Senators on Tuesday, August 1 wanted the perennial flooding problems that affect the country annually eased or solved. This followed a manifestation on the Senate floor by Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regarding the continued flooding...
ILOILO CITY — In his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. mentioned the proposed mega-bridges for Western Visayas region as well as improvement in the power transmission highway. Marcos said that the bridges linking the...
Bacolod City Rep. Greg Gasataya welcomed the reassurance of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to link Negros, Panay, and Guimaras via the P189.53-billion Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) Island Bridges Project that starts in 2025. Gasataya, who was present in the second State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA)...
Twenty startups offering sustainable solutions to environmental issues in Cagayan de Oro, Dumaguete, and Manila recently received support from the United States government. (Photo courtesy of US Embassy in the Philippines) The Philippines-based startups completed on July 21 the US Embassy’s Green...
ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan – The construction of a 364-meter flood mitigation structure worth P72 million in this city is underway and is expected to be completed this year. In a statement, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Ilocos region information officer Esperanza Tinaza said the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. vowed to continue building vital infrastructure projects to help the country prosper and give the people an "invigorating" life. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (PTV/RTVM screenshot)* Marcos said this as he led the inauguration on Friday of...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should act on the complaints of environmentalists and business groups that are opposing the construction of the P23-billion Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) Bridge. Sen. Risa Hontiveros during the Kapihan sa Senado forum. (Senate PRIB...
The Maharlika fund would be invested in agriculture, infrastructure, and energy development, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday, July 18, after signing into law the bill creating the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) and allaying fears of fund mismanagement. President...
Map of Bicol (Google maps) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is upbeat over President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s decision to put the stalled Bicol railway project back on track. “We Bicolanos certainly welcome the government’s decision to put back on the negotiating table...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, July 14 reiterated the importance of providing socialized and affordable housing, as well as keeping the agricultural value chain running, in line with the expansion of the country’s railway system. ...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a P34.4-million flood control project in Calinog, Iloilo. THE P34.4-million flood control project in Calinog town, Iloilo province. (DPWH-6) “Its design serves as a catch basin for mountain water and is resilient to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged government agencies to pursue projects like the Reformation Initiative for Sustainable Environment (RISE) that would address multiple humanitarian and economic problems. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA...
