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DPWH turns over 27 container vans-turned 96-bed isolation facility in Las Pinas
TO help the government respond to the needs of COVID-19 patients, the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) led by Sec. Mark Villar turned over 27 container vans-turned 96- bed quarantine/isolation facility to the Las Pinas city government on Nov. 16. “The new quarantine/isofacility will augment the existing healthcare facilities in Las Pinas City…
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Duterte to create own task force to investigate DPWH corruption
By Fernan Angeles TWO days after Secretary Mark Villar announced the creation of an in-house task force to look into alleged corruption in his agency, President Rodrigo Duterte announced he is all set to form a separate task force to rid anomalies in the graft-riddled Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Villar earlier this…
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DPWH improves roads leading to tourism sites
By Mar T. Supnad ORANI, Bataan – The P96 million “Convergence and Special Support Program- Construction/Improvement of Access Roads Leading to Declared Tourism Destination- Mulawin-Tala Road Leading to Mt. Natib, Bataan National Park, Orani, Bataan” is now 65 percent completed as of September 15. This was revealed recently to the local press by Department of…
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Poe asks: Why is flood-control budget higher than DOH?
By Fernan Angeles THE proposed P4.5 trillion national budget for calendar year 2021 has outlined higher allocation for flood control projects than that of the Department of Health – and the senators can’t seem find the logic on prioritizing infrastructure over public health. “Why is that the budget for flood control project under DPWH (Department…
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New DPWH building
The Department of Public Works and Highways 2nd engineering district -Balanga City in Bataan – will be having its new office (left photo) after its district engineer Ulysses Llado (right) initiated efforts for the funding of the new building worth P32 million. It is considered a legacy to his administration. (Mar T. Supnad)
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Negros Occidental capitol, DPWH Zamboanga office locked down
By Fernan Angeles GOVERNMENT operation gets stalled anew as the Negros Occidental Provincial capitol and the Zamboanga City office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) were placed under five-day lockdown following test results that saw several personnel yielding positive for the highly-infectious COVID-19. The Negros provincial government said that eight of their…
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12 mins from Ortigas to BGC
By John Clifford Lintao WHAT used to be an hour trip for a five-kilometer drive via the heavily congested EDSA or C5 would soon be reduced to just 12 minutes as soon as this P1.6 billion BGC-Ortigas Link is completed. In a post on digital platform, Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar…
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DPWH 1st district employees test negative for COVID-19
By Mar T. Supnad ORANI, Bataan –After one employee yielded positive to COVID-19 rapid test, employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways 1st engineering district, got the scare of their lives and were compelled to undergo a the same medical procedure. Lucky for them, all – except for three who were on leave,…