Only a severe weather event can derail the scheduled completion and opening of the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge next month, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark A. Villar reckoned on Monday, June 21. Villar said there are "only few activities" left to be done on the bridge,...
The Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge--one of the two China government-funded bridges in Metro Manila--is now 93.02 percent complete, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said Friday, June 18. OPENING SOON -- The Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge that links Makati City and...
Traveling to Ilocos region is much safer now that the Carlatan Bridge, which serves as a key link from San Fernando City, La Union, is fully rehabilitated, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. FOR SAFER TRAVEL -- The Carlatan Bridge in San Fernando, La Union opens after its...
The construction of the China government-funded Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in the city of Manila has reached a completion rate of 68 percent as of Wednesday, June 16. The Binondo-Intramuros Bridge (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) Thus, bared the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as it...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted water sampling on Sunday, June 13, to determine the extent of the damage of the fire that engulfed a cargo vessel near Delpan Bridge in Tondo, Manila. PCG personnel laid absorbent pads to cover the thick “oil sheens” and oil spill blooms and prevent a...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark A .Villar knows how to give credit where credit is due. (Photo from Mark Villar's Facebook) Villar, the driving force behind the Duterte administration's "Build, Build, Build" program, gave a nice shout-out to the construction workers...
The story behind the Zapote Bridge, a National Historical Landmark Two battles were fought there by brave Filipino soldiers against the Spanish forces in 1897 and against the Americans in 1899 Despite the odds against them, the Filipino soldiers fought to defend the border of Cavite A 2013 photo of...
Photo by JM Pagulayan True to its word, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will open to the motoring public on Saturday, June 12 the new Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge, which links the business and industrial hubs of the cities of Pasig, Makati, and Taguig. ALL SET -- Department of...
Anti-flood works are being carried out to protect the Mancatian Bridge in Porac, Pampanga from possible overflowing of the Pasig-Potrero River, Secretary Mark Villar of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday, June 10. ANTI-FLOOD WORKS-- Protective engineering works are now...
“It was heart-breaking seeing my two officers gasping for breath.” The captain of the cargo vessel MV Athens Bridge, which carried seafarers infected with India variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has shared what he described as a “horrendous” experience during their battle...
The Independence Day opening of the new Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge, which links business and industrial hubs in the cities of Pasig, Makati, and Taguig is all set, Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar announced Friday, June 4. ALL SET-- The opening of the new Sta....
CEBU CITY—The Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) is already 70.33 percent complete. As of April 2021, the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Corp. (CCLEC), reported that the overall Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) progress of the 8.5-kilometer CCLEX is at 74.86 percent. With the...
