The regular weekend road repair works along two major highways in Metro Manila will resume Friday night, July 9, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Reblocking and repair works will be undertaken on Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) and...
The 2.22-kilometer (km) section of the Arterial Plaridel Bypass Road, which includes the bridge across Angat River in Bustos, Bulacan, was opened on Friday, July 9. WIDER IS BETTER--The newly-widened Arterial Plaridel Bypass Road in Bustos, Bulacan was opened to motorists on July 9, 2021. (Photo...
Two segments of the Cavitex-C5 South Link Expressway are poised to be inaugurated next year, leading to the opening of an accumulated 3.5 kilometers (km) of the 7.7-km road project. NEW ROAD NEXT YEAR--Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar leads the inspection of the...
More than 1,500 kilometers (km) of roads and a total of 354 bridges have either been built or improved in the Ilocos region over the last five years, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. Lingayen Bypass Road in Pangasinan (Photo from DPWH) To be specific, 1,538 km of...
The 138-kilovolt (kV) high voltage submarine cable in Negros Oriental which suffered technical glitch, has been limiting the transmission of power capacity between the islands of Cebu and Negros. In a statement to the media, transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP)...
Disaster response teams from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have been activated as the magmatic unrest of Taal Volcano persists. Taal Volcano (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said that a total of 826 personnel with 107...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar recently took to Facebook to express just how proud he is of his wife, Emmeline Aglipay-Villar, who unbeknown to many is suffering from lupus. (Photo from Emmeline Aglipay-Villar's Facebook) "I’m so proud of my wife for the...
The ongoing construction of the 35.89-kilometer Cagayan de Oro (CDO)–Laguindingan–Mountain Diversion Road in Mindanao is now halfway done, the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) announced Saturday, July 3. SHORTER TRAVEL TIME SOON-- The CDO-Mountain Diversion Road is now 52.65...
Taking a ride around Siargao Island would soon become an attraction in itself once the 11.85-kilometer (km) road network there, which includes the scenic Catangnan-Cabitoonan Bridge, gets finished this November, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said. GREAT...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking to hire additional manpower to complement its workforce amid the glut of dredging activities around the country. WANTED DREDGING OPERATORS-- Some 200 more workers will be hired by the Department of Public Works and Highways for its...
Access roads and bridges leading to New Clark City (NCC) in Capas, Tarlac will be constructed this year to link together the existing roads within the Clark Special Economic Zone, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Wednesday, June 30. THE MORE THE MERRIER -- Access roads and...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo According to Philippine Statistics Authority, the economy of Central Luzon grew by 5.6 percent in 2019. Service has the largest share in the region’s economy accounting for 45.1 percent. Industry accounts for 42.6 percent while agriculture, forestry and fishing is...
