TUMAUINI, Isabela – The construction of the Fugu-Abajo flood control project here designed to prevent the edges of the riverbank from erosion and protect coastal and riverbank areas is expected to be completed on Nov. 21 this year. The Department of Public Works and Highways-Isabela First District...
Aside from its hospitable and beautiful people, the Philippines is also blessed with rich, diverse, and multifaceted natural, cultural, and built heritage. We are known for over 100 ethnolinguistic groups spread across the archipelago. Each group has distinct and unique traditions, languages,...
SANTO TOMAS, Isabela – The Department of Public and Highways on Tuesday, June 27, reported that the construction of a flood control project on the Cagayan River in Bagutari, this town, is 65 percent complete. The DPWH-Isabela First District Engineering Office said the P49.9-million project...
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will launch Project Transform (Transdisciplinary Approach for Resilient and Sustainable Communities) here on Friday, June 23, to achieve resiliency and environmental sustainability on the...
DAVAO CITY – An environmental group lambasted the Department of Public Works and Highways-Davao region, calling its drainage improvement project on Dacudao Ave. in this city a “waste of time, funds, and resources.” THE Department of Public Works and Highways' drainage improvement project is...
CAMP MELCHOR F. DELA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela – Two infrastructure projects worth P4 million under the Support to Barangay Development Project (SBDP) of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) were completed in Barangay Bural, Zinundungan Valley, Rizal, Cagayan....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Friday, June 16, that it has finished a total of 1.3 kilometers of tunnel civil works for the mountain tunnel component of the Davao City Bypass Construction Project. *(Courtesy of DPWH) * This means that the DPWH successfully...
SANTO NINO, Cagayan – The National Irrigation Administration held the groundbreaking ceremony for the P1.70-billion Calapangan Small Reservoir Irrigation Project in Barangay Abariongan Uneg here on Saturday, June 9. NATIONAL Irrigation Administration officials led the groundbreaking ceremony for...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Since it started the implementation of Project Against Child Exploitation (ACE) in this city in September 2020, World Vision Philippines said it is still beset with challenges, including the unfamiliarity of some barangays with the real meaning of child labor. A PERSONNEL...
Despite receiving an initial funding, a causeway project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Tacloban City hasn’t started yet due to protests from a concerned group citing possible environmental concerns, an official of the agency confirmed. *Tacloban City Causeway Project...
118 qualified firms eyeing to join 2nd RE auction By Myrna M. Velasco The Department of Energy (DOE) is set to hold its second Green Energy Auction (GEA-2) on June 19 which attracted a remarkable number of potential bidders. A total of 118 qualified companies have expressed interest in bidding for...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo underscored how the recent signing of the Philippines-Japan agreement on phase 2 of the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) rehabilitation project would bring about the “development of quality transport infrastructure” in the country. (From left) Foreign Affairs...