News by Year

DPWH Recommends Conversion of 4 Public Buildings and 7 Sites into COVID-19 Health Facilities

After converting various evacuation centers into health facilities, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now looking into preparing existing public buildings and open spaces in Metro Manila to be used as health facilities and isolation sites to address hospital shortage due to continued rise of COVID-19 cases.

DPWH-DSWD distributes food packs in Western Visayas

Manpower and equipment resources of Department of Public Works and Highways Region 6 were mobilized to provide logistical assistance to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in providing family food packs to provinces in Western Visayas.

According to DPWH Region 6 Director Lea N. Delfinado, food packs prepared by the DSWD were delivered to the province of Capiz and to the towns of Patnongon and Barbaza in Antique Province.

DPWH conducts emergency repair of Carmona Interchange Bridge

The Department of Public Works and Highways announced that emergency repair is now being undertaken at Carmona interchange bridge across South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) in Carmona, Cavite.

In his report to Secretary Mark A. Villar and Senior Undersecretary for Luzon Operations Rafael C. Yabut, DPWH Cavite 3rd District Engineer Donnie Cuna said that immediate repair of observed fracture at the steel I-beam west of the SLEX Carmona interchange bridge has commenced with the mobilization of equipment on Wednesday March 25, 2020.

DPWH conducts disinfectant spraying

The Department of Public Works and Highways is now assisting in the elimination of disease and death-causing novel coronavirus or COVID-19 with a nationwide disinfection program along major national highways.

Secretary Mark A. Villar said that DPWH has launched the nationwide disinfection operation with the setting up of sanitation/disinfection stations along vital national roads and at entrance gate of every DPWH offices as the Department continues to operate on skeletal work force.

Pages