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Roma Point Bridge
The Roma Point Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge under construction between the towns of Quezon and Calauag in Quezon, Philippines. The bridge will connect Alabat Island and its three municipalities of Perez, Alabat, and Quezon with the rest of Luzon, which are separated by Silangan Pass. Once completed, it will be the longest bridge in Quezon province and the Calabarzon region. History Alabat Island and its three municipalities of Perez, Alabat and Quezon, are separated from the rest of Luzon by Silangan Pass, a narrow passage between Lopez Bay and Calauag Bay to the west and east of the island, respectively. As such, the more than 43,000 people living on the island who have important business in Manila or the provincial capital Lucena have to take a 45-minute roll-on/roll-off ferry from the Port of Alabat that crosses Lopez Bay to the Port of Atimonan in Quezon Province. However, scheduled ferry service can be interrupted by inclement weather or mechanical problems in the fer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Budget And Management
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM; ) is an Executive departments of the Philippines, executive body under the Office of the President of the Philippines. It is responsible for the sound and efficient use of government resources for national development and also as an instrument for the meeting of national socio-economic and political development goals. The department has four undersecretaries and four assistant secretaries. History At the beginning of the 20th century, the Second Philippine Commission, acting as a legislative body, enacted appropriations measures for the annual expenditures of the government. This was in accordance with the Philippine Bill of 1902, which decreed that disbursements from the national treasury were to be authorized only in pursuance of appropriations made by law. With the passage of the Jones Law in 1916, the Philippine Legislature was set up with two chambers: the Philippine Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaya (newspaper)
''Malaya'', originally named ''Ang Pahayagang Malaya'' ("The Free Newspaper" in Filipino), is a broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, headquartered at Intramuros, Manila, and owned by People's Independent Media Inc. The newspaper is known for being one of the publications that fought against the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos. The newspaper also publishes a business section called the ''Malaya Business Insight'' which is placed before the actual ''Malaya''. History Under Jose Burgos, Jr. The newspaper's name was derived from the Filipino word that means " free". In 1981, Malaya was founded by Jose Burgos, Jr. as a weekly, and later daily written in the Tagalog language. It eventually began publishing content in English language in 1983, when President Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bataan–Cavite Interlink Bridge
The Bataan–Cavite Interlink Bridge, also known as the Manila Bay Bridge, is a planned bridge that will cross Manila Bay and connect the provinces of Bataan and Cavite in the Philippines. Construction is expected to begin in 2025. History Background and early proposals Bataan's 1st congressional district, Bataan 1st district representative Felicito Payumo first proposed the construction of a bridge crossing Manila Bay in 1987, which he named as the "Trans Manila Bay Crossing". As chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), Payumo attempted to realize the Trans Manila Bay Crossing as a bridge–tunnel system in the early 2000s. At least two Japanese firms, Itochu and JFE Holdings, NKK presented feasibility studies for the bridge–tunnel link to the SBMA but such plans were never realized. In 2016, Payumo revived the proposal again, pitching the bridge as means to decongest traffic in Metro Manila and boost the economy. Comparing the proposed bridge to the Tokyo Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |