TACLOBAN CITY- The first solon of the newly created Southern Leyte's 2nd legislative district is pushing for the creation of an additional Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineering office in the province. Outgoing Vice Governor Christopherson Yap, the 2nd district congressman-elect, said the establishment of the office is a priority since this is crucial in the rehabilitation of infrastructure destroyed by Typhoon Odette in December 2021. "This is the first bill that I will file since the proposal did not make it in the 18th Congress. We want a fully functional DPWH office independent from the regional office," Yap told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) in an interview on Friday. On Nov. 24, 2021, DPWH Acting Secretary Roger Mercado issued a directive creating the Southern Leyte sub-district engineering office to be "manned by appropriate personnel from the regional office and other district engineering offices" within Eastern Visayas. &
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of more than a kilometer of road in Abulug town of Cagayan. DPWH Sec. Roger Mercado said the road in Barangay San Augustin has been the subject of complaints of local residents over the years.
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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a bypass road project in Capiz and road-concreting project in Zamboanga City. In a statement, DPWH Sec. Roger Mercado said the 1.22 kilometer bypass road now provides faster and more comfortable travel in the municipality of Maayon an
Two infrastructure projects in Pangasinan have been completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) days before the next administration takes over. DPWH Sec. Roger Mercado said they already completed the roads in Alaminos City and Malasiqui to provide ease of access to motorists in
NEO-CLASSIC ARCHITECTURE. The Department of Public Works and Highways in Bicol (DPWH-5) has completed the restoration and renovation of the 105-year-old Sorsogon capitol building with a PHP99-million allocation. The works allowed the building to be restored to its original neo-classic design. (Photo courtesy of DPWH-5) LEGAZPI CITY - The newly-restored capitol building of Sorsogon province is now patronized by both locals and visitors, and becoming an attraction for its state-of-the-art facilities. It is also gaining popularity as it is considered a landmark of Sorsogon City. The Department of Public Works and Highways in Bicol (DPWH-5) recently completed the renovation of the 105-year-old building with a PHP99-million allocation, which allowed it to be brought back to its original neo-classic design. DPWH-5 Director Virgilio Eduarte, in his report to DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado, said the renovated Sorsogon Provincial Capitol is a one-stop building that houses all provincial departmen