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23 foreign, local firms vie for Calamba railway project

Philippine construction giants and an array of global contractors and engineering companies submitted bids to build a portion of the P345-billion Philippine National Railways’ Calamba project. In a statement on Thursday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) called it a “record-breaking” turnout as the firms vied for six contract packages for the construction of 40.5 kilometers…

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Megawide snaps losing streak; nets P2.9M in Q1

After being bludgeoned by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Megawide Construction Corp. returned to profitability in the first quarter of this year as belt-tightening measures made up for slower revenues generated by the construction and infrastructure businesses. Megawide booked an attributable net profit of P2.9 million in the first three months, much smaller than the…