President Marcos has ordered the accelerated construction of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute 's (NKTI) Legacy Building in Quezon City, saying the project is crucial in addressing the growing number of Filipinos suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD). The President issued the...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) secured clearance from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file 44 criminal tax evasion cases against three former public works officials over an alleged ₱1.68 billion in unpaid liabilities. In a statement, the BIR reported that the DOJ found probable cause to...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is considering relocating about 500 families living along Tuntong Creek in Barangay Manuyo Dos as part of a long-term solution to the persistent flooding problem in Las Piñas, Mayor April Aguilar said. Aguilar noted that DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon...
The Philippines’ more-than-three-decade-old devolution program remains incomplete, with local government units (LGUs) and national agencies continuing to share responsibilities for many basic services despite the 1991 Local Government Code (LGC), according to state-run policy think tank...
The driver of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineer Henry Alcantara on Tuesday, June 23, said that he delivered sealed boxes, which he suspected contained money, to individuals he associated with former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo, former Caloocan Second...
The driver of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineer Henry Alcantara told the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, June 23, that he delivered sealed boxes, which he suspected contained money, from the Bulacan First District Engineering Office to individuals he identified as...
Las Piñas Mayor April Aguilar announced that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is targeting the completion of the long-delayed flood mitigation project along Marcos Alvarez Avenue in Barangay Talon Singko, Las Piñas City, by June. Aguilar joined DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon during...
Government infrastructure spending plunged in the first four months of the year, failing to recover from a high-profile flood-control corruption scandal that triggered aggressive regulatory oversight and disrupted the processing of state funds. According to the latest national government...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) urged the public, particularly the netizens, to be the government’s eyes and ears in locating unfinished and substandard projects of the department. The call was made amid some concerns over the slow action or inaction on the part of local...
Even the country’s main public hospital in Manila appeared to have not been spared from the flood control controversy. And Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has all the reasons to be furious since after one and a half year since the flood control at the Philippine General Hospital...
The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division has denied a bid by a co-accused of former Ako Bicol party-list representative Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co to inhibit its justices from hearing their malversation case. In a resolution dated June 17, the court denied former Department of Public Works and Highways...
DAGUPAN CITY – Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon encouraged the public to report unfinished infrastructure projects. "The participation of our fellow countrymen is important because if that doesn 't come out, I won 't be able to see it, we won 't...
