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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has stayed true to its “Build, Build, Build” mantra by cranking out 1,483 kilometers (km) worth of roads and 322 individual bridges in Cagayan Valley in just a five-year period.

Opening more roads in the Bicol region is seen as a crucial piece in realizing the nine-hour “dream travel” from the northern part of Luzon to its tip down south before the era of “Build, Build, Build” is over.

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark A. Villar believes that the way to achieve economic recovery after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is to carry on with the high-impact infrastructure projects launched under “Build, Build, Build.”

With only a year to go before wrapping up, the “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure modernization program of the Duterte administration has already more than 30,000 kilometers (km) of built and improved roads and bridges under its belt.

Only a severe weather event can derail the scheduled completion and opening of the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge next month, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark A. Villar reckoned on Monday, June 21.

Over 6.5 million jobs have been generated under the Duterte administration’s flagship “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure modernization program since 2016.

With less than a year left in the Duterte administration, a presidential adviser has urged whomever will be the next leader of the country to continue and fast-track the “good work” that has been done under the President’s term.

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The construction of the China government-funded Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in the city of Manila has reached a completion rate of 68 percent as of Wednesday, June 16.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have teamed up to address the plight of public utility vehicle (PUV) workers–a sector that had been brought to its knees by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Build, Build, Build Committee Chairperson Anna Mae Lamentillo is now an officer of the Army reserve force.

Some people may not have been blown away by the celestial spectacle Wednesday, May 26 that was the Super Flower Blood Moon, or maybe they were simply too busy to enjoy it.

The Light Rail Transit (LRT-1) Cavite Extension project has achieved a completion rate of over 50 percent under the Duterte administration.

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar is known to spend quality time with his family during weekends.

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Wouldn’t it be great to have comparisons and progress photos of infrastructure projects in the country to give Filiponos a better grasp of the gains of the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” project?

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