The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, February 5, announced it is accelerating efforts to complete unfinished classroom projects nationwide while preparing to broaden delivery approaches in 2026 to address persistent gaps in public school infrastructure. In a statement, DepEd Secretary...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is launching a multi-pronged initiative to tackle the country’s growing classroom shortage—combining technologies with expanded participation from private sector groups and non-government organizations (NGOs). In an interview over DZRH on Thursday, February...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, February 5, highlighted a new decentralized strategy to address the country’s growing classroom shortage by empowering local government units (LGUs) to directly oversee school construction projects. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara, in an interview...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to finish the 4.55-kilometer segment and collapsed portions of the Metro Cebu Expressway in Naga City, Cebu, within five to six months. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the accelerated timeline aims to end an eight-year delay that has...
Megawide Construction Corp. has been ordered to pay ₱368.92 million to settle a long-standing construction dispute involving a flagship mixed-use development in Cebu, though the award represents only a fraction of the original claim. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Megawide said...
Megawide Construction Corp. raised ₱1.1 billion from the issuance of peso-denominated fixed-rate corporate notes, tapping the debt market to refinance existing obligations and bolster its balance sheet as it pivots toward government-backed housing projects. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Tuesday, January 20, led the turnover and blessing of a new four-storey, 16-classroom school building at Santiago Elementary School, underscoring the department’s push to ease classroom congestion while accelerating long-delayed teacher...
Megawide Construction Corp. plans to spend as much as ₱2 billion to expand its precast manufacturing capacity, positioning the infrastructure giant to absorb a record-breaking surge in its order book driven by government-backed socialized housing. Edgar Saavedra,Megawide chairman, said the...
A decade of stalled hospital projects under flawed budgeting has prompted the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to fast-track the completion of Metro Manila’s major health facilities by 2028 amid rising public demand for better hospital capacity. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the...
Senator Paolo "Bam" Aquino said on Monday, Jan. 5, that the signing of the 2026 national budget into law ensures that vital education programs, such as the construction of classrooms and the implementation of the school-based feeding program, will be adequately funded and properly implemented....
Natural calamities like earthquakes are unpredictable, but their most damaging effects can be reduced through preparedness and resilient design. To support this approach, Bamberton Center uses QuakeSafe seismic isolation technology to improve structural stability and strengthen its resistance to...
Infrastructure projects will be accelerated starting 2026 as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) applies disaster-response construction methods to ensure faster delivery at the right cost and quality, DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said. Dizon emphasized that the shift reflects the...
