The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has formally demanded payment from LS8 Tourist Transport Corporation following a vehicle fire that caused structural damage to the EDSA-Ortigas Interchange. In a demand letter signed by DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon, the agency cited the fire...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada reiterated on Tuesday, April 28, that as far as the 2025 budget Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is concerned, no insertion was made on his part. Estrada said this, citing official records of the Senate’s Legislative Budget Research and Monitoring Office...
Nearly half of the fire at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill in Navotas has been contained, with no definite timeline for when it will be fully extinguished. This was according to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon, who returned to the site after two weeks. "According...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Monday, April 20, cited President Marcos’ resolve following the reported arrest of Zaldy Co in the Czech Republic. This was the President announced Co 's arrest Thursday night after months. He was apprehended after...
San Miguel Holdings Corp. (SMHC), the infrastructure arm of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC), has been awarded the ₱7.78-billion Boracay Bridge Project by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In a March 30 notice of award (NOA) addressed to SMHC Chairman and...
As motorists drive back to Metro Manila on Monday, March 6, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon is doing away with short-term patchwork repairs to address recurring complaints over roads that deteriorate shortly after repairs. Dizon said this in a radio interview...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released over ₱60 billion for the nation’s infrastructure program, particularly to fast-track transport systems. The DBM has released ₱16.5 billion to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to settle due and demandable accounts...
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 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....
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"...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez and Engineer Jaypee Mendoza were taken into custody by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday night. The arrests followed the issuance of warrants of arrest and hold departure...
A Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official on Monday, Jan. 19, admitted that the validation of alleged ghost flood control projects will have to restart after inspectors were found to have gone to incorrect locations, raising concerns over further delays in resolving the cases. ...
