The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)- Nueva Ecija 2nd District Engineering Office (DEO) has completed three flood control projects totaling P178.8 million on the Pampanga River in the towns of San Isidro and Jaen. The flood control projects will reinforce riverbanks and help reduce...
"Ayaw na kitang kaalyado (I no longer want to be your ally)." This was how President Marcos threatened to cut ties with his allies should they be found to be involved in corruption-ridden flood control projects in the country. "Sorry na lang. Hindi na kita kaalyado kung ganyan ang ginagawa mo....
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan on Monday, Aug. 4, expressed readiness to step aside to allow an impartial audit of the agency’s flood control projects, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive in his recent State of the Nation Address. Bonoan...
The implementation of a World Bank loan aimed at repairing and rehabilitating disaster-damaged schools in nine regions outside Metro Manila is off to a good start, the Washington-based multilateral lender said. In a July 31 implementation status and results report, the World Bank said the overall...
San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) president Francis Zamora on Sunday, Aug. 3, said that the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are set to finalize a new drainage master plan to ease worsening floods in Metro...
Full deck replacement and structural improvements will begin on August 9 on Dimasalang Bridge in Manila as part of its major rehabilitation , the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Saturday, Aug. 2. According to the DPWH-North Manila District Engineering Office, the...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is seeking a P5 billion allocation under the proposed 2026 national budget for the implementation of a large-scale dredging and desilting program in heavily silted rivers and waterways nationwide. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the program will...
A long-delayed northbound interchange along the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) in San Pedro City, Laguna opened to motorists on Friday, Aug. 1, following years of construction carried out by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Citing persistent demand from residents and daily...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Friday, Aug. 1, that the feasibility study for the construction of the Second San Juanico Bridge (SSJB) linking Samar and Leyte is nearing completion, with construction targeted to start in 2028. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K....
Several flood control projects funded through congressional insertions were not subjected to its standard planning and technical review, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) disclosed on Thursday, July 31. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said these projects typically appear only...
Clearing operations for the decades-old Tangos-Tanza Navigational Gate in Navotas City are scheduled to be completed by August 8, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said they are expediting the demolition to restore unimpeded water flow and...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is finalizing the submission of a nationwide inventory of completed, ongoing, and pending flood control projects to Malacañang as part of efforts to strengthen infrastructure monitoring and accountability. In his State of the Nation Address...
