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With classes being suspended in Quezon City and 16 out of Metro Manila’s 17 local government units due to the threats posed by flooding, Quezon City 1st District Rep. Juan Carlos “Arjo” Atayde on Wednesday urged the national government to fund and implement proposed QC flood control projects intended to address chronic flooding not only […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed two flood control projects along the Magat River, benefiting the low-lying communities in the towns of Bagabag and Quezon in Nueva Vizcaya. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan explained that the construction of new flood control structures was initiated to address the significant flooding issues that have long plagued […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has upgraded unpaved roads to concrete cement pavements significantly enhancing transportation access for residents and local producers in Naujan and Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro. In Sitio II, Barangay Aurora, Naujan, the DPWH Mindoro District Engineering Office has completed a 415-meter road concreting project which also involves the construction […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region VI hosted a blessing and groundbreaking ceremony of the Negros Occidental Convention Center (NOCC) at Brgy. Guinhalaran, Silay City recently. The ceremony opened with a welcome message from Governor Bong Lacson, followed by a briefing by DPWH Regional Director Engr. Sanny Boy Oropel who presented the project […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is building a concrete revetment structure that would prevent flooding brought by the overflow of Hijo River in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, citing a report from DPWH Region 11 Director Juby Cordon, said that the flood control project is currently being […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed the construction of a flood mitigation structure and a farm-to-market road (FMR) that now fortifies community resilience and augments the local economy in the municipalities of Boac and Gasan, Marinduque. In a report to Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Marinduque District Engineer Richard Emmanuel Ragragio identified […]
In response to the escalating challenges posed by climate change, Secretary Manuel Bonoan has reaffirmed the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) commitment to providing long-term solutions to the recurrent flooding issues faced by many Filipinos. The DPWH has developed individual master plans for each of the 18 major river basins in the Philippines […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has upgraded unpaved roads to concrete cement pavements significantly enhancing transportation access for residents and local producers in Naujan and Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro. In Sitio II, Barangay Aurora, Naujan, the DPWH Mindoro District Engineering Office has completed a 415-meter road concreting project which also involves the construction […]
A newly-constructed two-storey school building by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) benefitted an estimated number of 160 students in Tipanoy Elementary School, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte. Based on a report received by Secretary Manuel Bonoan from DPWH Region 10 Director Zenaida Tan, the new school building was designed to have four […]
Senator Grace Poe wants an investigation into the underutilization of the budget for flood control projects following the devastation wrought by Super Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon. Filing Senate Resolution No. 1080, Poe said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) must explain the downward trend of its fund disbursement for flood control […]