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DPWH EYES GREEN LANE FOR MAJOR INFRA PROJECTS

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is strengthening its partnership with the business sector to ensure the Marcos administration’s priority infrastructure projects are completed on time and deliver tangible benefits to Filipinos. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the DPWH to expedite the completion of key infrastructure projects nationwide. According to Secretary Vince […]

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DPWH ROLLS OUT INTEGRITY CHAIN

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is expanding its transparency initiatives as the agency rolled out the Integrity Chain to ensure traceable, auditable and accessible records to accredited validators of the Blockchain Council of the Philippines (BCP). Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the DPWH to leverage […]

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DPWH: ARANETA AVE DRAINAGE WORKS OK BY FEBRUARY

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is working double time to finish the expansion project of a drainage system along Araneta Avenue in preparation for the rainy season, Secretary Vince Dizon announced. Dizon wants the project finished before the end of March. “Tinetake-advantage natin ‘yung hindi umuulan. Kailangan lahat ng trabaho itotodo na […]

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DPWH WANTS NAVOTAS DIKE REPAIRED BY FEBRUARY

Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon has given an ultimatum to Manfel Cargo Shipping Corp. to finish the repair of the Navotas Coastal Dike by February. Dizon also warned the company to ensure that the dike will not have substandard construction. He said a demand letter will be sent by the Department of Public Works and […]

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VILLAFUERTE: PROBE ANDAYA HIGHWAY CONDITION  

Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte is pressing for a full-blown investigation into the increasingly decrepit condition of the Andaya Highway, which is the Camarines Sur portion of the strategic Quirino Highway that connects Metro Manila to Bicol, the Visayas and Mindanao. Villafuerte said, “The seemingly benign neglect of the Andaya Highway in the past is […]

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TULFO: UNITE DPWH FLOOD CONTROL MONITORING SYSTEMS

Senator Erwin Tulfo is pushing for a unified flood control project planning and monitoring system in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The vice chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee made the call after it was exposed that the grid coordinates generated by DPWH from the Multi-Year Programming and Scheduling (MYPS) and […]

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INTER-AGENCY PROBE ON DPWH BUDGET INSERTIONS URGED

Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson called for a genuine inter-agency investigation into claims linking Cabinet officials to multibillion-peso budget insertions for Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) infrastructure projects, as he warned that prematurely dismissing them risks the perception of a “cover-up”. Lacson said it is too early for Malacanang to brand claims […]

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DIZON: EDSA REHAB STARTS ON CHRISTMAS EVE

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will begin the rehabilitation of EDSA starting December 24 using the new technology from Japan. This is in line with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to find faster and more practical solutions to repair ESDA without disturbing motorists and commuters. Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon […]

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DPWH REPAIRS TONDO’S SUNOG APOG PUMPING STATION

After eight years of inaction, the long-delayed flood mitigation works at the Sunog Apog Pumping Station in Tondo, Manila are finally moving forward. According to Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon, it was President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. himself who ordered that the pumping stations get repaired before the rainy season begins next year. “Ang importante lang, […]

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DPWH, MMDA INSPECT TARTAR CREEK IN LAS PIÑAS CITY

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Atty. Don Artes and Las Piñas City Mayor April Aguilar inspected the results of the cleanup drive under the Bayanihan sa Estero program at Tartar Creek, Barangay Pamplona Tres and Barangay Talon Dos in Las Piñas City. These joint […]