Despite the many challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ilocos Region continues to flourish with 1,273 infrastructure projects developed and facilitated by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the year 2021. Based on the report submitted by DPWH Region 1 Director Ronnel Tan, DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado stated that with the 1,552 […]
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Despite the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office 1 and its 10 District Engineering Offices were still able to implement and complete in 2020 a total of 94 road construction and improvement projects, 50 bridge construction and repair/retrofitting, as well as 65 flood-control projects. DPWH […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) threw its full support behind the Ridge to Reef Corridor Plan, one of the key strategies being explored to ensure Baguio City’s gradual and safe reopening to tourists from nearby provinces within the year. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat expressed that the plan, which seeks to enable seamless travel for tourism […]
In an effort to speed up the delivery of relief goods to various towns in Region 1 (Ilocos Region), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has mobilized heavy equipment such as dump trucks and tractor head trucks with trailer for transport assistance to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in its […]