By Diego C. Cagahastian This month is an auspicious time for the Department of Public Works and Highways. It is the DPWH's 124th Founding Anniversary, making the Department as old as the First Philippine Republic headed by President Emilio Aguinaldo. This is also the month when incumbent President,...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed more than 1,000 road projects in Central Luzon under the 2021 Regular Infrastructure Program in Region 3. In a statement, the DPWH said among those completed out of the 1,321 road infrastructures were the rehabilitated 98.68-kilometer...
By next month, the iconic Binondo–Intramuros Bridge in Manila will be passable to all as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it is almost done with the project. DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado said he has given Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, the chief implementer of the...
Residents of Barangay Nabanghi need not worry at times of calamity as a flood control structure along the portion of Sibalom River in the town of Leon in Iloilo has been completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado said the P75.26 million river...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it has completed a total of 1,273 infrastructure projects in Ilocos Region last year. DPWH Sec. Roger G. Mercado said a total of 279 other projects for the Ilocos Region is set to be completed this year. “We will continue to keep up with all...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has vowed to finish the road projects in Zamboanga region that would ensure interconnectivity of towns and provinces in the area. Among those project were Alicia-Malangas Road and Lutiman-Guicam-Olutanga Road both in Zamboanga Sibugay; and...
The construction of Panguil Bay Bridge connecting Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub City, Misamis Occidental is nearly halfway through, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, fourth from right,...
The aggressive implementation of infrastructure projects especially through the Build Build Build project has resulted in the employment of more than 1.6 million Filipinos, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Thursday, Jan. 27. DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado said that from...
This summer, a new bridge connecting Binondo and Intramuros in Manila will be available to motorists. Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) Undersecretary and ‘Build Build Build’ program chief implementer Emil Sadain, middle, leads the inspection of the new bridge connecting Binondo and...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has committed to complete the the road widening project of Lawton Avenue in Taguig City by second quarter of this year. “As the government increases mobility in Metro Manila amid the pandemic, this project is vital in addressing traffic woes...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado has placed the overall supervision and control of the department's planning service under the control of his office as a cost-saving measures following a huge budget cut it suffered from the 2022 General Appropriations Act...
In line with the government’s response in the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado has conducted an inspection on the modular health facility for mandatory quarantine in Pasay City. “We are checking if facilities...
