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Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar announced that the bridge that will connect city of Mandaluyong to the central business district of Makati within five (5) minutes will available to the motoring public this week.

Secretary Villar said that despite the challenges, DPWH delivered its commitment for the July opening of the modern Estrella Pantaleon Bridge.

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 led the inauguration ceremony of the newly-completed Mandaluyong City Jail in Barangay Plainview.

“We are glad to turn-over this correctional facility that can accommodate up to 5,000 inmates, helping them have better living conditions especially during pandemic wherein social distancing is of utmost importance,” said Secretary Villar.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), in the last five (5) years under the leadership of Secretary Mark A. Villar, has implemented almost a threefold more projects than any administration in the last five decades.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in his last State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 26, 2021, lauded the DPWH for its accomplishment from 2016 to 2020.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has so far reopened 21 national road sections that were temporarily closed due to landslide, damage, and flooding while teams are still mobilized to restore access along five (5) remaining impassable roads in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Region 3 and 4-B.