Two segments of the Cavitex-C5 South Link Expressway are poised to be inaugurated next year, leading to the opening of an accumulated 3.5 kilometers (km) of the 7.7-km road project. NEW ROAD NEXT YEAR--Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar leads the inspection of the...
More than 1,500 kilometers (km) of roads and a total of 354 bridges have either been built or improved in the Ilocos region over the last five years, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. Lingayen Bypass Road in Pangasinan (Photo from DPWH) To be specific, 1,538 km of...
Bria Homes, a subsidiary of the Villar Group, has been recognized for developing affordable and sustainable housing projects. The 2021 Real Estate Asia Awards gave BRIA Homes recognition in two categories: "Affordable Housing Developer of the Year" and "Open Space Development of the Year". The 2021...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar In my column last June 16, 2021 entitled “Can elections be meaningful in a pandemic?”, I discussed the imperative for our election officials to learn from the lessons of countries who decided to push through with democratic elections...
Disaster response teams from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have been activated as the magmatic unrest of Taal Volcano persists. Taal Volcano (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said that a total of 826 personnel with 107...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar recently took to Facebook to express just how proud he is of his wife, Emmeline Aglipay-Villar, who unbeknown to many is suffering from lupus. (Photo from Emmeline Aglipay-Villar's Facebook) "I’m so proud of my wife for the...
Taking a ride around Siargao Island would soon become an attraction in itself once the 11.85-kilometer (km) road network there, which includes the scenic Catangnan-Cabitoonan Bridge, gets finished this November, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said. GREAT...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking to hire additional manpower to complement its workforce amid the glut of dredging activities around the country. WANTED DREDGING OPERATORS-- Some 200 more workers will be hired by the Department of Public Works and Highways for its...
The Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources has moved to strengthen the Philippines' wildlife conservation and protection law to address the persisting problem in illegal wildlife trade and similar offenses. A Philippine pangolin captured in Balayan, Batangas is rescued by the...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I express my condolences to the Aquino family and the entire Filipino nation on the demise of former President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino, III who died and was buried last week. As I said in the statement I issued to the press, I admired the...
The construction of the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in Manila is now 70 percent complete, meaning it is on the way to "substantial completion" within the fourth quarter of this year. COMING SOON -- The China-funded Binondo-Intramuros Bridge is nearing "substantial completion" after its construction...
A newly-built 36-bed modular hospital Las Piñas City opened on Monday, June 28 to augment the local government’s capacity in treating patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus disease. Facility 3 Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar led the inauguration of the pop-up...
