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(Eagle News)–Parts of Edsa and C5 are undergoing reblocking and repair until Monday, May 6. Below is a list: EDSA northbound fronting Baliwag Transit to New York Street, 1st lane and 2nd lanes from sidewalk northbound 50 meters after Magallanes MRT to KM 29, outer lane southbound, before New York Street to after Monte de Piedad, 2nd lane from sidewalk C5 northbound fronting SM Aura beside sidewalk The Department of Public Works and Highways said […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Public Works and Highways has warned motorists of vehicular congestion in parts of Edsa and C5 that are scheduled for reblocking and repair. Below is a list: Edsa Northbound Fronting Baliwag Transit to New York St., 1st and 2nd lane from the sidewalk 50 meters after Magallanes MRT to KM 29, outer lane Southbound New York St. to Aurora Boulevard, 1st lane from sidewalk C5 Fronting SM Aura, middle lane The […]
(Eagle News)–Several roads in Metro Manila have been undergoing road reblocking and repair since Friday, March 1. The Department of Public Works and Highways said the reblocking and repair of the following roads will last until Monday, March 4, 4 a.m. EDSA southbound Lagarian Creek to Ermin Garcia, 2nd lane from sidewalk C5 southbound after Lanuza Avenue before Bagong Ilog flyover fronting SM Aura Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard northbound (going to Cubao) from Ramon Magsaysay Bridge […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Public Works and Highways has announced the conduct of road reblocking and repairs in some roads in Metro Manila. The DPWH said the repairs in these roads started on Friday, Feb. 15, at 11 p.m., and will end at 5 a.m. on Monday, February 18. Below is a list of the roads that will undergo repair: Fairview Avenue (northbound) Atherton to Regalado Avenue, second lane from center island EDSA (northbound) corner […]
(Eagle News) — Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Wednesday, Feb. 13, dared Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. to reveal the name of the supposed high-ranking government official who received illegal commissions from contractors who already won contracts. Diokno issued the statement after Andaya claimed the “favored contractors” who had made the advances to that official for the projects covered by the P75 billion in the proposed national budget for 2019 wanted the money returned […]
(Eagle News)—The P75 billion which House appropriations chair Rolando Andaya Jr. described as an “insertion” in the proposed national budget would be divided among members of the House of Representatives and some members of the Senate, he admitted on Sunday, Feb. 10. Andaya’s statement in an interview over radio dzbb is a confirmation of Senator Panfilo Lacson’s earlier claim. Lacson had said each congressman had been allotted P160 million to supposedly fund their projects. Some senators, […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday, Nov. 14, criticized the Department of Public Works and Highways for a road project in the Cordillera Administrative Region that he said lacked planning. In a statement, Lacson said the DPWH did not consult the Mines and Geosciences Bureau prior to the construction of the Baguio-La Trinidad-Itogon-Sablan-Tuba-Tublay (BLISTT) Circumferential Road. He said the MGB could have warned that parts of the roads under BLISTT are in landslide-prone areas. […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to remove restrictions preventing foreign contractors from bidding for locally-funded government public works projects. Under Commonwealth Act No .541, only firms with 75% Filipino ownership or more are allowed to bid. In a statement, Gatchalian said that in filing Senate Bill No. 1907 that seeks to amend the 78-year-old Commonwealth Act, he seeks to “provide a more level playing field and extend equal opportunities to eligible and qualified […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday reiterated his dislike for the lowest-bid policy in the procurement of government projects. According to Duterte, “henceforth, all projects of the Philippines would be something like a ‘Swiss challenge.” Unlike the lowest-bid policy that sees a contract usually awarded to the one who offered the lowest bid, a Swiss challenge sees other parties challenging the proposal of an original proponent. The original proponent then offers an improved bid. According […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — All set na at nakalatag na raw ang mga proyekto ng Build, Build, Build program ng administrasyong Duterte ngayong taon dahil sa sapat na pondo o budget allocation na ipinagkaloob sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Isa sa pangunahing tinututukan ang pagresolba sa malalang problema sa trapiko sa kaMaynilaan kung saan bilyon ang nawawala sa ekonomya kada araw. Ayon kay dating Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Bayani […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hindi pa rin madaanan ang anim na road section at anim na mga tulay sa Regions 9, 10 at Caraga dahil sa epekto ng bagyong Vinta. Ayon sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), sa Region 9 ay sarado pa rin ang Salug Dacu Bridge sa Mahayag-Dumingag-Siayam-Sindangan Roxas sa Zamboanga Del Sur dahil sa nasirang tulay. Sa Region 10, partikular na sa Gingoog City, hindi naman madaanan ang spillway […]
(Eagle News) — Former Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad on Friday denied he had anything to do with a supposed P8.7-billion road scam, noting that the Department of Budget and Management, in the first place, “has nothing to do with the negotiations and approval of right of way claims.” “The expertise and function for that lies with the (Department of Public Works and Highways),” Abad, who held the position during President Benigno Aquino III’s time, […]
