The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking forward to finishing the paving of access ramps for a new bridge in Loay, Bohol by June 7, 2022. In his report to Secretary Roger Mercado, Undersecretary and Build Build Build Chief Implementer Emil Sadain said that the construction of the approach road for the […]
Author: Belen Natividad
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminded government employees that they have less than one month left to prepare and submit their 2021 Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) to their respective departments, agencies, or offices, and urged them not to wait until the 30 May 2022 deadline. CSC Resolution No. 2100339, circularized via Memorandum […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently started the construction of a two-story building inside the Central Luzon headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Camp Olivas in San Fernando City, Pampanga. DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado said that the project implemented by the DPWH Pampanga 1st District Engineering Office (DEO) is intended […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will be assisted by Japanese experts in enhancing the capabilities of DPWH engineers with the end view of applying the latest technologies in the Philippines to address accidents on hazard-prone mountainous roads. DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Philippines Office Chief Representative Takema […]
A newly-widened section of Metro Iloilo Radial Road or R-4 Bypass Road undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now improves the transport of goods and services between neighboring towns in central Iloilo. DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado said that the widened road connects the towns of Santa Barbara, New Lucena, and Zarraga, and serves […]
Locals and tourists will soon experience faster and more comfortable travel from Iloilo City to Iloilo International Airport and southern towns with the construction of Ungka 2 Flyover and Iloilo River North Bank Road (Iloilo Sunset Boulevard) by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In his report to Secretary Roger Mercado, DPWH Region […]
The mountainous community of Barangay Betwagan in the Municipality of Sadangan, Mountain Province is now better connected by six footbridges built and improved by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado, based on reports from Mountain Province 1st District Engineer Januario Grande, said that the project included construction and rehabilitation […]
Farmers and local traders in Barangay Cadulawan in Munai, Lanao del Norte are now reaping the benefits of the rehabilitated Bacolod-Madalum Highway, especially in transporting local products from their farmlands to commercial hubs. Citing a report from DPWH Region 10 Director Zenaida Tan, DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado said that reconstructing and maintaining damaged roads as […]
In observance of World Press Freedom Day, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) went all out of its mandate to protect media workers by meeting with local journalists in several key regions all over the country to discuss ways and means to promote media safety. Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, Executive Director of PTFoMS, […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), together with the Department of Transportation (DOTr), officially launched the additional improved bike lanes in the cities of Marikina, Parañaque, Muntinlupa, and Las Piñas. DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado and Transportation Secretary Art Tugade, represented by DPWH National Capital Region Director Nomer Abel Canlas and DOTr Undersecretary Mark […]