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POE TO DOTR: SPEED UP MRT-7 COMPLETION

Senator Grace Poe urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to ramp up the completion of the MRT-7 to improve connectivity and ease the public’s commuting woes. With the upcoming EDSA repair and the traffic it will bring, Poe said the timely completion of the railway project will provide an additional mass transportation option to the […]

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MMDA: EDSA REPAIR STARTS JUNE 13

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is set to impose traffic mitigation measures to alleviate the anticipated heavy traffic flow during the rebuilding of Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) to be conducted by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).MMDA Chairman Don Artes announced the traffic mitigating measures to be undertaken, with DPWH Secretary […]

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DA OPENS REHABILITATED NFA WAREHOUSE IN MALOLOS

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led the reopening of the National Food Authority’s (NFA) newly rehabilitated warehouse in Malolos, Bulacan, a crucial step in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s push to intensify palay procurement, uplift farmer incomes, and sustain the P20 per kilo rice program. “This long-overdue upgrade of a 45-year-old facility ensures that our […]

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TAN LEADS MEETING ON SAMAR SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION

In a critical move to address the disrupted supply route to Samar, key government agencies convened for an emergency meeting led by the Office of Civil Defense and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). At the forefront of the discussions was Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan, who strongly advocated for swift, coordinated […]

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MAINTENANCE WORK ON MAJOR DAVAO HIGHWAY FINISHED

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed preventive maintenance works on the 9.46-kilometer section of the Benigno S. Aquino Jr. National Highway, formerly known as the Compostela-Cateel Road – a vital road infrastructure connecting the provinces of Davao de Oro and Davao Oriental. DPWH Regional Office 11 Director Juby Cordon, in a […]

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DPWH STARTS MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL ROAD REHAB

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will be paving the muddy access road in Barangay San Isidro Bajo, Sinacaban, Misamis Occidental. In a report submitted by DPWH Region 10 Director Lilibeth Aparecio to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, she said the ₱94.56-million project is aimed at linking rural areas to strategic public facilities. […]

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NUEVA VIZCAYA-MT. PROVINCE ROAD SECTION GETS REHAB

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is currently undertaking a preventive road maintenance project aimed at ensuring road connectivity and supporting the local agricultural sector in Bontoc, Mountain Province. The project implemented by the DPWH Cordillera Administrative Region covers the road repair and upgrading of intermittent section along Mt. Province-Nueva Vizcaya Road. In […]

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LBP TO HELP REPAIR CLASSROOMS IN 12 DISASTER AREAS

The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to repair classrooms in 12 schools located in disaster-affected areas. Education Secretary Sonny Angara and LBP President Lynette Ortiz led the signing ceremony of the MOU, which outlines LBP’s commitment to fund the repairs with P500,000 […]

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MMDA: NO MOTORBIKES ON EDSA-KAMUNING SERVICE ROAD

Traffic adjustments will be implemented by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) at the EDSA-Kamuning area (southbound) following an inspection and traffic assessment amid the flyover’s partial closure.  MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes said motorcycles will no longer be allowed on the EDSA-Kamuning service road starting Friday, May 3, but will instead be guided […]

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EDSA-KAMUNING FLYOVER SB CLOSURE STARTS MAY 1

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that the southbound portion of the EDSA-Kamuning flyover in Quezon City will be partially closed to vehicular traffic for six months, starting May 1.  The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will begin the by-phase retrofitting of the EDSA Kamuning flyover southbound on April 25 to strengthen […]