Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Tuesday, Dec. 16, expressed full support for the Senate panel in the Bicameral Conference Committee (bicam) amid a reported deadlock over proposed cuts in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) budget. In an interview, Zubiri...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso assured Manileños of flood mitigation efforts in the city with the repair of the derelict Sunog Apog Pumping Station now in full swing. Domagoso issued the statement on Tuesday, Dec. 16, following his inspection of the facility together with Public...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday, Dec. 16, acknowledged gaps in its construction materials data that forced a reset of stalled budget deliberations. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon apologized to the Senate Committee on Finance for submitting incomplete Construction...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada questioned the sudden appearance of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon at the bicameral conference committee meeting tackling the 2026 national budget, saying it is “unprecedented." “For me that was an unprecedented move by the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is studying the proposal of Mayor Alfred Romualdez to allow 30-ton trucks to traverse the San Juanico Bridge under controlled conditions. A key DPWH regional official said on Monday they are open to the suggestion to allow one-way...
The third day of bicameral conference committee deliberations on the proposed ₱6.793-trillion 2026 national budget was suspended on Monday, Dec. 15, amid a deadlock over the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) budget. Senate Finance Committee Chair Sherwin Gatchalian said the...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon rejected speculation about a possible run in the 2028 elections, saying he will focus on fulfilling his duties. Dizon, who has served nearly 30 years in government, said he plans to return to the private sector after his term...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Sunday, December 14 has urged Congress to restore the funds that were slashed from its budget for next year, making senators skeptical of the agency’s sudden request. Dizon was present during the second day of the bicameral...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson warned on Sunday, December 14, that restoring the items cut from the proposed budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) at the bicameral conference committee level will reopen the floodgates to insertion. Lacson made this...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has asked the Senate to reconsider 2026 budget reductions, citing the need to apply updated construction cost data to ensure accurate project costing and proper execution. DPWH said the request focuses on securing authority to implement...
Motorists are advised to expect heavy traffic along Buntun Bridge in Cagayan Valley on Dec. 15 as buses ferry beneficiaries for the government’s land ownership distribution, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Saturday, Dec. 13. The agency said congestion is likely on both...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will enforce an overnight traffic closure on a section of the Mandaue Causeway in Cebu to allow the safe installation of prestressed girders for the ongoing bridge project. The closure will affect the Pakna-an–Barangay 2 stretch of Ouano Avenue...
