The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to finish the 4.55-kilometer segment and collapsed portions of the Metro Cebu Expressway in Naga City, Cebu, within five to six months. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the accelerated timeline aims to end an eight-year delay that has...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is racing to restore and widen key rivers in Cebu within six months as part of its flood mitigation efforts following last year’s deadly flooding in Central Visayas. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the river recovery initiative is centered on...
The contractor behind a flood control project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, will be held liable after inspections revealed substandard construction, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday, Jan. 26. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon identified the contractor as New Big Four J...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), through its National Capital Region (NCR) office and district engineering units, logged steady gains in flood control efforts as Oplan Kontra Baha operations intensified across Metro Manila. The agency said the progress reflects its commitment to...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon declared zero tolerance for fly-by-night contractors and ordered the urgent completion of long-delayed Pampanga infrastructure projects before the rainy season. Dizon made the announcement after inspecting a pothole-ridden...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero is calling on the national government to advance the proposed tripartite agreement involving three agencies as it seeks to empower qualified local government units (LGUs) to achieve accelerated growth through improved infrastructure, stronger rural connectivity,...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has demanded the full repair of the damaged Navotas Coastal Dike by February, stressing that the structure must be restored to safety standards to protect coastal communities from flooding. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the firm responsible for...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is fast-tracking drainage improvement works along Araneta Avenue in Quezon City to curb chronic flooding ahead of the rainy season, with the project targeted for completion by February. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the works involve dredging...
The Senate has transferred custody of Henry Alcantara, former Bulacan District Engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Shortly before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, DOJ personnel fetched Alcantara from the Senate detention facility....
Government evidence against officials behind the P289-million Oriental Mindoro road dike is “rock solid,” Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon said on Tuesday, Jan. 20, as inspections found the project substandard and at risk of collapse. Dizon made the remarks...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta believes that it is not proper for Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste to explain the contents of the so-called Cabral files. During the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Monday, Jan. 19, Marcoleta said that the neophyte lawmaker is "not competent"...
BAGUIO CITY – A co-accused of former Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. in his plunder case was arrested by the PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Benguet province early Tuesday morning, Jan. 20. DILG Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla said that Christina Mae del Rosario Pineda, 38, cashier...
