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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Public school teachers will assist the national government in its vaccination program through information drive. This is what Education Secretary Leonor Briones emphasized in a recent press briefing, clarifying that teachers would not administer vaccines against COVID-19 once it is available. “Dini-deny namin iyong perception na ang mga teachers ay sila mismo ang mag-vaccinate ng […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently turned over an evacuation center for emergency purposes built in the amount of P37.4 million to the local government of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur. Secretary Mark Villar, citing a report from DPWH Region 13 Director Pol Delos Santos, said that the facility consists of a 2-storey accommodation […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is on track for the 2021 opening of Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge connecting Estrella Street in Makati City and Barangka Drive in Mandaluyong City. Secretary Mark Villar said the expansion of the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge, also known as the Rockwell Bridge, into a two-way four-lane bridge is expected to greatly […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced the completion of a tourism access road leading to the Anas View deck in Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte. “The dusty and bumpy road has been rehabilitated into a two-lane concrete tourism road providing easy access for locals and nature-loving tourists,” Villar said. According to DPWH Region 8 […]