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Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar announced that travel time between Bauang to the surfing town of San Juan in the Province of La Union will soon be made faster by 50 percent. “We are constructing the Bauang – San Fernando – San Juan Bypass Road that will cut the one-hour travel from […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways has completed the conversion and construction of 17 additional quarantine facilities that augmented Eastern Visayas’ coronavirus disease (COVID-19) bed capacity by 800. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, citing DPWH Regional Office 8 Director Nerie Bueno, announced that two facilities were completed on September, 10 in August, five in July, […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar announced that the department’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response is underway in Negros Occidental with the construction of various healthcare facilities in Bacolod City and other areas of the province. Villar said the Task Force to Facilitate Augmentation of National and Local Health Facilities with Regional […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar has entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar for the development of a healthcare facility for patients with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The MOA for the construction of the 96-bed isolation facility was signed during the Coordinated Operations to Defeat Pandemic […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has successfully completed and turned over to the local government a 151-bed capacity healthcare facility in Carmona, Cavite. Secretary Mark Villar said the repurposed evacuation center at Brgy. Lantic, Carmona, Cavite which was converted into a mega isolation facility will facilitate the treatment and care of coronavirus […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said that detailed engineering design preparation is ongoing for the P7.375 Billion design and build of Panguil Bay Bridge included in the flagship infrastructure projects of the President Rodrigo Duterte administration. Villar said that Panguil Bay Bridge is a realization of the promise to make Filipinos even more […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar has announced the opening of a new coastal road from the Rompeolas or Sorsogon City’s baywalk up to Barangay Balogo, providing road travelers a pleasant view of Sorsogon’s coastline. Villar said that the four-lane Sorsogon City Coastal Road with a total length of 5.52 kilometer may be considered […]
A 72-bed capacity COVID-19 quarantine facility at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City is being fast-tracked for completion by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said the conversion of 18 container vans into a 72-unit room isolation facility is ongoing as part of the 23 additional […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced that works will be expedited in the ongoing 230-kilometer Improving Growth Corridors for Mindanao Road Sector Project (IGCMRSP) funded by a loan with the Asian Development Bank. Villar said to fast-track the project that supports the improvement of the Philippines road network and the development of Mindanao, he […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has recently turned-over to the local government of Quezon City two additional cluster dormitories inside the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) as temporary accommodations for medical personnel.Secretary Mark Villar said the accommodation facilities set-up by DPWH Task Force to Facilitate Augmentation of National and Local Health Facilities will […]