DAVAO CITY – The government has scheduled the groundbreaking of the long-awaited 3.98-kilometer Davao City-Samal Island Bridge project next month, July, Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said. Sadain said in Viber message that the groundbreaking was set after the approval of...
China has approved the Philippines' $350-million loan for the construction of the P19.32-billion Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC). Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian and Finance Secretary Dominguez exchanged the Framework Agreement and Loan Agreement for Samal Island-Davao City Connector...
ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan – Good news for travelers and local tourists as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced the widening of a bridge on the Pangasinan-Zambales Road that leads to the picturesque Hundred Islands here. Esperanza C. Tinaza, DPWH Region 1 (Ilocos)...
The Ang Probinsyano party-list visited and extended financial assistance to the relatives of the victims of the bridge that collapsed in Loay, Bohol last April 27. Representative Edward Delos Santos visited the family of fatality Arniel Cilos, a tourist driver, and offered some immediate burial...
Malacañang expressed its condolences to the loved ones of those who died following the collapse of the old Clarin Bridge over the Loboc River in Loay, Bohol, on April 27. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Malacañang photo) In a statement, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said...
Photo courtesy of the Provincial Government of Bohol CEBU CITY -- Four people, including an Austrian tourist, were killed when a bridge in Loay town, Bohol collapsed on Wednesday afternoon. The fatalities were identified as Michael Ouschan from Austria; Arnes Silos from Dauis, Bohol; Emilia Gemina...
ILOILO CITY—Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his sister Senator Imee Marcos vowed the construction of the proposed bridges linking the islands of Panay, Guimaras and Negros. “It will be a priority . This will be an integral part of national development,” Marcos...
Why you must go Czech out one of the best preserved medieval cities in the world Images by the author It’s a dream, walking across Charles Bridge while it’s as empty as it was when Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt ran across it only seconds after the character played by Jon Voight plunged into the...
A new bridge connecting Binondo and Intramuros was inaugurated last week by President Duterte. The bridge does not only link two of the busiest and most historical districts in Manila, but also links two countries who have a shared history of friendship, cooperation, and understanding. The...
Wanderings in Prague inspired by Franz Kafka STATUE OF KAFKA The author at the Head of Franz Kafka, outdoor sculpture by David Černý Dearest Father, You’ve long been gone. And the world has changed. The Berlin Wall has long collapsed. It did just a few months after you left us in 1989....
President Duterte thanked the Chinese government for its help in funding the 680-meter Binondo-Intramuros Bridge Project which was inaugurated on Tuesday, April 5. Binondo-Intramuros Bridge (DPWH Facebook) ”I thank and with gratitude the People’s Republic of China for the confidence and for...
After years of construction, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced that it is set to open the Binondo – Intramuros Bridge to the public on Tuesday, April 5. DPWH Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain confirmed the news in a statement on Monday, April 4, saying that "all...
