Fooled a fast one

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Just when everybody thought that the Aquino (Part II) administration would not only pay lip service to its slogan about the straight and narrow path, some brilliant guys at the DOTC just pulled a fast one in the bidding for a fat P10-billion government contract.

Posted: January 2nd, 2013 in Columnists,Featured Columns,Headlines,Inquirer Columns | Read More »

Cebu airport off limits to groups with airline stakes

By Paolo G. Montecillo

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The Department of Transportation and Communications is expected to relax on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, the restriction on companies with stakes in airlines from bidding for the Mactan-Cebu international airport project. PHOTO COURTESY OF FRANCES MANGOSING

Two of the country’s top conglomerates have been automatically disqualified from bidding for the contract to expand and manage the new Mactan Cebu International Airport—one of the Aquino administration’s key infrastructure projects.

Posted: January 2nd, 2013 in Editor's Pick,Headlines | Read More »

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