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Marawi Transcentral Road (Photo courtesy of Secretary Mark Villar’s Facebook page) Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar made this announcement on his social media Wednesday, May 19. The rehabilitation of the badly-damaged road is part of the government’s Build Back Better program, which aims to improve the city’s road network. This is expected to trigger more economic activity and hastens Marawi’s recovery from the 2017 siege. The road project–which has three contract packages–is funded by a grant from the Japanese government. Contract package 1A o...

Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo When Secretary Mark Villar first assumed position in DPWH — he did not have a lot of public inspections. He would quietly go from one province to another — without any notice or advice. He would always tell us it was important to put the proper systems in place so as to address the root cause of the problem. One of our first unannounced inspection was in Northern Mindanao. Cagayan de Oro Coastal Road, a project which was first funded in 1997, was still incomplete almost two decades after. The problem of right of way  has hounded many infrastructure projects for dec...