The construction of the 2.3-kilometer (km) "twin tunnels" of the Davao City Bypass Road will start around July this year, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) bared Tuesday, May 18. TWIN TUNNELS -- The construction of the pair of 2.3-kilometer tunnels of the Davao City Bypass Road...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking to conduct a clean up and structural assessment at Philippine General Hospital (PGH) starting Tuesday, May 18, or as soon as the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) gives the green light for it. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Public...
Migrant Filipinos in Israel are getting "traumatized" by the fighting between Israelis and Palestinians, but at least the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is no longer adding to their worries. Old city Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo by Cole Keister / Unsplash) Labor Attaché in Israel Rudy Gabasan bared...
Digital powerhouse GMA Public Affairs (GMA PA) forges ahead as one of the Philippines’ biggest and most followed content creators, recently reaching 15 million subscribers on YouTube. The latest feat comes just a year after the said channel hit the 10 million subscriber mark that gave GMA Network...
Land Transporation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Martin B. Delgra III has told bus operators to immediately pay their conductors who have not yet received their salaries. (Jansen Romero/ File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The LTFRB chief made the call following reports that several...
The seven-kilometer Silang East section of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) will be opened to motorists in June, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said on Tuesday, May 11. This development should excite motorists as travel time from the South Luzon Expressway...
President Duterte is unlikely to get impeached from office over his policies on the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang asserted Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque has rejected allegations made by former Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio...
An idle lot in Pasobolong, Zamboanga City will be converted into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment facility to expand the healthcare service capacity of the city, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Saturday, May 8. MUCH-NEEDED AID-- A 22-bed modular hospital will be...
Gov't forces took back a public market stormed by armed men belonging to Islamic State (IS)-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao on Saturday morning, May 8. Lt. Col. JP Baldomar, spokesperson of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Central, said troops from the 6th...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid This was the theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) held in Namibia where it started 30 years ago with the signing of the Windhoek Declaration for the Development of a Free, Independent, and Pluralistic Press. The celebration was a recognition...
The construction of a 110-bed modular hospital within the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City is now in full swing, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Friday, May 7. 110-BED MODULAR HOSPITAL-- Modular frames are now installed for the off-site hospital at the Lung...
The Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge, which links the business and industrial hubs in the cities of Pasig, Makati, and Taguig is set for partial opening on Independence Day, June 12. INDEPENDENCE DAY OPENING-- Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar leads the inspection of the Sta....
