The Philippine Embassy in Dili-Timor-Leste, through the Department of Public Affairs (DFA), invites contractors to take advantage of the business opportunities in Timor-Leste's civil construction sector.

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is inviting interested parties to participate in the open and transparent bidding process for the P169.7 million Construction, Improvement, and Development of Ports in Southern Leyte, Catanduanes and Surigao Del Norte.

The Ministry of Transport (MIT) of the Republic of Iraq invites contractors to participate in a prequalification procedure for the construction of the airsie and landside infrastructure of a new airport to be built near Holly Kerbaia Governate, Iraq, named the Middle Euphrates International Airport (MEIA).

The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply for eligibility and if found eligible, to bid for the P151-M Architectural Upgrading of Parapet Walls, Eaves and Elevated Roadway at NAIA Terminal 1.

Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and Ayala Corp. reaffirmed their interest in the Cavite-Laguna (CALA) Expressway Project despite changes in the bidding terms.

San Miguel Corp. is planning to participate in the bidding of the contract to operate and manage (O&M) the P7.8-billion Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental, another project that the government will implement under its public-private partnership (PPP) program.

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) conducted a pre-bid conference for the Automated Fare Collection System (AFCS) Project last June 11, 2013 at the DOTC Office in Mandaluyong City.

The Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) is determining whether the $1.2-billion, 105-kilometer Batangas-Manila (Batman 1) natural gas pipeline project can be implemented under the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme.

About 632 runners swarmed the San Pedro Calungsod Template at the South Road Properties (SRP) in the morning of June 9 to sign up for the first Philconstruct Industry Run, a 21-kilometer race organized by the Cebu Contractors Association, Inc. (CCA) in cooperation with the Philippine Constructors Association, Inc. (PCA) and the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE).

The Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation (CFIF) held Tubod, the first domestic furniture trade show in the country, in conjunction with Philconstruct Visayas 2013 last June 6 to 8 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino. 

The total number of registered visitors at Philconstruct Visayas 2013 grew by almost 50% this year, an indicator of its unqualified success and health in the region.

The Philippine Constructors Association, Inc., (PCA) and the Cebu Contractors Association (CCA) officially kicked off Philconstruct Visayas 2013 in the morning of June 6 at the Waterfront Hotel Cebu and Casino, Cebu City.

Five investor groups submitted a letter of intent and paid a non-refundable participation fee of P120,000 to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corp. for the Naga Power Plant Complex (NPPC) bid.

Goldman Sachs reported that infrastructure demand from this year until the end of the decade could hit $110 billion as the Philippines continues to grow through increases in per capita income and urbanization.

The Philippines needs to increase infrastructure spending to better prepare for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) integration, said former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Benjamin Diokno.

Manila Water Co. will spend P7 billion for projects this year, disclosed head of corporate communications Jeric Sevilla.