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BETTER ROADS TO BATAAN NAT’L PARK SOON – DPWH

Two road projects by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are expected to improve access to tourist destinations in Orani, Bataan such as Bataan National Park. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino identified the roads in support to tourism as Mulawin-Tala Road and Pagasa-Tala […]

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DPWH STARTS WORK ON 2 BYPASS ROADS PROJECTS

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started to build two bypass roads in Pontevedra, Negros Occidental, and the city of Roxas in Capiz to address the increased volume of vehicles traversing major routes in the Western Visayas Region. Costing P145 million, the Pontevedra Bypass Road Project measures 2.3 kilometers and passes through Barangays […]

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DPWH FINISHES PAMPANGA RIVER SLOPE PROTECTION

A new slope protection structure along the banks of Pasig-Potrero River now ensures the safety of residents in Barangay Manuali, Porac, Pampanga. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that the construction of the 232.54-lineal-meter structure was implemented by DPWH Pampanga Second District Engineering Office (DEO) in the amount of P29.3 […]

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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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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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SAMAL-DAVAO CITY BRIDGE WON’T DAMAGE CORALS

The Samal Island – Davao City Connector (SIDC) bridge construction would push through as planned amid the suggestion of a resort owner for a deviation in the project. Speaking on behalf of the family, Pura Rodriguez, said that they asked for an alternative landing site in the Island Garden City of Samal as it would […]

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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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PIMENTEL FLAGS P544-B LUMP-SUM IN DPWH BUDGET

Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III has flagged the P544 billion lump-sum appropriations lodged under the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH)’s proposed budget for 2023. “This is no small amount. The P544 billion lump-sum funds is equivalent to 75 percent of the total appropriation of the DPWH for next year,” Pimentel said. DPWH […]

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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 […]