Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar is confident that President Duterte will highlight the administration’s major infrastructure achievements over the past five years during the latter's final State of the Nation Address (SONA) DPWH Secretary Mark Villar snaps a...
It’s the accomplishment of 6.5 million Filipino workers TRAVERSING CAGAYAN RIVER Pigalo Bridge in Angadanan, Isabela (Wilzon Valdez for DPWH) Build, Build, Build has been the target of fake news, trolls, and critics. They have tried to redefine it far from its scope — and in their “proud,...
What President Duterte’s previous SONAs say about the way we wear Is there room for fashion in politics? Yes. As much as we want to see a government that is fair and free from any signs of luxury, style infiltrating the Malacañang Palace is pretty inevitable, especially in today’s...
Are we better off now than five years ago? As President Duterte prepares for his final SONA, his cabinet secretaries look back on their proudest achievements and look forward to many more things to accomplish in this last stretch. Sec. Berna Romulo Puyat, Department of Tourism There are two...
AllHome Corporation, the Philippines’ pioneering one-stop full line home center, reported the opening of its milestone 55th branch in Sto. Tomas, Batangas. Located along Maharlika Highway, the newest AllHome store is joined by sister brands AllDay Supermarket, Coffee Project, Bake My Day and...
A mere 20-minute travel time between Tarlac City and Cabanatuan City in Nueva Ecija will soon be achieveable following the opening of the 18-kilometer (km) portion of the 30-km Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX). (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) The expressway is now accessible from Tarlac City to...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar It is true what Indian writer Anita Desai once wrote: “Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” Going to other places are not temporary destinations where you merely stop and go. They stay with you — the beauty and the...
Thirty-one national bridges in Eastern Visayas are undergoing widening works in an effort to improve the region's road network, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. BUSY WITH BRIDGES--A total of 31 national bridges are being widened in Eastern Visayas, all of which are poised...
The opening of the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge that connects the cities of Mandaluyong and Makati has been slightly pushed back to the first week of August. The Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar announced during...
Presidential Adviser for Northern Luzon Raul Lambino cited the administration's "Build Build Build" projects as one of the significant gains of the Duterte administration. In a statement on Monday July 19, Lambino said that he presented the ongoing various infrastructure projects in Cagayan...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Saturday, July 17, expressed confidence that her bailiwick Las Piñas City will soon be able to achieve herd immunity against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the number of inoculated residents in the city reached 41 percent of their population. (Courtesy of the...
Several new roads have been completed in the central part of Iloilo, benefiting far-flung farming communities in the province, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. NEW ROADS--Three new roads in far-flung communities in the central part of Iloilo were recently completed by the...
