaster was declared in parts of the northern Philippines earlier this week as a monsoon and typhoon brought incessant rain in the region for three days, triggering mass evacuations and affecting more than 1 million people. Although Typhoon Trami has left the nation and made landfall in southern China yesterday, causing fresh flooding in the region, residents continue to wade in thick mud and water that is chest-deep in some areas. The weather-related deaths, which have risen to 21,...
Large oil spill spreads in Manila Bay
2013-08-09 19:33:42| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A resident pours oil she collected from the shore following an oil spill incident Friday Aug. 9, 2013 that affected Rosario township and three other coastal townships in Cavite province south of Manila, Philippines.
Large oil spill spreads in Manila Bay
2013-08-09 19:30:56| Energy - Topix.net
A resident pours oil she collected from the shore following an oil spill incident Friday Aug. 9, 2013 that affected Rosario township and three other coastal townships in Cavite province south of Manila, Philippines.