Teams from the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are now strategically stationed in the road sections included in the track of severe tropical storm ‘Karding.’ In a statement issued on Sunday, Sept. 25, DPWH Sec. Manuel Bonoan said he...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported Sunday, Sept. 25 the start of the construction of three multi-purpose buildings that will complement the operation of the Bacolod City General Hospital. In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, DPWH Region 6 Director Nerie Bueno...
Drilling works for the substructure of the Ala-Uli Flyover Project at Roman Highway in Bataan is now half-complete, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Sunday, Sept. 25. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain stated that the excavation on 20 out of the 40 drilling...
ALLACAPAN, Cagayan – The Allacapan Evacuation Center here is 95 percent complete, the Department of Public Works and Highways-Cagayan Second District Engineering Office (DPWH-CSDEO) announced. The DPWH fast-tracked the construction of the evacuation center and only electrical works and correction...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is proposing that local government units (LGUs) be given the task of constructing classrooms to efficiently address the perennial shortage nationwide. “DepEd (Department of Education) will get 50 percent of the funds, and the LGU gets the other 50 percent, but it’s...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) revealed Friday, Sept. 23, that it has completed a 1.83-kilometer road rehabilitation project in Quirino which will hasten the mobility of goods in the province and contribute to economic development to other neighboring areas in Cagayan Valley...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-8 (Eastern Visayas) has defended the P3.4692-billion causeway project connecting the Tacloban City Hall area to the Kataisan point of the DZR Airport area in San Jose here. Several residents have aired concerns about the...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of two road projects in Ilocos Sur in support of its program to improve connectivity across the country. (Photo by DPWH) The successful construction of the two-lane Burgos-Lidlidda Road that links the interior towns...
CAGAYAN – A flood control project that would provide security to communities in Solana town from river floods during heavy rains and tropical typhoons is nearing completion, the Department of Public Works and Highways-Cagayan reported. Photo from DPWH-CTDEO The DPWH-Cagayan Third District...
By TARA YAP ILOILO CITY – Two farm-to-market roads (FMRs) under construction are expected to boost agriculture trading in Aklan. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Region 6 is expediting the FMRs in Nabas and Batan. “We will continue to partner with other government agencies to...
A Mindanao lawmaker pushed for an increase in the 2023 budget of the Department of Works and Highways (DPWH) during the plenary deliberations in the House of Representatives. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Photo from ARMM Bureau of Public Information via Facebook) Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman lamented...
ILOILO CITY — The P680-million Ungka flyover in Pavia, Iloilo, a pet project of former Sen. Franklin M. Drilon, a Liberal Party stalwart, was temporarily closed for one week beginning Sunday, Sept. 18, after its structural integrity was questioned. In an advisory, the Department of Public Works...