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03/25/10 |
DPWH PREPARES FOR LENTEN SEASON |
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 Anticipating the influx of motorists especially along major thoroughfares in Metro Manila and provinces during the Lenten Season, the Department of Public Works and Highways makes the necessary preparations to assure road safety and travel convenience of the public.
In Region 5, Department of Public Works and Highways Director Danilo S. Manalang has ordered all District Engineers in the region and its nearby provinces, for the deployment of Motorists Assistance Teams along the national highway of Bicol. The teams, composed of Engineers, car mechanics, equipment operators and service crews, will attend and give free roadside emergency repair assistance to traveling public in the region during the lenten season.
With the annual directive of the DPWH Secretary, all DPWH Regional Directors and District Engineers are instructed to assure that all road sections are well maintained, informational and directional signs are installed on conspicuous locations and well visible along national roads.
“We will deploy DPWH equipment and mechanics to be assigned in critical areas along national roads in round the clock shift to provide immediate assistance to emergency road situations” Secretary Victor Domingo said.
Domingo also added that travel advisories for the alternate routes by-passing traffic congested areas and road sections where construction activities are on-going must be installed specifying the entry and exit point and corresponding distances.
Dubbed as “Lakbay Alalay” Annual Lenten Program, the regional directors and district engineers were also instructed to coordinate with their respective Land and Transportation Office, Philippine National Police, and concerned officials of the local government in order that required assistance may be provided by the Department. |
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01/12/10 |
DPWH COMPLETES 674 INFRA PROJECTS IN BICOL REGION |
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Aiming to boost its economy by providing the needed infrastructure facilities, the Department of Public Works and Highways in Bicol Region reported the completion of 674 various infrastructure projects programmed for CY 2009 costing P6.9 Billion.
DPWH Secretary Victor Domingo said that the Bicol Region is one of the regions that has been alloted with big infra fund to support its needed infrastructure to sustain the growth of agricultural industry and provide more employment opportunities.
For CY 2009, the DPWH Region V Office has completed 674 projects 155 of which projects are completed by the Camarines 3rd District Engineering Office and followed by the Camarines 1st District Engineering Office with 137 projects.
In his report to Secretary Domingo, DPWH Region V Director Danilo Manalang said that 121 various infra projects programmed for 2009 are still on-going while 160 projects are in pre-construction phase.
“ The implementation of the 2009 projects was affected by typhoons that visited our region in the last two quarters of the year. However, all the district engineering offices have already prepared their catch up plans in order to finish the projects before the second quarter of 2010” Manalang added.
Meanwhile, in line with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s job generation program, the DPWH Region V has generated a total of 61,755 employment opportunities to unemployed residents in the locality.
These job opportunities are generated through the Economic Pump Priming Program of President Arroyo by providing a total of 99 various infra projects in Region V. |
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