The Philippines would need P2 trillion to irrigate some 1.2 million hectares of potentially irrigable areas in the country, National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Acting Administrator Eduardo Guillen said on Tuesday, April 18. (Photo courtesy of Bloomberg/Getty Images) During a media briefing...
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....
Senator Mark Villar has sought the installation of timers in traffic lights and pedestrian lights in urban and rural areas to signal the flow of vehicles and pedestrians along the road. In filing Senate Bill (SB) 1959 to be known as the “Traffic Lights and Pedestrian Lights Timer Act”, Villar...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Region 13 (Cagara) has reactivated its “Lakbay Alalay” motorist assistance program this Holy Week. “Kailangan ay nasa kalye at mga kalsada tayo (We must be on the streets) to assist motorists and commuters ,” DPWH-Region 13...
BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Pangasinan Fourth District Engineering Office has completed the construction of a P9-million road in Barangay Pantol here. Esperanza Tinaza, DPWH Region 1 public information officer, said the road will save residents 30 to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has called on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to ensure the completion of the bridge linking Bataan and Cavite on time. Gracing the the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge Milestones ceremony in Mariveles, Bataan on Friday, March 31, Marcos...
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – The Department of Public Works and Highways-Caraga has completed the widening of the Junction National Road-Antipolo-Tuboran-Quezon-Mabini Road on this island. In a progress report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, Regional Director Pol delos...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Pangasinan will implement "Oplan: Lakbay Alalay" to provide guidance and assistance to motorists during the Holy Week. Bernardo Caronongan, information officer of the DPWH Pangasinan 2nd District Engineering Office...
CORDON, Isabela – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Isabela Fourth District Engineering Office has completed the construction of a new road in Barangay Taringsing here. The 688-meter pathway will improve the transport system for services and products and provide the community...
ROXAS, Isabela – The construction of the Siffu Bridge in Barangay Siffu, Roxas, Isabela is 75.66 percent complete as of Dec. 31, 2022, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), said. The project implemented under the Multi-Year Contractual Authority...
BALLESTEROS, Cagayan – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is constructing a seawall on the shoreline of this town that will protect residents from high waves during the rainy season. The Cagayan Second District Engineering Office led by officer-in-charge District Engineer Rellie S....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced the inauguration of the first segment of the road that will connect the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and South Luzon Expressway before the Holy Week starts in April. The country will observe the Holy Week next month, starting with Palm...
