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With the onset of rainy season, approximately 300 households from Barangays San Isidro, Tambulilid, and Linao in Ormoc City are now protected by a flood control structure constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Based on a report submitted by DPWH Region 8 Director Allan S. Borromeo, the P28.5-million project along Haubon River involves the implementation of a 350-meter river wall, constructed through stone masonry with sheet piles, and steel slope protection which act as the first line of defense against river overflows.

The Department of Public Works and Highways announced that a new female barracks building is in the works at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.

DPWH National Capital Regional Director Nomer Abel P. Canlas, together with Armed Forces of the Philippines Civil Relations Service (AFPCRS) Commander Major General Manuel V. Sequitin PA and other officials, held a recent groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction for the three-storey building that will serve as female barracks of the Civil Relations Service.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is ensuring the protection of residents in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija from threats of flooding come rainy season by delivering three (3) new flood control structures in the town.

Currently in the works are two (2) flood mitigation structures in Barangay Tabuating along Pampanga River and Barangay San Roque along Peñaranda River measuring 222.4 lineal meters and 180 lineal meters, respectively.

Residents and coconut farmers reap the benefits from the completion of a new access road paved by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the municipality of Batan, Aklan

According to DPWH Region 6 Director Nerie D. Bueno, the project involved the concreting of a 2.41-kilometer portland concrete cement pavement (PCCP) road with structural concrete drainage to provide quick, safe, and efficient travel to advance the town’s coconut products to the market.