Certain districts received unexpected budget increases, which were not part of the agency’s vetted priority list, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Thursday, Aug. 14. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the additional allocations—particularly in Oriental Mindoro and...
President Marcos has directed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to study the construction of additional containment structures for watersheds in the Sierra Madre to help reduce flooding and limit environmental damage. Marcos said this as he led the inspection of the...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan on Monday, Aug. 4, expressed readiness to step aside to allow an impartial audit of the agency’s flood control projects, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive in his recent State of the Nation Address. Bonoan...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Thursday, July 24, expressed openness to a review of how it utilized funds allocated for flood control projects, amid calls for transparency and accountability in the implementation of government infrastructure programs. DPWH Secretary Manuel...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday, July 22, raised concern over Metro Manila’s flood control capability, saying the region’s “very old” drainage system is no longer sufficient to handle the volume of rainwater during heavy downpours. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan...
The implementation of the EDSA upgrade may be moved to after the rainy season as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reviewed a revised rehabilitation plan aimed at adopting faster and more cost-efficient construction methods. “We are testing the structural bearing capacity of the...
Amid steady rains sweeping across the country, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has resumed dredging operations in major rivers and esteros as part of intensified efforts to ease flooding in low-lying and flood-prone areas this rainy season. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has called on its engineers and officials to adopt innovative solutions and fast-track project implementation in support of the Marcos administration’s infrastructure program under the Bagong Pilipinas agenda. DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways to expedite work at the heritage district here. UNFINISHED work by the DPWH on Calle Real in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) In a letter dated Dec. 17 to Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, the mayor asked the agency...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Sec. Manuel M. Bonoan (File photo) The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has allocated a total of P209 million for the rehabilitation of the Lucena-Tayabas-Lucban-Sampaloc-Mauban Port road in Quezon province after it was damaged due to...
Solving the flood problems that are expected to be intensified by the upcoming La Niña phenomenon would require reforestation efforts and the desilting and dredging of major riverbeds, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan said on Tuesday, May 7. President...
(Photo by DPWH) The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a P33.78-million flood control structure along Mag-asawang Tubig River in Oriental Mindoro, ensuring the protection of low-lying and flood-prone communities there. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that a 20-lineal...
