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Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), met with representatives of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) led by Mohamed Djelid, Director and Representative of UNESCO Office in Jakarta, Indonesia, to discuss possible cooperation on capacity building projects on human rights during a courtesy […]
The glow of lights, thermoplastic pavement markings, and painted steel arch main bridge and metal railings will be gleaming over at night on the iconic Binondo-Intramuros Bridge Project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Undersecretary and Build Build Build Chief Implementer Emil Sadain reported to Secretary Roger Mercado that the new […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was able to implement various infrastructure projects in 2021 that have helped the people of Eastern Visayas recover from the economic losses due to the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado, who hails from and is a former local executive in Eastern Visayas […]
President Rodrigo Duterte led the inauguration of the 6.405-kilometer Tacloban City Bypass Road Project completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the Province of Leyte. The President was joined in the project inauguration by Senator Bong Go, DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado, Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Secretary Michael Lloyd Dino, House […]
The Philippines has taken “positive steps” in protecting journalists, according to the 2021-2022 “World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global Report” released recently by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), welcomed the comprehensive and […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger Mercado led the inauguration of Boracay Circumferential Road’s third phase, which saw the opening of another newly concreted and widened 1.4-kilometer road. “Through the P140-million project along the portion of the Boracay Circumferential Road, locals and tourists now find a better connection between the island’s two […]
Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) executive director, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco appealed to both the Senate and the House of Representatives to immediately conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the “criminal enterprise” of a Pangasinan-based newsman, involving the filing of bogus rape complaints against government officials. Sy Egco said the scheme […]
Consistent with its role to provide quality road infrastructure, the Department of Public Works and Highways accomplished 1,321 projects under the 2021 Regular Infrastructure Program in Region 3. In his report to DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado, DPWH Region 3 Director Roseller Tolentino said Central Luzon Region with 14 District Engineering Offices (DEOs) has completed and […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officially launched month-long activities and programs in celebration of the National Women’s Month – enacted through Presidential Proclamation 227, series of 1988. The annual celebration focused on the theme “WE Make CHANGE Work for Women: Agenda ng Kababaihan Tungo sa Kaunlaran,” to emphasize the huge contributions of […]
An access road constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now ensures a safer and more convenient travel to Maticdum Falls in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur. “With Maticdum Falls accessible only by foot, the newly-paved road will ease travel for both locals and visitors and better promote the miniature waterfall as […]