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VILLANUEVA: FIX PGH USING UNUSED CALAMITY FUNDS

Senator Joel Villanueva appealed to authorities to tap the P19.445 billion unused 2020 and 2021 “calamity funds” to finance the immediate repair of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) which caught fire recently. “The PGH should be repaired in the same way that it treats patients – urgently – and the available balance of the Calamity […]

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DPWH COMPLETES ILOILO’S PALO BRIDGE REHAB – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the rehabilitation of 122.56-lineal meter Pajo Bridge along Lambunao-Inca Road in Lambunao, Iloilo. Secretary Mark Villar said the P21.6-million project strengthened the bridge, addressing road safety concerns and seamless transportation needs by providing engineering solutions. Villar commended the DPWH Iloilo 2nd District Engineering Office (DEO) […]

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GATCHALIAN: HIKE FUNDS FOR REPAIR OF POWER LINES

Senator Win Gatchalian called for more than a 100-percent increase in an item in the proposed P4.506-trillion national budget for 2021 that will fund the electric cooperatives’ (EC) repair of damaged power lines and infrastructures. In sponsoring the National Electrification Administration’s (NEA) proposed budget, Gatchalian proposed an additional P550 million in the P200 million allocation […]

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DPWH TO FIX SLOPED ELLIPTICAL ROAD INNER LANES AND PREVENT FLOODS – MMDA

The Elliptical Road in Quezon City will be repaired to fix its sloped lanes that cause flooding in the area, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced. In a recent press briefing in Makati City, MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has volunteered to repair starting […]

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REHABILITATE LOAKAN AIRPORT TO BOOST BAGUIO TOURISM, BUSINESS – ANGARA

Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara is backing plans by the national government to embark on a P492 million rehabilitation of the Loakan Airport, but also wants to include an access road upgrade as part of a comprehensive approach to improve the city’s infrastructure necessary to further boost its local business and tourism. Angara, who was in […]