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In a bid to strengthen the government’s fight against corruption, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) created the Task Force Against Graft and Corruption (TAG) to probe allegations of widespread anomalies in the agency. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar issued Department Order Number 101 forming a five-member committee that will investigate the alleged corrupt […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led the formal turnover of housing units for Typhoon Yolanda victims in a virtual ceremony on Thursday, October 22, 2020, as part of the government’s effort to complete all its housing commitments despite the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.It was the 10th such virtual turnover of the Yolanda Permanent Housing Project, […]
Two coronavirus disease (COVID-19) isolation facilities were recently completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and were handed-over to the local government units (LGUs) of Dagami, Leyte and Nueva Valencia, Guimaras Province. Public Works and Highways Secretary and isolation czar Mark Villar announced the completion of the facilities, which are part of […]
The Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) would be cleared of around 50,000 vehicles each day once the Skyway Stage 3 opens in December, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said. “Over 50,000 vehicles per day will be decongested from Edsa. It is part of the Edsa decongestion program of President Rodrigo Duterte,” Villar […]
In a desperate attempt to evade justice for the murder of Brigada News FM–Kidapawan station manager Eduardo Sanchez Dizon, a prime suspect, Dante Encarnacion Tabusares alias Bong Encarnacion has joined the New People’s Army in Arakan, North Cotabato, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has confirmed. This was verified in an official report […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced the completion of two river-control projects in the municipalities of Solana and Amulung, Cagayan Province. One of the recently-completed flood-control projects is the P72.38 million riverbank protection project along the Cagayan River in Barangay Natappian, Solana which now prevents massive soil erosion and protects the homes and […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the concreting of the access road leading to the Ganano Falls in Diffun, Quirino, providing locals and visitors easier travel to the tourist destination. According to Secretary Mark Villar, the recently completed 540-meter section of the access road supplements the 1.02-kilometer portion that was paved […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now allows contractors in the procurement of civil works contracts to conduct submission and receipts of proposed bids online. Under Department Order 87 issued by Secretary Mark Villar, a new electronic process is implemented that aims to streamline the delivery of public service while ensuring safety, health, […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will be deploying an additional water master dredger with rake attachment to control the proliferation of water hyacinth that hamper the waterflow and ferry boat operation in the Pasig River. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said that the DPWH Sagip Manila Bay Team reported its recent DPWH coordination […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a 5.9-kilometer farm-to-market road (FMR) project in the municipality of Kadilingan, Bukidnon Province. According to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, the completed the FMR project in the amount of P67-million is a convergence project of DPWH with the Department of Agrarian Reform – Mindanao Sustainable Agrarian […]