The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will reblock a section of Maharlika Highway in Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya on Nov. 20 after the project was granted an exemption from the nationwide suspension on reblocking works. DPWH Regional Office II said the activity will cover the left lane...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will build cheaper farm-to-market roads (FMR) once it formally assumes responsibility of the program starting next year, with the agency introducing new methods to help cut costs. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the government will save at least 20...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian questioned on Monday, Oct. 27, the 104 percent increase of farm-to-market road (FMR) appropriations from P16 billion to P32 billion under the General Appropriations Bill (GAB). "Kasi nakita po namin sa GAB na lumaki ang pondo ng FMR from P16 billion to P32 billion...
There will no longer be "palakasan" or influence peddling in the construction of farm-to-market roads in the country, President Marcos said, citing that this practice has often led to misplaced and unhelpful projects. Marcos said due to the "palakasan" system, there have been agricultural roads...
It is easier to know those who are not guilty than those who are when it comes to assessing the number of government officials involved in corruption, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Thursday, October 9. Lacson said this after he and his staff reviewed...
Senate Committee on Finance chairman Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, October 8 denounced the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) farm-to-market road (FMR) projects in 2023 and 2024 for being extremely overpriced. Gatchalian pointed this out during Wednesday’s budget hearing of the...
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) ongoing audit into farm-to-market roads (FMRs) has now found nine projects in Mindanao that are non-existent, with a combined value of approximately ₱125 million. Following the initial discovery of three “ghost” projects on Monday, Agriculture Secretary...
Alleged "ghost" farm-to-market road projects are being looked into, Malacañang said. This after the Department of Agriculture (DA) stumbled upon substandard and non-existent farm-to-market road projects across two provinces in Mindanao. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire...
Recognizing that sustainable, long-term solutions are urgently needed to make school access safe and reliable, the Department of Education (DepEd) has sought the assistance of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in “addressing the infrastructure needs” of affected public schools...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Friday, July 25, deployed more than 1,500 personnel and 227 equipment units to fast-track clearing operations along 46 national roads rendered impassable or partially passable due to torrential rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or...
Motorists may now access 12 national roads that were previously rendered impassable due to the combined effects of tropical storm “Crising” and the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” while seven other road sections remain either closed or restricted to certain types of vehicles, the...
The combined effects of tropical storm “Crising” and the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” rendered six national road sections impassable and limited access to eight others as of Saturday afternoon, July 19, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In a situational...
