Preparations are underway for the construction of an off-site modular hospital for the treatment of moderate COVID-19 cases.
Secretary Mark A. Villar said that he has been working closely with the Department of Health (DOH) for the construction of an Off-Site Modular Hospital to ensure enough and timely infrastructure support in the fight versus COVID-19.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar announced that the DPWH is now assisting the construction of additional health facilities at East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) and Quirino Memorial Medical Center (QMMC) both in Quezon City.
Secretary Villar said that the Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has requested the DPWH technical expertise to resolve the delayed completion of the two (2) DOH hospital building projects.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar announced that medical personnel of the Lung Center of the Philippines will now have a temporary shelter within the hospital compound in Quezon City.
Secretary Villar said that government has helped alleviate daily operational challenges of healthcare workers of the Lung Center of Philippines by providing two (2) units of ‘We Heal As One Offsite Dormitory for Medical Personnel’.
Good news to motorists as the flyover built by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Panabo City, Davao Del Norte has officially opened Thursday, July 16, 2020.
The 195.59-meter Panabo City steel flyover with 304-meter approaches completed by the DPWH Unified Project Management Office - Bridges Management Cluster (DPWH-UPMO BMC) will practically eliminate vehicle congestion by providing continuous traffic flow along the busy intesection of Daang Maharlika National Highway-Tadeco and Panabo Wharf Road.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is ramping up the construction of offsite dormitories that will keep safe the medical doctors and staff providing care and services to COVID-19 patients.
Secretary Mark A. Villar said that the DPWH Task Force to Facilitate Augmentation of Local and National Healthcare Facilities headed by Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain is already well under way in the completion of temporary staying place for healthcare workers of the Lung Center of the Philippines to ensure that enough medical professionals can safely care for patients.
A groundbreaking ceremony marked the construction of the P34M Evacuation Center in Barangay Taway, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay.
The event, held on February 13, 2020, was attended by the Department of Public Works Region IX employees and elected officials of the municipality.
The multipurpose covered court will earmark the preparedness of the community in times of disaster or natural calamity.
This will also lessen the use of school buildings as temporary shelters for disaster-affected families.
The Department of Public Works and Highways Zamboanga del Norte 2nd District Engineering Office completed the 525-meter road leading to the beautiful and majestic two-layer cascade Situbo Twin Waterfalls in Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte.
The road upgrading project is part of the Tourism Road Infrastructure Program (TRIP), a convergence between the DPWH and Department of Tourism (DOT).
It is expected that by 2020, the multi-year project will be fully implemented resulting in the concreting of 2,030 meters road.
A Coordination Meeting was conducted by Undersecretary for Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations and Technical Services Emil K. Sadain and Project Director for UPMO Sharif Madsmo H. Hasim with RD Cayamombao D. Dia, ARD Khadaffy D. Tanggol and Regional Office IX Key Officials. In the said meeting, “We Heal as One” Off-Site Dormitory/Isolation Facilities, evacuation centers as quarantine/health facilities, conversion of the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) Building to COVID-19 Testing Laboratory, and other matters were discussed.
Residents living near the river in Barangay Canacan, Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay will no longer worry of water overflow during rainy season days with the construction of a flood control project implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office 9.
With the contract amount of P96.5M, the project involves flood control structure with the length of 1.46 lane kilometers. As of to date, the project has an accomplishment of 86.18%.
La Paz is considere d as the “Little Baguio” of Zamboanga City because of its cold temperature which could drop down close to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. The barangay is now considered a popular destination because of the famous Nancy Falls and the several resorts located in the area.