Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar has once again emerged as the top choice among the senatorial candidates based on the results of the latest RP-Mission and Development (RPMD) Foundation, Inc. survey. Senatorial candidate Mark Villar (Photo from Mark...
Vice presidential aspirant Sara Duterte-Carpio inaugurated on Wednesday the Inday Sara Duterte Ako (ISDA) headquarters in Quezon City. Duterte-Carpio was joined by his senatorial pick and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Sec. Mark Villar in the event. “Malaking karangalan po...
Former Build, Build, Build committee chair Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo’s book takes the reader across 29,264 kilometers of roads and 5,950 bridges throughout the Philippines ROAD WORK AHEAD Cover of the Night Owl Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo’s Night Owl is a detailed look at where the Philippines is...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has included former Public Works and Highways and senatorial candidate Mark Villar in his senatorial slate for the upcoming 2022 elections. Marcos Jr. confirmed Villar's inclusion in the UniTeam ticket after the former Cabinet member joined him...
President Duterte has named Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain as the chief implementer of the ‘Build, Build, Build’ (BBB) program of the government. Duterte, through a Memorandum by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea dated Nov. 3, Sadain has...
Former public works and highways chief Mark Villar is leading the May 2022 senatorial race, based on the latest non-commissioned survey conducted last October 17 to 27, 2021. The survey by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) said Villar and another senatorial candidate, radio and...
President Duterte appeared to be so impressed with the person who led the construction of the Sariaya by-pass road in Quezon Province that he forgot the latter had already resigned from his Cabinet. media The Chief Executive once again gave praise late Monday night, Oct. 25 to former Department of...
Newly-appointed Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Roger Mercardo, vowed to sustain the aggressive construction projects of the Duterte administration as he formally assumed the post on Thursday, Oct 14. Mercado replaced Villar who resigned from his post to run for...
President Duterte has named Southern Leyte lone district Rep. Roger Mercado as the acting secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Newly-installed acting secretary of DPWH, Southern Leyte Rep. Roger Mercado (Photo from House of Representatives website) This was confirmed to...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar on Wednesday, Oct. 6, filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator at Sofitel Tent in Pasay City. Ex-DPWH Sec. Mark Villar (Comelec Facebook Live Screenshot) He was accompanied by his wife, Emmeline Villar, during...
Public service is a thankless job. Criticisms, now amplified via social media, are part of daily life. Do little, then a public servant is deemed worthless; do more, then a public servant is accused of grandstanding or credit grabbing. It is hard to find the perfect balance but if there is one...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar spent his last day with the agency doing what he does best – work. The 43-year old Villar, who announced Monday that he is resigning from his position effective Wednesday after five years with the department, led the inspection...
