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Road obstruction committee to hasten infra projects in Leyte

In adherence to the call of President Rodrigo Duterte to expedite implementation of infrastructure projects, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Leyte Second district engineering office formed an independent body focused on dealing road obstruction concerns.

On March 18, 2019, DPWH Leyte 2 district engineer Gerald Pacanan signed District Office Order No. 06 series of 2019 otherwise known as “District Committee on the Road
Obstructions that Effectuate from Private/Public Utilities along National Highway.”

DPWH takes part in world TB Day 2019

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Region VI joined the celebration of 2019 World Tuberculosis (TB) Day fun run activity led by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region 6 in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) and Iloilo City Health Office on March 24, 2019.

Said fun run was also a fund raising activity for the benefit of Philippine Tuberculosis Society Iloilo Chapter, Inc. and Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) in the war of the 37 jails in Western Visayas.

P75.0 million poured to complete shore protection in southern Iloilo

An amount of P75.0 million was allocated by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Iloilo 1st District Engineering Office, funded under its CY 2019 budget, to complete the construction of the shore protection in Guimbal town, in the southern part of Iloilo.

District Engineer Nonie A. Viyar said the shore protection project, constructed along the coasts of Gerona-Gimeno, Generosa-Colon and Rizal-Tuguisan, is expected to be completed this year.

Stakeholders Meeting conducted by the consultant for the Jalaur River Basin Project

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office 6 and the Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Flood Control Management Cluster (FCMC) facilitated the conduct of a Key Stakeholders Meeting with the consultants of an international joint venture of EGIS (France), INCLAM (Spain) and KECC (South Korea) to kick off the preparation for the Flood Risk Management Master Plan (FRMMP) and Feasibility Studies of the Jalaur River Basin.

DPWH, Chinese Consultant and Contractor Sign Contract of Two (2) China-aided Bridge crossing Pasig River

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), consultant CCCC Highway Consultant Ltd., and contractor China Road and Bridge Corporation on Friday, April 27, 2018 signed a 643.458 Million Chinese Yuan or roughly P5.27 Billion contract to implement the two (2) China-aided bridge projects in the Philippines.

DPWH to build wider, pedestrian-friendly roads, better drainage in Boracay

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will complete the gaps of Boracay Circumferential Road, build better drainage of Boracay during its 6-month closure and rehabilitation.

This was disclosed by DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar who personally led the team of DPWH maintenance personnel during the first day of rehabilitation being implemented in coordination with other government agencies like the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Department of Tourism.

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