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...
More than 1,300 kilometers (km) of roads and 286 individual bridges have been built and improved in the Caraga region since 2016, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. (MANILA BULLETIN) To date, a total of 1,321 km of roads have been constructed, rehabilitated, and widened within...
Over 15,000 infrastructure projects have been built across the different provinces of Central Luzon in the past five years as part of the Duterte administration's mission to spur countryside development. CLLEX (Photo from DPWH) From 2016 to 2020, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar A statement released by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and picked up by various news organizations has stirred the pot among Filipino netizens online. In the statement dated July 9, 2021, the DTI’s Bureau of Philippine Standards...
The Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge, which connects the cities of Makati and Mandaluyong, is expected to open by the end of July, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced Tuesday, July 13. OPENING SOON -- The opening of the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge is expected to take place by the...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar emerged as the "most influential" potential candidate for Senate in the 2022 elections in terms of social media and mainstream media Facebook pages influence, a research company found. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, Presidential...
