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Responding to a recent flooding incident, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now declogging and cleaning drainage inlets in various roads in Manila. “Regular declogging and desilting operation is being undertaken by the Department, along with drainage improvement projects, and construction of additional pumping stations to minimize flooding along Metro Manila roads,” Secretary […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced that the Department has completed two new shore protection works along the northernmost coastal areas in Agoo, La Union. “We have constructed shoreline structures or groins along Barangays Sta. Rita Sur and Sta. Rita Central to serve as protection against coastal flooding,” Villar said. “We have constructed shoreline […]
In an effort to ramp-up available facilities for isolation of COVID-19 infected persons in Western Mindanao, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the conversion of the old Zamboanga Convention Center in Pasonanca, Zamboanga City. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar announced that the newly-converted Convention Center into a mega-quarantine facility with 188 beds will […]
Industrial sites in the Municipality of Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental will now be more accessible with the improvement of roads by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Secretary Mark Villar said that a 3.7-kilometer access road leading to PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority located in the area was completed in the amount of P60.3 million by […]
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) called for the creation of a regional counterpart in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to ensure the safety of media workers and prevent another Maguindanao massacre from happening again. “I urge the Bangsamoro Region to create a counterpart Task Force of PTFoMS. The mechanism […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said that a total of 826 personnel with 107 equipment are prepositioned around Taal Volcano in case another explosive eruption happens. Citing a report from the DPWH Bureau of Maintenance, Villar said that the Quick Response Teams (QRTs) of DPWH Regional Office IV-A and all its 16 District […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a new sports facility in Baler, Aurora. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said the completion of the new Aurora Sports Complex Project by the DPWH Aurora District Engineering Office will boost the economy of Aurora Province as one of the country’s premier tourist destinations especially during […]
A lot of money is spent on cosmetics, facelifts and other so-called beauty solutions to achieve young skin and a smooth, glowing complexion. The same goes for fitness products, supplements, gym fees and equipment to possess a fit, healthy and ageless body. But did you know that the simple, often costless solution to all those […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is committed to address the potential demand for better roads within the Clark Special Economic Zone with the construction of two access roads leading to the New Clark City (NCC) in Capas, Tarlac. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, based on a report by Tarlac Second District Engineer Neil […]
A new flood control structure has been constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) along the Lamut River in Ifugao Province in an effort to prevent damage to agricultural lands. According to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, the new Lamut Flood Control involved construction of a 386-meter concrete wall along the body of […]