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Newly Built 4-Storey School Building in Capiz Now Ready for Use

An estimated number of 1,000 senior high school students of Ponteverda National High School in Ponteverda, Capiz can now occupy the 4-storey senior high school building completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Capiz First District Engineering Office (DEO).
The ₱30.379 Million worth school building is composed of 20 classrooms and is funded by the Department of Education (DepEd) under its Basic Educational Facilities Fund (BEFF).

The project addresses the shortage of classrooms brought by the full implementation of the K-12 program.

Clearing Operation

Maintenance crew of the DPWH Guimaras District Engineering Office manually clears the eroded soil along the national road in Sitio Buri, Poblacion, Jordan, Guimaras. The erosion was caused by continuous heavy rainfall occurred these past few weeks. Thus, in order to ensure that national roads are accessible to motorists, District Engineer Rolando P. Ubaldo deployed his personnel to maintain roads and clear such from obstructions.

DPWH Addresses Problem on ‘Dangerous’ Saddle Road in Southern Leyte

Department of Public Works and Highways-Southern Leyte District Engineering Office (DPWH-SLDEO) hastens the improvement of saddle road in Southern Leyte – the most accident-prone road section in the region.

The 48 million road alignment concreting project includes the construction of a four-lane road from the 1.6-kilometer critical sections through the construction of slope protection works, installation of line canal and metal guardrails, and road concreting activities to allow safe transportation and prevent accidents in the area.

Villar: NAIA Expressway to Open Within First 100 Days of Duterte Administration

Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar is confident that the traffic situation at the domestic and international airport complex in Pasay City will change with the opening of phase 2 of the NAIA Expressway Project, which connects Macapagal Boulevard to NAIA Terminals 1 and 2.

“We are in the process of doing safety checks. With the help of DOTC, we are confident that the public would soon be able to access a key phase of the NAIA Expressway Project within the first 100 days of President Rodrigo R. Duterte,” Villar said.

Villar: NAIA Expressway to Open Within First 100 Days of Duterte Administration

Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar is confident that the traffic situation at the domestic and international airport complex in Pasay City will change with the opening of phase 2 of the NAIA Expressway Project, which connects Macapagal Boulevard to NAIA Terminals 1 and 2.

“We are in the process of doing safety checks. With the help of DOTC, we are confident that the public would soon be able to access a key phase of the NAIA Expressway Project within the first 100 days of President Rodrigo R. Duterte,” Villar said.

DPWH Completes Bridge Connecting Region 1, 2, CAR

As a support to the newly-implemented K-12 program of Department of Education, DPWH - Cagayan 1st District Engineering Office recently inaugurated a two-storey classroom building at Claveria School of Arts and Trades in Claveria, Cagayan.

Cagayan 1st District Engineer Lorna Asuten was joined by DepEd District Supervisor Renato Hernandez and Claveria Municipal Mayor Cecilia Layus during the ceremony.

Temporary Closure of Baao-Iriga City- Nabua Road, Camarines Sur

Baao-Iriga City-Nabua Road particularly at Rizal Street from Barangay Nicolas to Barangay Del Rosario in Baao, Camarines Sur will be closed to vehicular traffic on August 13, 22 and 23, 2016 due to activities in relation to the 426th Founding Anniversary and Town Fiesta of the Municipality of Baao, Camarines Sur.

Affected motorists and commuters going to and from Legazpi City and Naga City are advised to take San Francisco Barangay Road – DM Diversion Road.

Temporary Closure of Baao-Iriga City- Nabua Road, Camarines Sur

Baao-Iriga City-Nabua Road particularly at Rizal Street from Barangay Nicolas to Barangay Del Rosario in Baao, Camarines Sur will be closed to vehicular traffic on August 13, 22 and 23, 2016 due to activities in relation to the 426th Founding Anniversary and Town Fiesta of the Municipality of Baao, Camarines Sur.

Affected motorists and commuters going to and from Legazpi City and Naga City are advised to take San Francisco Barangay Road – DM Diversion Road.

Villar: DPWH Rolls Out 24/7 Construction in Key Projects in Metro Manila

Following the mandate of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar rolls out the 24/7 construction of key projects in urban centers nationwide.

“We have a traffic crisis we intend to solve in the next two to three years. The Philippines have had an infrastructure deficit in the last four decades. There is a clamor not only to address the deficiencies but also to propose an infrastructure program that would eventually ease traffic in our major urban centers,” Villar noted.

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