The Department of Public Works and Highways completed a total of 5 Flood Control Projects with a total appropriation of P185Million.
Comprised of a total of 1,202.40 lineal meters, 4 projects were implemented in the Municipality of Polanco and 1 in Dapitan City all in Zamboanga del Norte.
These projects are essential to protect the lives and damage to properties and implemented by Zamboanga del Norte 3rd District Engineering Office.
The residents of Talipao, Sulu will now benefit from the construction of the Multi-Purpose Building in Barangay Bilaan which has a funding allocation of P10Million.
Bilaan is a barangay in the Municipality of Talipao, Sulu with a population of 3,730. (2015 census). This represented 4.65% of the total population of Talipao, a 1st class Municipality in the Province of Sulu.
The project implemented through Memorandum of Agreement between Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office and Local Government Unit in Talipao, Sulu.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar announced that the DPWH Regional Office 1 will be closing this weekend section of Manila North Road (MNR) in San Fernando City, La Union due to road upgrading works.
Based on a report submitted to Secretary Villar, the DPWH Regional Office 1 (DPWH Region 1) will closed section of Manila North Road (MNR) in front of the ongoing Robinsons Place mall in San Fernando City on Saturday August 8 at 9PM until Monday, August 10 at 9AM.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar announced that the ongoing construction of additional wards and ICU at the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) in Quezon City is now being hastened for immediate completion.
"In a meeting, together with our team and its counterpart at the Department of Health (DOH) and the building contractor, I was assured that a system is in place to complete the EAMC facilities the soonest," said Secretary Villar.
"These facilities will be able to accommodate additional 250 patients," added Secretary Villar.
A total of 23 additional COVID-19 quarantine facilities in Metro Manila are now under construction and being fast-tracked for completion before the end of August 2020.
This was disclosed by Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar on Monday citing the urgency of the projects as the Department of Health recently announced that COVID-19 hospital bed occupancy in the National Capital Region (NCR) has reached 'danger zone' or more than 70 percent occupancy.
Expect an infrastructure boom that will harness the economic potentials and comparative advantages of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Motorists are advised that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will resume its weekend road repair of various road sections in National Capital Region (NCR) starting 11 p.m. Friday, August 30, 2019.
Motorists are advised that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will resume its weekend road repair of various road sections in National Capital Region (NCR) starting 11 p.m. Friday, August 30, 2019.
Far-flung communities in Sitio Apas, Mananao, Barangay Wawa, Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro are now accessible through the road concreting project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) funded under the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) program of the Office of the Presidential Adviser of the Peace Process (OPAPP).
Far-flung communities in Sitio Apas, Mananao, Barangay Wawa, Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro are now accessible through the road concreting project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) funded under the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) program of the Office of the Presidential Adviser of the Peace Process (OPAPP).