The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), through its National Capital Region (NCR) office and district engineering units, logged steady gains in flood control efforts as Oplan Kontra Baha operations intensified across Metro Manila. The agency said the progress reflects its commitment to...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon declared zero tolerance for fly-by-night contractors and ordered the urgent completion of long-delayed Pampanga infrastructure projects before the rainy season. Dizon made the announcement after inspecting a pothole-ridden...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero is calling on the national government to advance the proposed tripartite agreement involving three agencies as it seeks to empower qualified local government units (LGUs) to achieve accelerated growth through improved infrastructure, stronger rural connectivity,...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has demanded the full repair of the damaged Navotas Coastal Dike by February, stressing that the structure must be restored to safety standards to protect coastal communities from flooding. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the firm responsible for...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is fast-tracking drainage improvement works along Araneta Avenue in Quezon City to curb chronic flooding ahead of the rainy season, with the project targeted for completion by February. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the works involve dredging...
The Senate has transferred custody of Henry Alcantara, former Bulacan District Engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Shortly before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, DOJ personnel fetched Alcantara from the Senate detention facility....
Government evidence against officials behind the P289-million Oriental Mindoro road dike is “rock solid,” Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon said on Tuesday, Jan. 20, as inspections found the project substandard and at risk of collapse. Dizon made the remarks...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta believes that it is not proper for Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste to explain the contents of the so-called Cabral files. During the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Monday, Jan. 19, Marcoleta said that the neophyte lawmaker is "not competent"...
BAGUIO CITY – A co-accused of former Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. in his plunder case was arrested by the PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Benguet province early Tuesday morning, Jan. 20. DILG Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla said that Christina Mae del Rosario Pineda, 38, cashier...
ILOILO CITY – Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered immediate repair on the two-year-old flyover in this city after cement started falling from its underside and cracks emerged. “You have to fix this,” said Dizon when he called F. Gurrea Construction...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez and Engineer Jaypee Mendoza were taken into custody by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday night. The arrests followed the issuance of warrants of arrest and hold departure...
A Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official on Monday, Jan. 19, admitted that the validation of alleged ghost flood control projects will have to restart after inspectors were found to have gone to incorrect locations, raising concerns over further delays in resolving the cases. ...
