CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The owner of the apartment building where a Department of Public Works and Highways engineer was arrested by National Bureau of Investigation agents said she is willing to cooperate with the authorities to shed light on the presence of the suspect in her property....
President Marcos has unveiled the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) transparency portal, which he branded as a digital wall against corruption related to the implementation of infrastructure projects in the country. Marcos announced the rollout of the portal on Monday afternoon, Nov....
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon assured the public that the first arrests linked to anomalous flood control projects are just the opening salvo in a sweeping accountability drive across the agency. Dizon said more individuals involved in the irregularities will...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has opened a temporary access road and stairway in the landslide-hit section of Bukidnon-Davao Road in Quezon, Bukidnon, to provide motorists and residents limited passage as full restoration work continues. DPWH said its engineers are completing...
The Piggatan Detour Bridge in Alcala, Cagayan, is expected to open by December as engineers work round-the-clock to restore access after last month’s bridge collapse, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported Thursday, Nov. 20. Construction has now reached 84 percent...
ILOILO CITY —The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) clarified there are no ghost and defective flood control projects in southern Iloilo province. The DPWH-Iloilo 1st District Engineering Office (DEO) reiterated this to the Iloilo Provincial Board in compliance with the legislative...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, November 18, confirmed that Undersecretary Trygve Olaivar has formally submitted his resignation to Malacañang, months after taking a voluntary leave of absence amid allegations linking him to irregularities in flood control projects. The...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will reblock a section of Maharlika Highway in Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya on Nov. 20 after the project was granted an exemption from the nationwide suspension on reblocking works. DPWH Regional Office II said the activity will cover the left lane...
CEBU CITY – Some government officials and contractors in Cebu province may face charges over flawed flood control projects. Flood control structures built with serious lapses in planning and implementation were discovered when officials of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI)...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, on Saturday, Nov. 15, reminded the public to be cautious in assessing statements circulating online and from various personalities, as he emphasized the standard of “zero accountability, zero credibility". Sotto gave this response to Usapang Senado...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon rejected allegations by former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co targeting President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and described the claims as baseless and illogical. Dizon said Marcos personally exposed irregularities in...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Friday, Nov. 14, ordered the urgent reinforcement and restoration of the seawall in Virac, Catanduanes, after it was battered by destructive storm surges during Super Typhoon “Uwan.” The DPWH said the directive follows...
