$120-million bridge to link Samal to Davao

By Rose B.Palacio
Philippine Information Agency

DAVAO CITY — A $120-million bridge will soon connect Davao City and the Island Garden City of Samal, a project that is expected to boost tourism and trade for the two cities.

Public Works and Highways Acting Secretary Manuel Bonoan, together with USEC Rafael Yabut and DPWH XI Director Dimas Soguilon, were here recently to study the proposal for the bridge.
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Foreign observers’ comparison of Mindanao with Afghanistan uncalled for — Bunye

MANILA — Press Secretary Ignacio R. Bunye lamented today as “uncalled for” the statement of foreign observers of last Monday?s midterm elections comparing Mindanao with the situation in war-wracked Afghanistan.
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JP Morgan reactivates program to attract investors to Philippines

MANILA — JP Morgan, one of the world?s top financial services firms with global assets of $1.4 trillion, has reactivated Philippine Corporate Access Days (PCAD), ending a seven-year hiatus in the program to draw more overseas investments into the country.
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