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DPWH OPENS BULACAN TOWN FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently constructed a concrete road in support of farming communities in the town of San Ildefonso, Bulacan. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that the DPWH Bulacan Second District Engineering Office (DEO) improved and paved into concrete an 830-meter road traversing vast rice fields near the Barangays of […]

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DPWH STARTS BUILDING DOJ CAGAYAN SATELLITE OFFICE

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is constructing a new two-story Department of Justice (DOJ) Building in the Municipality of Ballesteros, Cagayan. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Region 2 Director Nomer Abel Canlas said that the facility will serve as the Satellite Office of the Cagayan Provincial Prosecution Office. […]

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DMW’S 1ST 100 DAYS: JOBS, BETTER SUPPORT FOR OFWS

More employment opportunities abroad, programs for children of migrant workers, and a quicker response time in the repatriation of distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) round up the Department of Migrant Workers’ First 100 Days report, Secretary Susan Ople said. Based on data generated by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), around 255,429 Filipino workers were […]

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CSC TO GOV’T WORKERS: GET BOOSTER SHOTS

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) hosted the Department of Health’s (DOH) “Sa Boosters: PINASLAKAS” event, which aims to further improve the COVID-19 booster coverage rates in the country. The event, held at the CSC Central Office in Quezon City, featured a ceremonial vaccination of CSC employees as well as Department of the Interior and Local […]

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DPWH STARTS SAMAL-DAVAO BRIDGE PROJECT

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) begins the land survey and geotechnical investigation using a boring machine with the government finally proceeding with the detailed engineering design activities for the civil works construction of the long-awaited Samal Island – Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil Sadain together with Assistant Secretary […]

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WAGE HIKE IN HONG KONG A BOON FOR OFWS – OPLE

Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople cited the equivalent of a P750 wage hike in Hong Kong as a boon for Filipino domestic workers, making it one of the most attractive places to work as a “kasambahay” (foreign domestic worker). Compared to today’s minimum wage for local domestic workers which ranges from a low of P3,500 […]

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PH, JAPAN INK MEMO OF COOPERATION FOR INFRA DEV’T

The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has fostered greater collaboration with Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) for tunnel engineering and road infrastructure development. A Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) was formally signed recently in Manila by DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan and Senior Undersecretary Emil Sadain, and MLIT Vice Minister […]

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3 FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS IN NUEVA ECIJA FINISHED

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of three flood control structures that will ensure the protection of residents against flooding in Rizal, Nueva Ecija. Citing reports from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan identified the Barangays Calaocan, Poblacion East, Poblacion Norte, and San Gregorio […]

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DPWH OPENS NEW ROADS IN 3 NUEVA ECIJA TOWNS

The Department of Public Works and Highways has recently paved three local roads that now benefit agricultural communities in the Municipalities of Bongabon, Gabaldon, and Llanera in Nueva Ecija. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, based on reports from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, said that the improvement of a total of six-lane kilometers of […]

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DPWH FINISHES FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS IN NUEVA ECIJA

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has paved two local roads that now boost mobility in communities located in the mountainous areas of Carranglan, Nueva Ecija. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, citing reports from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, identified that local roads recently upgraded into concrete include the 910-lane meter road […]