Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday criticized the government over the P1.44-trillion worth of infrastructure projects that the Commission on Audit (COA) had earlier flagged. COA has called out 17 government agencies over delayed, abandoned and idle infrastructure projects amounting...
From national roads, to bridges and even flood-control structures, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has estimated P448.9 million in damaged structures caused by typhoon Odette. The department released the estimated figure on Tuesday, Dec. 21, following the assessment from the DPWH...
The Philippines and Thailand have signed a partnership pact for the implementation of a scholarship program that seeks to benefit Filipino health professionals. (PIXABY/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) Department of Science and Health Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the memorandum of...
Officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have partnered with the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) for the improvement of both the lower and middle portions of the Marikina River. The agreement, signed by DPWH Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, also the Chief Implementer...
Filipinos' current lack of knowledge and awareness on maritime issues and long-term vision of the leadership has hindered the country from developing a strategic foreign policy agenda, a policy expert said. (Photo by Noel B. Pabalate) University of the Philippines maritime law expert Professor Jay...
While presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo agrees that more foreign investments are needed to improve public services in the country, she wants to make sure that there are safeguards for Filipino investors in the recently-passed bill that will allow foreign ownership of public...
President Duterte is giving Filipinos "control" over what happens in his weekly late night public briefings dubbed "Talk to the People". President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the pre-taped "Talk to the People" public briefing on Dec. 13, 2021 (Malacañang photo) In the pre-recorded episode of...
President Duterte has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to come up with the necessary rules and regulations as he expressed worry about a possible surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases due to the lack of physical distancing in caravans of some candidates. President Duterte (RTVM...
Understanding the need for road works and improvement as well as construction of more infrastructures, the leadership of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) encouraged fellow employees to continue the good work the office has been doing for the coming years. Department of Public...
A year after work started on the 10.7-kilometer Contract Package (CP) 1-1 of the Davao City Bypass Road Construction Project, officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) were pleased to see progress as the construction continues in the area. Department of Public Works and...
Passenger capacity of road-based public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Metro Manila will remain at 70 percent this holiday season, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional and District Engineering Offices has launched the nationwide Assistance to Youth and Unemployed for Development and Advancement, or AYUDA, Program on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at the Rizal Park in Manila in a bid to provide local employment...
