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The Estrada Administration is considering the policy of shifting back to
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After a review of public-funded projects under the build-operate-transfer (BOT)
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Government is considering a P74-billion development project involving an
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PCFP chairman J. Roberto Aventajado told reporters that Lavalin would now lead
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Documents from the Presidential Committee on Flagship Projects and Programs
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The project, according to the PCFPP, would involve the development of the
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The Presidential Committee on Flagship Projects (PCFP) has endorsed SNC
Lavalin's proposal which reduced the total cost of the project from $620
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PCFP chairman J. Roberto Aventajado told reporters that Lavalin would now lead
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The setting up of sanitary landfills is only part of the overall solution to
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