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Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar has announced the deployment of additional equipment and manpower resources from DPWH NCR, Regions 1, 3, 4B, 5, 8, and 10 to areas in Batangas and other parts of the Southern Tagalog Region following the recent eruption of the Taal Volcano. “We’d like to commend the DPWH officials […]
A total of 16,000 residents affected by the recent eruption of the Taal Volcano are now in evacuation centers nearest to their vicinity with the assistance of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). With the imminent danger posed by the activity of Taal Volcano, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said DPWH is continuing to […]
Economic managers recently approved for endorsement to the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board a total of 12 infrastructure projects worth P626.11 billion. These projects are: Unsolicited Operate-Add-Transfer (OAT) Proposal for the Davao International Airport; Unsolicited Operate-Add-Transfer (OAT) Proposal for the Laguindingan Airport; MRT-4 Project; EDSA Greenways Project; Maritime Safety Enhancement Program; Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge […]
Road reblocking works on Edsa and on C-5 Road will be suspended starting next month to ease expected road congestion during the holiday season. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Jojo Garcia said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has agreed to suspend its reblocking works, mostly those which are “cosmetic” in nature, […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging government to look into other ways of building classrooms and school buildings to avoid delays as he called on the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to revisit the computation for classroom requirements. “Let’s explore other modalities in constructing school buildings as the slow pace can’t keep up with the […]
The Elliptical Road in Quezon City will be repaired to fix its sloped lanes that cause flooding in the area, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced. In a recent press briefing in Makati City, MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has volunteered to repair starting […]
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Oscar Albayalde and Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar recently led the ground-breaking rites for a five-story multipurpose carpark building which will soon rise inside Camp Crame. The parking facility, located at the northwest corner of the PNP headquarters, is expected to solve parking woes of personnel and […]
Isabela 3rd District Rep. Napoleon S. Dy on Tuesday urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to work with the Department of Agriculture (DA), local government units (LGUs), and rice farmers to come up with a “workable compromise” that will allow farmers to use roads to dry their palay while government works to […]
Traffic in major thoroughfares in Las Piñas and in neighboring towns and cities is expected to ease in time for the holiday season as the second phase of the Las Piñas River Drive and fourth phase of the Zapote River Drive road projects were opened to motorists. Senator Cynthia Villar and daughter Camille led the […]
A measure seeking to give road access to all tourism sites in the country hurdled third and final reading at the House of Representatives. With 205 affirmative votes, the Lower House overwhelmingly recently passed House Bill 8143, or the “Tourism Sites Accessibility Act.” There was no negative vote and no abstention. The bill mandates the […]