Although traffic still lingers on EDSA during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade insisted that travel time along the country's main thoroughfare has already improved. (Jansen Romero/ File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In his speech...
The Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) Subsection 5, a 7.2km, 2x2 lane expressway linking the Sta. Rosa-Tagaytay Road to Silang, Cavite, is now 94 percent complete and will be opened to motorists this third quarter, 2021. This section of CALAX will cut travel time to Silang from the current one hour...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo When I was still in elementary, my father Manuel and mother Elnora, would tell me about the San Juanico Bridge, a 2.16-km bridge connecting the island provinces of Samar and Leyte. Whenever we went home to Iloilo, I’d often wonder why we had to take boats or...
The seven-kilometer Silang East section of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) will be opened to motorists in June, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said on Tuesday, May 11. This development should excite motorists as travel time from the South Luzon Expressway...
If you've ever wondered what living in the Villar household was like some 30-plus years ago, then this post from Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar will provide you snippets of it. (Photo from Mark Villar's Facebook) Secretary Villar shared the photograph on his...
An idle lot in Pasobolong, Zamboanga City will be converted into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment facility to expand the healthcare service capacity of the city, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Saturday, May 8. MUCH-NEEDED AID-- A 22-bed modular hospital will be...
The construction of a 110-bed modular hospital within the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City is now in full swing, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Friday, May 7. 110-BED MODULAR HOSPITAL-- Modular frames are now installed for the off-site hospital at the Lung...
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....
The first modular hemodialysis facility at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City has been completed. HEMODIALYSIS FACILITY-- The first modular hemodialysis facility at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City will soon be operational following...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary and isolation czar Mark Villar wants to slash the occupancy rate of COVID-19 mega treatment facilities in the country to less than 60 percent in the coming weeks. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Public Works and Highways) In order to...
Wouldn't it be great to have comparisons and progress photos of infrastructure projects in the country to give Filiponos a better grasp of the gains of the Duterte administration's "Build, Build, Build" project? (Screengrab from Mark Villar's Facebook) Actually there is an Instagram account that...
Three portions of the 28.3-kilometer Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) will be closed to traffic over the weekend to give way to road reblocking and repairs, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Public Works and Highways) DPWH Secretary...
