The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has reminded all electric cooperatives (ECs) to ensure the timely conduct of their competitive selection process (CSP) in procuring power supply requirements. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong recently issued a memorandum reminding the 121 ECs nationwide of their compliance to NEA Memorandum No. 2019-035 dated June 27, 2019. Under the CSP, […]
Author: Belen Natividad
Residents of Barangay Sagrada in Minalabac, Camarines Sur have been reaping the benefits of the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) completed farm-to-market road (FMR) in their community. According to Secretary Mark Villar, the improvement into concrete of the 1-kilometer FMR was implemented by DPWH Camarines Sur 2nd District Engineering Office (DEO) from July […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has recently fixed two road sections with potholes and uneven carriageway, thanks to concerned citizens who reported the road damage through social media. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said that the Department’s social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter which are also used as platforms for citizens engagement […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced that a total of 82 projects under feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed engineering design, economic analysis, technical studies, and traffic impact assessment have received an allocation of P1.23 Billion under 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA). According to Villar, in Luzon alone, 33 proposed projects have received study […]
With no less than a former Supreme Court justice identifying the legal infirmities in authorizing private corporations to conduct small town lottery (STL) operation in the provinces, and with employees of these authorized agent corporations (AACs) contributing to the surge of COVID-19 cases in Isabela, the province’s youngest solon reiterated calls for the Philippine Charity […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a new police station in the municipality of Alicia, Isabela. The new Alicia Police Station Building Project is a 2-story building integrated with covered roof deck, reliable roofing, and structural sheet metals, wide-glass window and entry doors, neat paint finish, and ground floor ramps to […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced that an access road was recently paved to connect local communities known for its coconut-based livelihood in Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental (MisOr). “Our coconut farmers from Barangay Silad and Barangay Mangga are now reaping the benefits of a newly-improved access road,” Villar said. “The two barangays of Northern Mindanao […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar has announced that the ongoing construction of an access toad leading to the Mapita Community and View deck to Nayong Aguilar in Aguilar, Pangasinan is expected to improve the access of communities of Indigenous Peoples to social services. “The new Daang Katutubo, aimed to benefit Kankanaey, Bago, and […]
Around 200 students with disabilities from Rizal’s 2nd District received digital tablets to help fulfill their distance learning needs.Rep. Fidel Nograles personally handed over the gadgets on Monday. “Kaya patuloy tayong nakaagapay sa ating mga PWD upang masigurado ang kanilang patuloy na pagaaral.” “Alam natin na napakaraming pagsubok ngayon na hinaharap ng mga batang may […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction, rehabilitation, improvement, and maintenance of 311.5 lane kilometers of national roads, 12 bridges, and 99 flood-control structures in Region 8 under the 2020 General Appropriations Act (GAA). This was announced by DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, citing DPWH Regional Office’s Year-end Report disclosing that […]