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OPENING SOON: ILOILO SUNSET BOULEVARD, FLYOVER

Locals and tourists will soon experience faster and more comfortable travel from Iloilo City to Iloilo International Airport and southern towns with the construction of Ungka 2 Flyover and Iloilo River North Bank Road (Iloilo Sunset Boulevard) by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In his report to Secretary Roger Mercado, DPWH Region […]

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DPWH BUILDS 6 FOOTBRIDGES IN MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

The mountainous community of Barangay Betwagan in the Municipality of Sadangan, Mountain Province is now better connected by six footbridges built and improved by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado, based on reports from Mountain Province 1st District Engineer Januario Grande, said that the project included construction and rehabilitation […]

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DPWH REPAIRS HIGHWAY IN MUNAI, LANAO DEL NORTE

Farmers and local traders in Barangay Cadulawan in Munai, Lanao del Norte are now reaping the benefits of the rehabilitated Bacolod-Madalum Highway, especially in transporting local products from their farmlands to commercial hubs. Citing a report from DPWH Region 10 Director Zenaida Tan, DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado said that reconstructing and maintaining damaged roads as […]

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PTFOMS MEETS JOURNOS FOR WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

In observance of World Press Freedom Day, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) went all out of its mandate to protect media workers by meeting with local journalists in several key regions all over the country to discuss ways and means to promote media safety. Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, Executive Director of PTFoMS, […]

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MORE BIKE LANES OPEN IN METRO MANILA – MERCADO

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), together with the Department of Transportation (DOTr), officially launched the additional improved bike lanes in the cities of Marikina, Parañaque, Muntinlupa, and Las Piñas. DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado and Transportation Secretary Art Tugade, represented by DPWH National Capital Region Director Nomer Abel Canlas and DOTr Undersecretary Mark […]

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DUTERTE LEADS INAUGURATION OF CCLEX IN CEBU

President Rodrigo Duterte recently led the inauguration of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) project, an iconic bridge that links mainland Cebu in Cebu City to Mactan Island through Cordova. The 8.9-kilometer CCLEX is highlighted by its iconic crosses on top of the twin pylons of the cable-stayed main bridge over the Mactan Channel befitting Cebu’s titles as […]

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DPWH STARTS WIDENING OF 2 QUIRINO BRIDGES

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) commenced two bridge widening projects in Barangay Villa Santiago, Aglipay, Quirino, to complement the ongoing widening from two lanes to four lanes of Cordon Aurora Boundary Road in Isabela Boundary-Junction Dumabato Section. DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado, citing a report from DPWH Regional Office 2 Director Loreta Malaluan, […]

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ARREST OF MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE SUSPECT LAUDED

Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), lauded the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the arrest of Datu Harris Ampatuan in Cotabato City, one of the suspects in the 2009 killing of journalists in what has been called the Maguindanao massacre. “I commend the men and women […]

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DPWH COMPLETES AFP MODULAR HOSPITAL – MERCADO

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has responded anew to the medical care needs of military troops and civilian personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado turned over to AFP Vice Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Erickson Gloria and AFP Health Services Command (AFPHSC) Commander Brigadier General […]

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DPWH STARTS WORK ON UP ISLAMIC STUDIES BUILDING

A new three-story Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS) Complex Building will soon rise in the University of the Philippines – Diliman Campus in Quezon City. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently commenced the construction of the project which has received an allocation of P92.6 million from the 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA). […]