President Rodrigo Roa Duterte lauded the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) for providing comfortable cells for the internees during his talk to troops at the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Multi-purpose Center of the Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Steel Asia withdraws bid to purchase NSC
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| Roberto M. Cola |
"We won't be pursuing NSC anymore," Cola said. "We wanted that for the infrastructure already there because it was going to be easier to build a new steel mill there, what with the port and the industrial provisions."
The company executive cited a breakdown in negotiations especially with the local government officials in Iligan, who wanted to become part owners of the company after it is acquired by Steel Asia.
According to Cola, Steel Asia offered acquisition terms that included payment of the National Steel's real-property back taxes amounting to some Php 4-billion, a settlement with the National Power Corp. for payment on past power consumption and rent payment for the land (based on a compromise on valuation).
Talks on the purchase of NSC included a number of parties, including banks, NDC under the Department of Trade and Industry, Global Steel and other NSC claimants.
NSC has had a checkered history, going through several privatization efforts through almost six decades since its creation in the 1950s.
With the discussion seen to be too difficult for an industry supplying the main construction material for the country's infrastructure drive, we decided to look elsewhere to build a $1-billion steel-making facility, according to Cola.
"We're looking at another site, possibly Batangas or Subic," he added.
Cola said that facility will include a scrap-based electric-arc furnace with a capacity of 0.5 million metric tons to produce beam blacks, slabs, and billets. A rolling mill will also be installed to produce sections, rebars, and plates.
He added that Steel Asia is in talks with Italian and Japanese investors for joint ventures in the mini-mills for the production of sections and plates. Steel Asia will produce the rebars themselves.
The firm will be conducting an ocular visit next week on possible sites, as well as finalizing a memorandum of understanding with a yet-unnamed foreign investor. [Catherine Pillas, Business Mirror]
Friday, October 13, 2017
Duterte graces Buglasan Festival in Dumaguete City
President Rodrigo Duterte graced the opening ceremonies of the Buglasan Festival 2017 at the Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Centre, Negros Oriental Provincial Capitol Grounds in Dumaguete City.
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Duterte lashes at EU representatives anew
President Rodrigo Duterte lashes anew Thursday against some European Union (EU) representatives for criticizing his war on drugs.
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