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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has put up 18 rainwater collectors in the various schools and government buildings of Biliran Province as part of a water conservation effort. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, citing District Engineer David Adongay of DPWH Biliran District Engineering Office’s report, said that the P4.5 million rainwater collector systems […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced that the section of Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 that collapsed due to fire in February 2020 has already been replaced as concessionaire Citra Central Expressway Corporation (CCEC) rushes civil works of the project to make up for unforeseen delay. “As of latest report, lower and upper […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary and isolation czar Mark Villar announced that a new 120-bed capacity coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine facility in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte has been completed and has been turned-over to local government unit. “We opened an additional 120-capacity isolation facility at National Steel Corporation (NSC) Global Multi-Purpose Building that will […]
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 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 […]