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Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar led on Friday, November 15, 2019 the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of an Internal Affairs Service (IAS) building of the Philippine National Police (PNP) inside Camp Crame compound in Quezon City.

Secretary Villar said that the building will be constructed to provide a decent workplace for IAS personnel who are in-charge of investigating erring police officers which since its creation in 1998 has not occupied a permanent office.

A remote village in Baliguian, Zamboanga del Norte with about 900 residents are expected to benefit from the 3.2-kilometer completed new concrete road and turned over to the local government by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

“The new Junction National Highway to Kulambugan Road is part of the government’s effort to provide services and curb poverty among residents of Barangay Nonoyan who were formerly displaced from the area due to peace and order issues,” said DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar.

Millions worth of infrastructure projects that will benefit both locals and tourists were recently completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the town of Amulung, Cagayan province.

In a report submitted by District Engineer Danilo U. Tabilas of DPWH-Cagayan Third District Engineering Office (DPWH-CTDEO), Secretary Mark A. Villar cited the completion of a 4.23 kilometers road widening project funded under the 2018 Regular Infrastructure Fund.

A new flood control structure intended to protect residents of Alangalang, Leyte from flooding was completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Secretary Mark A. Villar said that a total of P40.95 Million was allocated under the 2018 General Appropriations Act (GAA) for the construction of the new 168-meter riprap and revetment wall in Barangay Salvacion in the town of Alangalang, Leyte.