Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers 32nd National Convention.
THE civil engineering profession has had a long history in the country. The Philippine Society of Civil Engineers (PSCE) was organized in the 1920s by civil engineers in the government. In 1937, another group of civil engineers, this time in the private sector organized the Philippine Association of Civil...

China pledges P4.9-billion easy loan for BoC inspection project.
Byline: EDU H. LOPEZ The Export-Import Bank of China has pledged a P4.9-billion (800 million yuan) concessional loan to the Philippines to fund the implementation of the second phase of the non-intrusive container inspection project of the Bureau of Customs (BoC). China would also extend...

Tuesday mostly business as usual.
Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard If you wanted to tour the new federal courthouse in Eugene on Tuesday, you're out of luck. But if you want to deposit a check, pay a city parking ticket, apply for a county building permit, or renew your driver's...

China to fuel global infra spending.
Byline: SAEED AZHAR SINGAPORE, Jan. 21 (Reuters) -- The world may need $ 1.5 trillion over the next five years to build and improve infrastructure, underpinning strong earnings growth for stocks exposed to this sector, Credit Suisse Group said. Giles Keating, head of global research...

P50 M released for Halsema road; For completion of unfinished work on vital highway.
Byline: DEXTER A. SEE BAGUIO CITY -- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has approved the release of P50 million for the completion of unfinished work of the three-phase rehabilitation of the Baguio-Bontoc-Banaue road, popularly known as the Halsema Highway. The release of the funds was upon...

CA stops DPWH on QC billboard; issues TRO.
Byline: REY G. PANALIGAN The Court of Appeals (CA) has stopped the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) from demolishing the billboards put up by an advertising firm along EDSA in Quezon City. In a resolution written by Associate Justice Mariflor Punzalan Castillo, the...

TVI to start producing copper and zinc.
Byline: MELODY M. AGUIBA Toronto Stock Exchange-listed TVI Pacific Inc. is tapping Hill Street Capital LLC of New York to arrange financing for its sulphide plant in Canatuan, Zamboanga del Norte that is set to produce copper and zinc by the third quarter of the year. ...

Removing the Snake River dams would be a colossal breach of logic.
Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Terry Flores For The Register-Guard On Nov. 15, a report titled "Revenue Stream" was released, calling for the removal of the four lower Snake River dams. The Register-Guard commented favorably on this report in a Nov. 20 editorial. "Revenue Stream" claims...

Villar questions chicken import plan, addresses road experts.
Byline: JUDE GALFORD III Senate President Manny Villar yesterday asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) to take a "second look" at its plan to import three-million kilos of dressed chicken from the United States amid opposition from local poultry raisers. Villar expressed doubt over the...

12th International Conference of the Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia.
THE Philippines will hold the 12th International Conference of the Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia (REAAA) starting today, November 21 to November 24, 2006, at the Philippine International Convention Center. The affair will be jointly hosted by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH),...