The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), in its capacity as governance body of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), is sorting out ‘refund mechanism’ on congestion charges collected from consumers in the Visayas grid. PEMC will also be taking the lead in enforcing the...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III clarified that the renovation of the former headquarters of the Land Bank of the Philippines in Makati is part of the infrastructure works being undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) since 2019. Finance Secretary Carlos G....
Agricultural goods are expected to reach bigger market hubs in the municipality of Labason, Zamboanga del Norte with the completion of two road projects in the area. AGRI ROADS-- Two road projects in the municipality of Labason, Zamboanga del Norte were recently completed. These are expected to...
Motorists will be able to gain access to the viaduct section of the Bonifacio Global City (BGC)-Ortigas Center Road Link Project starting Oct. 1, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced. OPENING SOON-- The viaduct section of the 1.48-kilometer BGC-Ortigas Center Road Link will...
More than 1.48 million jobs have been generated under the government's Build, Build, Build (BBB) infrastructure program during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Friday, Sept. 24. (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) Public Works and...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko on Thursday led the inauguration of the Imus Retarding Basin, a project designed to protect low-lying areas in Cavite against flooding. 65th-year anniversary logo of Japan-Philippines ties (Embassy of Japan in Manila) Public Works Secretary...
Flooding woes in some parts of Cavite are expected to be addressed now that the two flood water reservoir projects in the province are completed. CAVITE BASINS-- The key retarding basins that are expected to end the flooding woes in the province of Cavite were inaugurated Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021...
The NLEX Connector is on track to finish construction by first-quarter next year as the toll road’s first five-kilometer section is now half complete, a unit of the Metro Pacific Tollways announced. NLEX-Connector_Board-Map-scaled J. Luigi L. Bautista, NLEX Corp. president and general manager...
A district engineering office in Cotabato City has been transferred to the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). DONE DEAL -- Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar and Bangsamoro Ministry of Public Works Minister Eduard U....
More than 700,000 jobs were generated under the Build, Build, Build program since the beginning of this year, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) disclosed Monday, Sept. 20. (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) From January to Aug. 31, 2021, a total of 768,062 jobs were generated under the...
The completion of the Bonifacio Global City (BGC)-Ortigas Center Road Link Project that connects business hubs in the cities of Pasig and Taguig remains on track, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. SOON TO OPEN -- The entire Bonifacio Global City (BGC)-Ortigas Center Road Link...
Widening works of Cabadbaran Bridge along Daang Maharlika in Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte are expected to be completed before the year ends, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. Cabadbaran Bridge (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) The improvement of the bridge located along the...