CAMALANIUGAN, Cagayan – An access road linking Barangays Joaquin dela Cruz to Felipe Tuzon in this town is almost complete, the Department of Public Works and Highways said. The DPWH said hundreds of residents from these two far-flung barangays will benefit from the project. “Residents will no...
DAVAO CITY – A 42-year-old worker of the Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project (DCBWSP) contractor died while three others were hospitalized after inhaling toxic gas while installing a pipeline in Barangay Buhangin Proper here on Friday, April 21. The Davao City Buhangin Police Station...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Region 1 (Ilocos) recently completed the construction of a box culvert project in Barangay Bacnar, San Carlos City, Pangasinan. Engineer Virgilio B. Zamudio, DPWH-Pangasinan Fourth District officer-in-charge, said the...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed two flood control projects in the provinces of Pangasinan and La Union. These will keep the people safe from flooding and soil erosion during calamities in Alaminos City, Pangasinan and Naguilian, La...
For many years now, the scientific community has painted a grim scenario of what the future holds if the world fails to act with the urgency and scale needed to address the climate crisis. To ensure a livable future, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said that global emissions...
When news of the oil spill on the coast of Mindoro spilled to the media and on social media last Feb. 28, 2023, people were not aware of the magnitude and repercussions of that incident. Some assumed that it would only take a few days of cleanup to return the waters to its pristine condition, and a...
ILOILO CITY – The P11.2-billion mega dam project in Iloilo province is more than 65 percent complete as of the end of March. THE Jalaur Afterbay Dam is one of the three dams of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project-Stage II (JRMP-II) in Calinog town, Iloilo province. (JRMP-II PIO) The National...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga recently distributed livelihood projects to 14 associations in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. Out of the 14 projects implemented by the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), 12 were funded under the Payapa at Masaganang...
CABARROGUIS, Quirino – The ongoing road improvement project on the Dibul-Gamis Road in Saguday, Quirino is expected to offer entrepreneurial opportunities to at least 1,000 residents once completed. Department of Public Works and Highways-Quirino officer-in-charge District Engineer (DE) Arnold A....
Road safety is a shared responsibility. Every person using the road should be aware of how to keep it a safe place. On the other hand, each government agency with a function related to the roads should be attentive to their tasks that will keep the roads safe. People need to be aware of that...
Harnessing power from renewable energy (RE) through the government’s Green Energy Option Program (GEOP) reduces at least 10 percent of electricity costs and advances the sustainability goals of businesses in the country. This was revealed by representatives of Globe Telecom, Inc. and Arthaland...
In climate negotiations and beyond, “loss and damage” generally refers to the impacts of the climate crisis that transpire despite, or in the absence, of either (1) climate change adaptation, mitigation, and disaster risk reduction and management solutions, or (2) the resources of communities...
