Pioneering OFWs, Toast of Alaska
The Philippines’ highest and lucrative ‘export’ is manpower. Its Overseas Filipino Workers continually prop up the Philippine economy with their remittance of billion of dollars each year [...]
Blacktown residents will now have more access to travel services with the opening of Travel Access [...]
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In the hit romantic comedy ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’, the lead actress Kate Hudson plays a journalist who did everything she could to get the leading man (Matthew McConaughey) to hate her. It was an experiment concocted by Kate’s editor for a writing assignment due in 10 days. But the ruse [...]
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The operation of M4 Western Motorway was handed back last 16 February to the NSW Government and the toll was removed. The M4 is a 40 kilometre motorway that extends from Concord in Sydney’s inner west to Lapstone at the foothills of the Blue Mountains. Statewide Roads has operated a 12.5 kilometre section, including the section from Silverwater Road [...]
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Travel traffic between Australia and the Philippines continued to buck the trend this year in the face of the current global recession. In an exclusive interview, the Philippines’ tourism attache in Sydney, Consuelo ‘Lito Jones, told Radio Sandigan that despite a worldwide decline of 8 per cent, traffic between Australia and the Philippines had increased by 5 per cent. “I am happy to say that we’re doing pretty well,” Ms Jones said. [...]
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The Philippines was named “One of 25 Best New Trips in the World in 2010” by National Geographic, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs recently reported. The DFA report said that the Philippines’ ancient cultures, structures and biodiversity were cited by the National Geographic as key reasons to visit the country [...]
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The Department of Foreign Affairs launched yesterday the Philippine ePassport that will make the country at par with developed countries. No other than President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was the recipient of the first ePassport presented to her by DFA Secretary Alberto G. Romulo in ceremonies [...]
Continue reading …From this Monday (12 January) Australians travelling to the United States of America will be required to follow new border entry procedures. All Australian passport-holders eligible to travel to the US under that country’s Visa Waiver Program must, before they travel, obtain approval through the US’ Electronic System for Travel Authorisation [...]
Continue reading …THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL in Sydney will begin the issuance of the new Philippine passport on August 1, 2008 and informs holders of Philippine passports about changes in the procedure for passport issuance. The Philippines has changed the format and features of its passport, to comply with the international standard set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the United Nations agency [...]
Continue reading …Atty Ed Yunon of Sydney yesterday emailed us with photos of the recently opened Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway.
In his covering letter, Atty Yunon wrote: “Every year I get the luck of going to the Philippines, and whenever I get there I always make it a point to find something beautiful and it has never been difficult to realize my objective. True I see and experience many things less admirable and less beautiful but those that I find impressive make up for those misgivings.”
“Today without being actually in the Philippines to experience my usual high, lo and behold before my very eyes the latest highway, the SUBIC CLARK TARLAC EXPRESSWAY. Feast your eyes, my friend, as I did myself.
“No, you are not looking at sections of M7 going to Liverpool or of M5 going to Canberra or of F3 going to Queensland. It is definitely Southwest Subic, Olongapo, Zambales, passing thru Clark Pampanga, terminating in Amucao,Tarlac City, Tarlac.”
“I am always proud of the Philippines but these pictures make me prouder today,” concluded Atty Yunon.
So are we, Atty Yunon. We have posted the photos at emanila’s Photogallery for everyone to view.
Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway
The Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) is a 94-kilometer highway north of Manila. The expressway starts in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Zambales passing through the interchange with the North Luzon Expressway near the Clark Special Economic Zone in Angeles City, Pampanga and ends at the Central Techno Park in Tarlac City, Tarlac.
When the expressway is finished, it will provide shorter travel time leading to faster transportation of goods between the two economic zones.
Based on reports, SCTEX will have similar features with the recently rehabilitated North Luzon Expressway. Phase 1 of the SCTEx construction started on April 21, 2005, and completed on December 2007. Phase 2 was scheduled to be done by March 2008.
Last March, President Gloria Arroyo-Macapagal opened the expressway’s first 50 kilometers.
Philippine Government sources have reported that SCTEX was built at a cost of P27 billion, of which P23.06 billion was funded through a loan grant from the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) and the rest shouldered by the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA). #
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