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Residents, especially farmers, no longer have to endure unpaved and muddy roads especially during the rainy season with the completion of a concrete road project in Concepcion, Tarlac. Secretary Mark Villar said that the DPWH Tarlac Second District Engineering Office has completed the 1.2-kilometer road that now connects Barangays San Isidro and Sitio Kabayung Sarul. […]
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said murder charges have been filed against three suspects in connection with the killing of former Pangasinan news reporter and broadcaster Virgilio S. Maganes. Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, PTFoMS Executive Director, announced this latest development right after the successful launching of the webinar series on press freedom […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced that a new road leading to Angalacan River Ecotourism Park has recently been completed and is now providing better access to residents in Mangaldan, Pangasinan. “Despite the limitations brought by the pandemic, we are proud to announce that we have delivered the first phase of the concreting […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary and Chief Isolation Czar Mark Villar announced that the preparedness and response of Zamboanga City against the spread of COVID-19 infection was further boosted with the availability of an additional 20-bed isolation facility. Villar said that the newly-built Zamboanga City Quarantine Facility located in Barangay Pasonanca was constructed to augment […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has addressed a complaint on dust pollution along a portion of Buenavista Salcedo Road in the town of Salcedo, Eastern Samar that was posted on Facebook. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, citing a report from District Engineer Ma. Margarita Junia of DPWH Eastern Samar District Engineering Office (ESDEO), […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) targets to partially open this May 2021 the Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge which is a major component of the BGC-Ortigas Road Link Project. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said that the superstructure of the Sta Monica-Lawton Bridge connecting Lawton Avenue in Makati City and Sta. Monica Street in Pasig […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started dredging activities in Kalaklan River in Olongapo City, Zambales to address heavy siltation and prevent flooding in the city. Based on a report from DPWH Region 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said that a cutter suction dredger was deployed in the river […]
The Philippines has made significant progress in protecting journalists according to the 2020 Director-General Report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) welcomed the report as concrete proof of President Rodrigo Duterte’s commitment […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is fast-tracking the construction of a 3-kilometer coastal bypass road in the town of Lianga, Surigao del Sur. “The Lianga Coastal Bypass Road is a major infrastructure project that will increase economic growth in the municipality and boost tourism by making the area a main stopover for […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the rehabilitation of an access road leading to Kaitulari Ecopark located in the mountainous part of Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental. Citing a report by DPWH Negros Occidental 2nd OIC-District Engineer Rolando Valdez, Secretary Mark Villar explained that the completed project covers the repair along 1.28-kilometer […]