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With the rising number of confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started converting shipping containers into mobile health facilities as part of its continuing efforts to assist the Department of Health (DOH) in this time of crisis. Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villas said that […]
With civil works at the Philippine Arena “We Heal As One” Center now at 70% advanced stage of completion, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is working to provide the three mega tents with electricity in preparation for their activation as quarantine facilities for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. Public Works Undersecretary Emil K. […]
A 132-bed “We Heal as One” isolation and treatment center in Pasig City for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients was completed in three days by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said the DPWH expeditiously worked at the empty Philippine Sports Arena or popularly known as ULTRA and repurposed […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar has announced the start of work for the conversion of the Filinvest Tent in Muntinlupa City and the Philsports Arena formerly ULTRA in Pasig City, into two additional quarantine facilities in Metro Manila. Villar said the Filinvest Tent will be converted into a quarantine facility […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) with the support of private firms EEI Corporation and the Villar-led Vista Land Group have completed the construction of the health facility for coronavirus patients at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Forum Halls in just seven days. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar announced that civil works for […]
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 […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will once again turn over protective items such as surgical face masks donated by Chinese contractors to hospitals and other service frontliners. About 18,000 pieces of surgical face masks, 1,000 pieces of N95 masks, and 90 pieces personal protective equipment (PPEs) were received recently by the DPWH […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) with the support of private firms EEI Construction and the Villar Group have started converting the Forum Halls of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) to accommodate mild to moderate cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Secretary Mark Villar announced that materials and manpower resources are […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said they are looking to open for operation within this week the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila which is one of several state-owned buildings to be converted into temporary health facilities for the treatment and monitoring of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. “By this […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently delivered additional 10,000 surgical masks to major public hospitals handling COVID-19 patients in Metro Manila. Under Secretary Mark Villar’s instruction, DPWH Undersecretary Emil Sadain, who is also the head of the Task Force on Augmentation of Healthcare Facilities, facilitated the distribution of donated medical supplies to […]