Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 23:23:19 +0000
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday began massive dredging to remove more than 225,000 cubic meters of silt and garbage from a portion of Manila Bay.
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Read moreCredit to Author: lalos| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 09:10:57 +0000
Public Works Secretary Mark Villar on Wednesday made an early morning inspection of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) Harbor Link Segment 10 that is expected to officially open next week.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 08:36:58 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced on Wednesday that the NLEX (North Luzon Expressway) Harbor Link Segment 10 will be open to the public starting February 26, 2019.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 23:24:01 +0000
“Favored contractors” who prematurely won government contracts by advancing billions of pesos in commissions to public officials now want their money back, Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. said on Monday.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 21:16:00 +0000
DAGUPAN CITY — Some 100 residents of three eastern Pangasinan towns, whose properties were affected by the construction of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx), have threatened to block a portion of the road due to nonpayment of their lands.
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 06:57:05 +0000
House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar and Sen. Joel Villanueva on Friday led the groundbreaking for the Philippine Arena Interchange in the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) here.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 23:29:01 +0000
Some senators have introduced “individual amendments” or “insertions” to the proposed budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for 2019 that might be considered pork as spelled out in a Supreme Court decision, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said on Tuesday.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 21:35:21 +0000
Some P53 billion in allocation for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has been diverted to infrastructure projects that were not originally proposed by the department, according to Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr.
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Read moreCredit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2019 23:29:48 +0000
More than two years into his job, Secretary Mark Villar has borne the brunt of allegations of corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and that it is mired in inefficiency and inaction — issues that, though not new, have long plagued one of the best-funded government agencies for decades.
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:28:14 +0000
Although the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge may be relatively new compared to other structures, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said there was a need to replace it since it was already operating at twice its capacity, thus affecting its overall integrity.
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