NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Building a digitally competitive nation for the Filipino people is one of the primary goals of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). In ensuring people’s access to the internet, the Department helps open doors for new opportunities that...
Half of the southern portion of Negros Occidental will soon benefit from an improved mobility of goods, trade, and access to major services once the construction of the New Magsaysay Bridge is completed, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Friday, August 19. New Magsaysay Bridge...
BAGUIO CITY -- The Benguet Corporation has allocated funds for the immediate construction of a bridge near its abandoned mining patented claim area near an open pit in Sitio Luneta, Loacan-Antamok, Itogon. Residents walk to the proposed site of a one-lane bridge to be constructed by Benguet...
Governor Jonvic Remulla ordered the Provincial Engineering Office to prioritize the accounting and dismantling of all condemned structures in Cavite. In a Facebook post on Monday, Aug. 1, Remulla said the order will be relayed to all municipal and city engineers. The governor's order came after...
DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite – Authorities found Thursday, July 28, the last missing victim in the collapse of a suspended steel bridge in Sitio Talisayan, Barangay Sampaloc IV on Tuesday evening, July 26. Barangay Information Officer April Rose Movido told the Manila Bulletin that the...
DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite – The number of fatalities from the collapse of a suspended steel bridge in Sitio Talisayan, Barangay Sampaloc IV on Tuesday evening, July 26, has risen to seven. Barangay Information Officer April Rose Movido confirmed with the Manila Bulletin the latest death...
With a handshake, Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has deemed resolved his issue with Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva. This followed a statement of Padilla that he was not voting for Villanueva when he was nominated to the post of Senate majority leader during the regular session of the...
DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite – A 17-year-old male died after a suspended steel bridge in Sitio Talisayan, Barangay Sampaloc IV collapsed Tuesday night, July 26. The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the victim as John Michael P. Beltran. Photo from Cavite PPO (MANILA BULLETIN)...
DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite – One person died, three were hurt, while seven remain missing after a suspended steel bridge in Sitio Talisayan, Barangay Sampaloc IV collapsed Tuesday night, July 26. Barangay Information Officer April Rose Movido told the Manila Bulletin that as of 8:00 a.m. on...
Among the many infamous things people see on the streets of Metro Manila are the footbridges. While they are built to keep commuters safe from crossing busy roads, sometimes the engineering that backs them doesn’t make sense. We saw it just recently after one upcoming footbridge in...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will pursue the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project, the first first loan agreement of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China for an infrastructure project. On Wednesday, July 6, the project was launched by visiting Chinese...
A man was rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after he allegedly jumped off the Mabini Bridge and into the Pasig River in Manila on Sunday, July 3. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) A report reaching the PCG Headquarters in Port Area, Manila identified the man as 29-year-old Jessie...
