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In an effort to speed up the delivery of relief goods to various towns in Region 1 (Ilocos Region), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has mobilized heavy equipment such as dump trucks and tractor head trucks with trailer for transport assistance to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in its […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will once again turn over protective items such as surgical face masks donated by Chinese contractors to hospitals and other service frontliners. About 18,000 pieces of surgical face masks, 1,000 pieces of N95 masks, and 90 pieces personal protective equipment (PPEs) were received recently by the DPWH […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) with the support of private firms EEI Construction and the Villar Group have started converting the Forum Halls of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) to accommodate mild to moderate cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Secretary Mark Villar announced that materials and manpower resources are […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said they are looking to open for operation within this week the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila which is one of several state-owned buildings to be converted into temporary health facilities for the treatment and monitoring of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. “By this […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently delivered additional 10,000 surgical masks to major public hospitals handling COVID-19 patients in Metro Manila. Under Secretary Mark Villar’s instruction, DPWH Undersecretary Emil Sadain, who is also the head of the Task Force on Augmentation of Healthcare Facilities, facilitated the distribution of donated medical supplies to […]
After converting various evacuation centers into health facilities, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now looking into preparing existing public buildings and open spaces in Metro Manila to be used as health facilities and isolation sites to address the issue of hospital space shortage amid the continuing rise in coronavirus disease 2019 […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now assisting in the drive to contain the spread of the contagious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with a nationwide disinfection program on the country’s major national highways. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said that his agency has set up sanitation and disinfection stations along vital national roads […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) helped transport from Pampanga six (6) units of tents that will serve as temporary isolation units at the Lung Center of the Philippines and help prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country. “DPWH Regional Office 3 delivered the tents to Lung Center in […]
To augment health facilities nationwide, Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced that 125 evacuation centers are ready to be converted as exclusive facilities for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. “110 evacuation centers have been completed with access to both power and water. We are now facilitating power and water connection to […]
In a bid to decongest existing jail facilities, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is fast-tracking the completion of the new Mandaluyong City Jail in Barangay Plainview, Mandaluyong City. In his report to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, DPWH National Capital Region Director Ador Canlas said a new 9,873.45 square meter facility is being […]