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 […]
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Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced the completion of new quarantine facilities in Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte that will help free up hospital beds for moderate, critical or severe COVID-19 cases. Villar, government’s isolation czar for the coronavirus pandemic, said that three multi-purpose buildings in Iligan City were converted into isolation facilities […]
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 […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar has announced the full opening of the reconstructed Sevilla Bridge. The Sevilla Bridge is a 4-lane bridge crossing the San Juan River connecting Shaw Boulevard in Burol, Mandaluyong City and P. Sanchez Street in Sta. Mesa, Manila Sevilla Bridge was initially opened to motorists in […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar announced that the Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge, which is a major component of the BGC-Ortigas Road Link Project, is nearing its completion stage. “We are now at the stage of final pouring activities at the mid span to complete the 210-meter main superstructure that will connect […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) continues to expand healthcare infrastructure by extending technical guidance to expedite the construction of additional hospital facilities in Metro Manila for COVID-19 patients. Secretary Mark Villar said that the DPWH Task Force to Facilitate Augmentation of Local and National Healthcare Facilities has strengthened its partnership with the […]
A total of 23 additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine facilities in Metro Manila are now under construction and is being fast-tracked for completion before the end of August 2020. This was disclosed by Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar citing the urgency of the projects as the Department of Health recently announced […]
A new off-site dormitory that will serve as temporary shelter for medical personnel of the Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital (JBLMGH) in San Fernando City, Pampanga was recently completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). “DPWH assures the continuous assistance to the Department of Health in the provision of the much-needed […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways in Caraga Region (DPWH-13) said the ongoing construction of the San Roque, Bislig, Surigao del Sur–Bunawan, Agusan del Sur Road is already 64 percent complete, as the construction works continue despite the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.DPWH-13 Director Pol delos Santos said the construction works, which began last […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways in Caraga Region (DPWH-13) said the agency, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture in the area (DA-13), is set to begin the construction of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) worth P133 million in the province of Surigao del Norte.DPWH-13 said the 10 FMRs will be implemented by the DPWH […]