The upgrade of the Monsanas- Upper Dimorok-Lower Dimorok Road will improve mobility and the transport of goods in Zamboanga del Sur, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday, Dec. 19. DPWH Regional Office 9 Director Cayamombao D. Dia reported that the newly-paved...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Cebu is mulling the filing of charges against some officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways-Central Visayas (DPWH-7) over an unfinished road project on UN Ave. in Mandaue City. CEBU Gov. Gwen Garcia gestures during a press conference on...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is rushing works on the Capas-Botolan Road project in a bid to strengthen the road network in Central Luzon DPWH Tarlac Second District Engineering Office chief Edward Ricardo Ramos explained that at present, there is no direct east-west road...
FROM THE MARGINS In my previous article, I lamented the declining contribution of agriculture to the country’s gross domestic product. As we are an agricultural country that is rich in natural resources, we should aim to grow our agricultural sector to a level that surpasses services and industry...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has targeted to open the initial 10.7 kilometer central portion of the 45.5 kilometer Davao City Bypass Construction Project by 2024 as it accelerates excavation works in the twin-tube road mountain tunnel. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain...
CANDELARIA, Quezon -- A grade one pupil died after the motorcycle he was raiding was bumped off by a trailer truck on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Barangay Malabanban Norte in this town. The victim who was identified but the name was withheld was a resident of School View Park Subdivision in Brgy....
What they couldn’t accomplish in their first try, the Elasto Painters made sure to take care of in their second shot. Andrei Caracut provides timely baskets for Rain or Shine (PBA Images) Rain or Shine showed grace under pressure and leaned on the gutsy performances of its young guns to oust...
Camp Marcelo A Adduru, Tuguegarao City -- A couple, their son and neighbor died while eight others were injured in an accident involving three vehicles along the National Highway, Ipil, Gonzaga, Cagayan on Saturday night, Dec. 3. Police Regional Office 2 identified the victims as Donato and...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Police arrested a drunk driver of a sports utility vehicle (SUV) who was involved in a road accident that left four individuals injured along Quezon Avenue, Quezon City, on Saturday, Dec. 3. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the suspect as Royce Steven Lorente...
It’s a battle for survival as Rain or Shine and NLEX dispute the eighth and final quarterfinal seat in their do-or-die playoff match in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Sunday, Dec. 4. NLEX and Rain or Shine fight for the rights to face top seed Bay Area (PBA Images)...
BACOLOD CITY -- A motorcycle rider died while six others were injured in separate accidents in Purok Rosas, Barangay Calumangan, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Nov. 30. The fatality was identified as Phil Mark Francisco of Muntinlupa. Staff Sgt. Ronald Javier, traffic investigator of...
BACOLOD CITY – A sedan that went out of control fell into a canal and overturned, killing two of its passengers and wounding another in a road crash in Purok Proper South, Barangay Taloc, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Nov. 30. A sedan overturned upon falling into a canal,...