The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said that the 45-year-old bridge in Biliran, which serves as an important link to Leyte province, will undergo restoration works starting July 2021. NECESSARY FACELIFT--The 45-year-old Biliran Bridge will undergo major restoration works starting...
The cargo vessel MV Athens Bridge, which carried the nine Filipino seafarers infected with the so-called India variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has already departed last week for a travel to Vietnam, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday, May 19. PCG Commander Michael...
(DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that it is currently monitoring the health condition of four Filipino crew members of MV Athens Bridge who were infected with the coronavirus variant first detected in India. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the four...
The widening works on the 70.6-meter Labato Bridge in Barangay Namabbalan, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan province have been completed, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) revealed on Sunday, May 16. The newly-widened Labato Bridge. (Photo from the DPWH) DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar said...
Eight Filipino crew members who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while aboard the cargo vessel MV Athens Bridge have already recuperated, an official of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) confirmed Friday, May 14. (Photo courtesy of the PCG / FILE PHOTO) Captain Jeffrey...
The national government's maritime sector came in full force to assist the 12 Filipino crew members aboard MV Athens Bridge who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after a recent trip from India, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Friday, May 7. (Photo courtesy of...
Twelve Filipino crew members aboard the MV Athens Bridge from India tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, May 7. DOH/MB DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that of the 12 crew members, two are currently in critical condition....
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has given emergency help to 21 Filipino crew members onboard the cargo vessel MV Athens Bridge from India after 12 of them tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The PCG also restricted other sea vessels from going near the MV Athens Bridge to avoid...
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....
Motorists may get to use the much -awaited Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge this coming July, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) bared. OPENING SOON-- The Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge that links the cities of Mandaluyong and Makati is set for completion in July 2021. (Photo courtesy of DPWH)...
The construction of the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge that links Mandaluyong and Makati has entered the "wrap-up" stage, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Saturday, April 24. Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge The bridge project entering the "wrap-up" stage means the substructure and...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Y. Lamentillo The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,640 islands. Due to the lack of infrastructure investment in the last five decades — the cost to transport goods within the country has been expensive. The 2.1 km San Juanico Bridge, which was built in 1969, is still the...
