In a report by OIC-Regional Director Edgar B. Tabacon, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office VIII bares 36.85% overall accomplishment versus 37.38% target of CY 2016 Infrastructure Program of DPWH Regional Office 8 as of June 2016.
Of the 13 District Engineering Offices (DEOs) of the Eastern Visayas Region, Biliran DEO is the TOP PERFORMER with 76.97% percent accomplishment.
More than a hundred rainwater collectors that aim to mitigate flooding and fulfill the ever-increasing demand for water supply in Region 6 is under way.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has allocated P37.4 Million for the implementation of 187 rainwater collection system (RWCS) projects in Western Visayas.
More than a hundred rainwater collectors that aim to mitigate flooding and fulfill the ever-increasing demand for water supply in Region 6 is under way.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has allocated P37.4 Million for the implementation of 187 rainwater collection system (RWCS) projects in Western Visayas.
Landslide vulnerability along roadsides in Southern Leyte has reduced from 80 percent to 40 percent, with the Department of Public Works and Highways’ installation of gabions along critical areas.
DPWH Southern Leyte District Engineering Office (SLDEO) District Engineer Ma. Margarita C. Junia said about three-kilometer stretch of the province’s highway is now protected with gabions - an effective and economical long term solution to prevent soil erosions from blocking our roads, especially during rainy days.
It was a productive first semester for the Department of Public Works and Highways – Southern Leyte District Engineering Office (DPWH-SLDEO) with the attainment of 69 percent accomplishment for 2016 projects.
District Engineer Ma. Margarita C. Junia of the DPWH-SLDEO said the field office surpassed the 50 percent target set by the central office for the first six months of the year. The field office is tasked to carry out PHP1 billion worth of projects. About P941.46 million were obligated and P244.18 million has been disbursed during the first half of the year.
A remarkable success was garnered by the DPWH Region 7 for meeting the requirements of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008 standards and be certified for the Department’s Quality Management System.
The Department of Public Works and Highways has lifted the one-way traffic scheme on portion of San Fernando-San Juan Bypass Road which is undergoing road rehabilitation and repair.
Motorists can now ply along the bypass road both northbound and southbound directions but will have to follow a “stop and go” traffic scheme particularly at section KM270+000 to KM274+800 where some lanes are closed for repair.
Informative traffic signs are in place to guide motorists who are also advised to use alternative routes to avoid traffic congestion.
The Department of Public Works and Highways has lifted the one-way traffic scheme on portion of San Fernando-San Juan Bypass Road which is undergoing road rehabilitation and repair.
Motorists can now ply along the bypass road both northbound and southbound directions but will have to follow a “stop and go” traffic scheme particularly at section KM270+000 to KM274+800 where some lanes are closed for repair.
Department of Public Works and Highways Leyte 4th District Engineering Office reached another milestone when it received the ISO 9001:2008 Certification for Quality Management System. DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson hands to District Engr. Lino Francisco Gonzales (middle) the plaque of certification declaring 4th LED as ISO 9001:2008 Certified. Also in photo are DPWH 8 Asst. Regionional Director Virgilio Eduarte, Assistant Secretary Dimas Soguilon, Undersecretary Romeo S. Momo, 4th LED Assistant District Engineer Irwin L. Antonio, Undersecretary Raul C.
The DPWH implemented the provisions of RA 6685 and RA 9710, more known as the Magna Carta of Women with released of Department Order No. 130.
The DO urges the DPWH regional and district offices including contractors and subcontractors to make the minimum percentage of 50% of unskilled labor requirements and 30% of skilled labor requirements equally accessible to both women and men, with women comprising 20% of the required workforce.