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Oath Taking of District Engineers

Lanao del Norte 1st DE Khalil D. Sultan and Misamis Occidental 1st DE Omar P. Diron took their oath of office as full-pledged District Engineers last June 10, 2016. Their oath-taking was made even more special and memorable with outgoing Secretary Rogelio L. Singson administering their oath and having Asec. Dimas Soguillon, RD Evelyn T. Barroso, ARD Efren A. Berba, District Engineers and Division Chiefs as witnesses.

No Closure, No Obstructions Along Daang Maharlika

The Long Term Performance-Based Maintenance (LTPBM) of the Department of Public Works and High¬ways (DPWH) is aiming for ‘optimized’ road usability along Daang Maharlika (Surigao-Agusan Section).

An ‘optimized’ road use would mean that even during disaster, no road closure will happen along the way, and no obstructions such as abandoned vehicles, illegally installed signage or encroachments would be pictured within the right-of-way limits.

P6.6 Billion Allocated for FY 2016 Regional Office Implemented Projects

A total amount of P6.609 Billion is allotted for infrastructure programs of the Regional Office for fiscal year 2016, based on the FY 2016 General Appropriations Act (GAA) of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Region VI, according to Regional Director Wenceslao M. Leaño, Jr.

Said amount corresponds to a total of 77 projects, 11 of which have appropriation of P150.0 Million and above, while 51 projects have appropriation of P50.0 Million up to P150.0 Million and 15 projects have appropriation of below P50.0 Million.

1,156 New School Building Ready for Use in Eastern Visayas

Under the Department of Education (DepEd) Basic Education Facilities Fund (BEFF), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region VIII accomplished a total of 1,156 new school buildings projects in Eastern Visayas.

Out of 1,504 school buildings targeted to be constructed in the six provinces of the region, 348 are still on-going and 114 suffered construction delays.

DPWH Resumes Road Reblocking in QC

The Department of Public Works and Highways-National Capital Region (DPWH-NCR) will undertake road reblocking and repair on a portion of Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City starting 10 p.m. of Friday, June 10, 2016. Road reblocking and repair works will be done at about 36.5 lineal meter section of second lane from center island along southbound direction of Mindanao Avenue from Road 8 to Alley 14. The affected road lane is expected to be passable by 5 a.m. on Monday, June 13, 2016.

DPWH-2 Joins Oplan Balik Eskwela; Donates Cleaning and Painting Materials to School

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office 02 continues to support the ‘Oplan Balik Eskwela’ program of Department of Education (DepEd), aiming to provide safe and convenient learning environment for students in the region.

Regional Director Nerie D. Bueno instructed officials and staff to join students, teachers and parents in the cleaning and repainting of the Carig Elementary School classrooms and surroundings.

DPWH Resumes Road Reblocking in QC

The Department of Public Works and Highways-National Capital Region (DPWH-NCR) will undertake road reblocking and repair on a portion of Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City starting 10 p.m. of Friday, June 10, 2016.

Road reblocking and repair works will be done at about 36.5 lineal meter section of second lane from center island along southbound direction of Mindanao Avenue from Road 8 to Alley 14.

The affected road lane is expected to be passable by 5 a.m. on Monday, June 13, 2016.

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