MANILA – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started with the massive installation of prefabricated girders for abutments and ramps of the iconic Binondo – Intramuros Bridge…
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DPWH opens new P490M La Union-Baguio road
TUBAO, La Union – Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar opened here Monday the newly-completed P493.9 million road and bridge connecting La Union and Baguio City. Villar…
DPWH deploys personnel to clear roads in Mountain Province
LAOAG CITY — Personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways in Region 1 were dispatched to Mountain Province to help clear several roads, which were temporary closed due to several…
DPWH deploys equipment to clear roads in Mt. Province
MANILA — The Department of Public Works and Highways have deployed heavy equipment to clear roads leading to the landslide area in Natonin town in Mountain Province, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar…
Laoag District Engineer declared ‘persona non grata’
LAOAG CITY—The Ilocos Norte Provincial Board, or Sangguniang Panlalawigan, has declared District Engineer Nestor Pasion of the first Engineering District of Ilocos Norte as “persona non grata.” Sponsored by Vice…
Bishop urges OFWs to avail of ‘Build, Build, Build’ jobs
MANILA — The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines – Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care for Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI) on Friday urged overseas Filipino workers…
PRRD leads groundbreaking of 2 China-funded bridges
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday led the groundbreaking ceremony of the two bridges along Pasig River that will be built by China for free. In his speech, Duterte expressed…
Bigger drainage canals to ease flooding in La Union
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is more than halfway done with the first phase of a drainage improvement project along Manila…
DPWH completes Phase 1 of Ilocos Region’s first convention center
MANILA — The first stage of the iconic convention center project for Ilocos Region has been completed, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Wednesday. According to DPWH Region…
Ex-DPWH chief Singson denies hand in ROW scam
MANILA — Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio Singson on Monday denied any involvement in the alleged PHP8.7 billion right-of-way (ROW) scam in General Santos City. Facing…
Abad, Singson may face raps over fake road right-of-way claims
MANILA — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Friday said two former Cabinet members during the Aquino administration may face criminal liability for their alleged involvement in fake road right-of-way (RROW)…
DPWH-10 to play key role in Marawi rehab: Villar
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Being the nearest region to war-torn Marawi City, the Northern Mindanao regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will play a…
DPWH targets to finish Marawi housing by Nov.
MANILA — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is working double time to complete site development works where the first batch of transitory houses will be built for Marawi…
Alvarez wants Road Board abolished to prevent road tax misuse
MANILA — House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez is pushing for the abolition of the Road Board to prevent the misuse of billions of pesos of the road user’s tax. Alvarez filed…
Farmers told to stop drying crops on roads
LAOAG CITY — Despite warning from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), some residents who live near national and village roads still dry their palay or corn crops…
DPWH probes collapse of old bridge in Pangasinan
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The Department of Public Workers and Highways (DPWH) is looking on whether a construction firm is liable for the collapse of an unused old steel bridge in…
Ilocos Norte board to probe DPWH road projects slippage
LAOAG CITY —The Ilocos Norte Provincial Board is set to conduct an inspection of some road construction projects here which are allegedly substandard. Located within the boundary of Burgos and…