The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – Biliran District Engineering Office (BDEO) is targeting to finish all its flood control projects in June, in time before the start of the rainy season.
A total of 348 school buildings under Department of Education’s Basic Education Facilities Fund (BEFF) are now ready for the opening of classes in June, according to a report from DPWH Regional Office XII - Director Reynaldo S. Tamayo during the Project Status Implementation Meeting last May 16, 2016.
Under BEFF, 631 school building projects comprising of 2,510 classrooms with an aggregate cost of P 3,169,109.90 are programmed under the eight District Engineering Offices of DPWH XII.
The Department of Public Works and Highways supported the Brigada Skwela Campaign of the Department of Education through a community extension done last June 3, 2016 at the Cagayan de Oro National High School, Nazareth this city.
The DPWH team headed by Regional Director Evelyn T. Barroso, Assistant Regional Director Efren A. Berba, the Division Chiefs and the rest of the staff and personnel enthusiastically painted the landscapes of the school grounds making it look more vibrant with the creative mix of colors.
The Department of Public Works and Highways Cavite I District Engineering Office has joined in the turn-over ceremony of the newly constructed P40-million school building project under the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR).
His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III led the turn-over of new 4-storey, 20-classroom structure to Carmona Elementary School in Barangay Poblacion, Carmona, Cavite, built under the “Matuwid na Daan sa Silid-Aralan” Program which aims to provide more classrooms and alleviate school building shortage in the Philippines.
DPWH Batangas III District Engineering Office together with the Honorable Congressman Nelson “Sonny” P. Collantes, 3rd District of Batangas, Honorable Mayor Daniel D. Reyes, Agoncillo, Batangas, Members of Sangguniang Bayan, Barangay Chairmen and Mrs. Maitet Collantes, inaugurated the Kulafu Bridge last April 29, 2016.
This Bridge project endorsed by Congressman Collantes is one of the significant accomplishments of the District Engineering Office.
A DPWH public portal that will serve as a source of open data for monitoring and management of river flows in the country will soon be available.
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio L. Singson said the DPWH has partnered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Water Security for Resilient Economic Growth and Stability (Be Secure) Project to come up with a website that will transform DPWH’s current stream flow data sets into digitized format to be used in incorporating measures to flood mitigation and management.
The Department of Public Works and Highways showcased the Multi-Year Programming and Scheduling (MYPS) and the Project and Contract Management Applications in Region 7 last May 20-21, 2016.
The two-day roadshow was conducted to promote advocacy and awareness in the use of these two applications and encourage direct involvement and participation of all concerned.
To resolve the gap in student classroom ratio in Western Mindanao, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region IX fast tracks the implementation of school building projects in time for the opening of classes in June.
As of May 31, 2016, DPWH IX completed 311 classrooms while 1,139 classrooms are on-going for a total cost of Ph2.1B under the Basic Educational Facilities Fund of the Department of Education (DepEd).
The Department of Public Works and Highways Southern Leyte District Engineering Office (DPWH-SLDEO) joined the Department of Education (DepEd) in their Brigada Eskwela by stepping up efforts to prepare classrooms, school grounds, and roads for the new academic year.
District Engineer Ma. Margarita C. Junia ordered about half of SLDEOs maintenance workers to participate in the weeklong school preparation activities, heeding requests of the DepEd, by cleaning school grounds and repainting classrooms.
The Second Leyte Engineering District (2nd LED) of the Department of Public Works and Highways posted more than 31% of accomplished projects programmed and budgeted for 2016.
Of the 68 total number of infrastructure projects being undertaken in the second district, 17 have already been completed while 32 are still ongoing.
There remain 18 projects which have yet to be started. These include the Php-48 million completion of the remaining parts of the Burauen-Albuera Road and the Php 23.4 million Pinamitinan Bridge in Pinamopoan, Capoocan, Leyte.
