San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Sunday (April 11) opened two of three lanes of the Skyway Extension project's northbound section , with no toll fees until further notice. The northbound section covers four kilometers from Susana Heights to Sucat in Paranaque and can be used by Class 1 vehicles with...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now allows telcos to occupy a portion of the government's Right of Way (ROW) to hasten rollouts and network infra maintenance in the next three years. PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) Tuesday (April 6) welcomed DPWH's newly issued...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) continues to crank out coronavirus disease (COVID-19) care facilities on top of its regular deliverables on road work. (DPWH) Another five of these COVID-19 facilities were recently completed and turned over to the Provincial Government of Iloilo,...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo When I was in college, I dreamt about the Philippines I did not see. I wanted to explore the 81 provinces with my own eyes, to meet the Filipinos who live there, to find out their dreams and aspirations. As I jump from one province to the other, I realized that...
Subsection 5 of the P24.2 Billion Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) , a 7.2-kilometer link from Santa Rosa-Tagaytay Interchange to Silang East Interchange, Cavite has achieved 83% construction progress and will open to motorists by third quarter, 2021. DPWH Sec. Mark A. Villar is joined by...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to resume the retrofitting and strengthening of Quezon Bridge in the City of Manila. (DPWH / MANILA BULLETIN) Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar said this will cover the removal of structures and obstruction on the existing bracing, as...
The usual hour-long trip between Burol, Balagtas and Maasim, San Rafael in Bulacan will soon be cut in half. (DPWH / MANILA BULLETIN) This, as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to inaugurate by April a portion of the 24.61-kilometer Plaridel Bypass road in Bulacan province....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of a 905-meter road connectivity project for industry and trade development in the town of Lasam in Cagayan province. (DPWH / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing a report from the DPWH Regional Office 2, Public Works Secretary...
Shown (from left) are: MPTC spokesperson Romulo Quimbo Jr., DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade, SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma Eisma, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Bataan 2nd District Rep Joet Garcia, MPIC President Jose...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and NLEX Corporation are speeding up building the first 5-kilometer section of the P23-billion NLEX Connector from Caloocan Interchange, C3 to España, Manila so it will be finished by the end of this year. The remaining 3 kms of the Connector road...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has fast-tracked delivery of right-of-way (ROW) for major infrastructure projects, Because of this, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) was able to construct and open four new game-changing expressways, according to President and CEO Rodrigo...
Telecom regulators urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to amend right-of-way (ROW) rules so telcos can roll-out infrastructure faster and speed up Internet connections. Specifically, both the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National...
