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BONOAN, DPWH EXECS JOIN INT’L INFRA MEET IN KOREA

Top officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) participated at the Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference (GICC) 2023 at the Grand Inter Continental Seoul Parnas, Korea.  Hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport of the Republic of Korea (MOLIT) and organized by the International Contractors Association of Korea, the 2023 GICC […]

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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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BONOAN TO DPWH: ENSURE DISASTER-RESILIENT PROJECTS

All Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) offices nationwide were instructed to reassess systems to ensure strict compliance with laws and policies relative to high-hazard areas, no-build zones, and national protected areas in the implementation of infrastructure projects. In a memorandum, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan ordered all Service Directors, Bureau Directors, Project Directors, Regional […]

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DINGALAN, AURORA GETS NEW CLASSROOMS – BONOAN

Students of two elementary schools in the town of Dingalan in Aurora Province will soon benefit from new school facilities built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Regional Office 3 (DPWH-RO3) Director Roseller Tolentino identified the recipient schools as the Dingalan Central School […]

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DPWH EYES PARAÑAQUE SPILLWAY VS NCR FLOODING

Officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Finance (DOF), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) mission group held a fact-finding meeting for the planned Parañaque Spillway Project in a bid to protect low-lying communities in Metro Manila from massive flooding. Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that […]

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DPWH COMPLETES MT. APO TOURISM PARK – BONOAN

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has recently turned over to the provincial government of Davao del Sur, the newly-completed Mt. Apo Agri-Eco Tourism Park which is expected to bring more tourists to the province. In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Davao del Sur District Engineering Office reported the completion […]

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DPWH SENDS TEAMS TO ASSESS QUAKE-HIT AREAS

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has deployed quick response teams to inspect the safety of national roads and bridges, as well as other public infrastructure, following a strong earthquake with the epicenter in Abra Province. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan instructed the DPWH Regional and District Engineering Offices (DEO) in most of Luzon to […]

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DPWH EYES WB SUPPORT FOR SULU PROJECTS – BONOAN

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is exploring the opportunity to tap financing and technical support from the World Bank for its proposed Infrastructure Development Plan for Greater Metropolitan Sulu. In his report to Secretary Manuel Bonoan, Undersecretary for Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations Emil Sadain said that World Bank has expressed […]