The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office VI served as one of the partner agencies in the first localized adoption of the Global Road Safety Leadership Course (GRSLC) held at the Damires Hills in Janiuay, Iloilo.

DPWH representative Engr. Ray Adrian Macalalag lectured on identifying and measuring risk factors in road traffic injuries, as well as the role of infrastructure and urban design in road safety.

DPWH Assistant Secretary Maximo Carvajal inspects the ongoing 2.140-kilometer road concreting project along Linan- Miasong road in Tupi, South Cotabato. Upon completion, the project is expected to boost the agribusiness competitiveness in Barangays Linan and Miasong by providing seamless transport of goods and services.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a fifth permanent evacuation center in a network of evacuation center projects in Ilocos Region.

According to DPWH-Region 1 Director Ronnel M. Tan, the P360-million Regional Evacuation Center Project at Barangay Ayusan Sur, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur was built in the 3,171.39-square meters lot donated by the local government unit.

In a country visited yearly by typhoons and other types of calamities, the evacuation center will accommodate displaced families in disaster-risk areas.