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Secretary Manuel Bonoan has formally assumed his role as head of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Bonoan succeeded Acting Secretary Roger Mercado. Mercado handed over the DPWH flag symbolizing reins of the agency during a simple turnover ceremony held recently at the DPWH Central Office Multi-Purpose Hall in Port Area, Manila. Bonoan’s […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Emil K. Sadain, Chief Implementer of the Build Build Build Program, graced the partial turnover of irrigation facilities of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) at the Lower Malitubog Service Area (LMSA) that will benefit more than 1,000 farmers in the Municipality of Pikit, North Cotabato. According to Undersecretary […]
The first solon of the newly created Southern Leyte’s 2nd legislative district is pushing for the creation of an additional Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineering office in the province. Outgoing Vice Governor Christopherson Yap, the 2nd district congressman-elect, said the establishment of the office is a priority since this is crucial […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Acting Secretary Roger Mercado, together with officials and employees of the DPWH nationwide, led the simultaneous celebration of the Department’s 124th Anniversary with the theme “DPWH @ 124: Road from Recovery to Prosperity”. A thanksgiving mass was held at the DPWH Central Office in Port Area, Manila. To […]
The countdown to the long-awaited day for the full opening to vehicular traffic of the newly built iconic bridge in Loay, Bohol has come to an end. In his report to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Acting Secretary Roger G. Mercado, Undersecretary and Build Build Build Program Chief Implementer Emil K. Sadain said […]
Some seven provincial roads in Northern Luzon have been converted into national highways to spur productivity in the area, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The conversion project is contained in a department order signed by DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado and covers various roads in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region, […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed site development activities in Barangay Maganhan, Baybay City, Leyte to serve as the location of temporary shelters for Typhoon ‘Agaton’ victims in Eastern Visayas. Based on the status report submitted by Region 8 Director Allan Borromeo, Secretary Roger Mercado said that on-site development preparations involved […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed two infrastructure projects in Alaminos City and Malasiqui to provide ease of access to motorists in Pangasinan. According to DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado, the two-lane Casolming Bridge along Pangasinan-Zambales Road in Alaminos City has now been widened into four lanes to accommodate the increasing number of motorists […]
Residents of Cabanatuan City and the towns of Gabaldon and General Tinio in Nueva Ecija reap the benefits of road concreting projects in the areas completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado said that the newly-concreted local and farm-to-market roads (FMR), all implemented by the DPWH Nueva Ecija 2nd […]
Better facilities and smoother travel await tourists visiting local destinations in Northern Luzon with two infrastructure projects by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Citing a report from DPWH Region 1 Director Ronnel Tan, DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado said that tourists visiting the 85-foot Pinsal Falls in Barangay Baballasioan in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur […]