Tag: DPWH

Portions of Edsa, C5 to undergo reblocking, repair starting Friday, May 17

(Eagle News)—The Department of Public Works and Highways on Friday, May 17, advised motorists to use alternate routes with some portions of Edsa and C5 slated to undergo reblocking and repair. In an advisory, the DPWH said the construction work will start on this day at 11 p.m. and will end on Monday, May 20, at 5 a.m. Below are the affected portions: Edsa Southbound – MRT truck lane, fronting Solid North Transit Inc. terminal […]

Parts of Edsa, C5 scheduled to undergo repair, reblocking until Monday, May 6

(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 […]

Parts of Edsa, C5 scheduled to undergo repair, reblocking starting today, April 26

(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 […]

DPWH inaugurates new road in Army HQ; names it after first fallen soldier in Marawi siege

(Eagle News)–The Department of Public Works and Highways has inaugurated a new road in Camp Aguinaldo and named it after the first fallen soldier in the Marawi siege. The 435-meter linear concrete roadway in the Army headquarters in Taguig was named JC Morales Ave. on Friday, March 29, to honor First Lieutenant John Carl Morales. Morales was the company commander of the 49th infantry who led his men in a six-hour firefight with Maute terrorists […]

Road reblocking, repair set in some roads in Metro Manila

(Eagle News)–The Department of Public Works and Highways advised the public to take alternate routes as  some roads were scheduled to undergo repair and reblocking. The following roads will undergo the same starting 11 p.m. on Friday, March 15, up to Monday, March 18. EDSA southbound from New York Street to Monte de Piedad Street, 3rd lane from the sidewalk C-5 southbound intersection of C-5 Road to Julia Vargas Avenue intersection of C-5 to Lanuza […]

DPWH starts desilting of Manila Bay; operations set 16 hours a day, six days a week for 4 months

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) started the much-awaited desilting operations of Manila Bay on Tuesday, March 5, which will be done six days a week for about four months. Dubbed “Sagip Manila Bay,” the desilting of the bay will be done 16 hours a day, six days a week and will utilize 50 men and a total of 28 equipment, according to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar. The DPWH […]

Road reblocking and repair set along C5, Edsa

(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 […]

Some Metro Manila roads undergo repair

(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 […]

Diokno to Andaya: Name gov’t official who supposedly received illegal commissions from contractors

(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 […]

Andaya confirms Lacson’s claim; says P75-billion “insertion” in nat’l budget to be divided among congressmen, some senators for their projects

(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, […]

MMDA: Road repairs in parts of Metro Manila set

(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Friday, Jan. 18, urged motorists to take alternative routes with road reblocking and repair work scheduled in some roads over the weekend. In an advisory, the MMDA advised motorists to avoid the following areas from 11 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18, to 5 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 21: Southbound: C-5 Road before Pasig Blvd., C-5 flyover C-5 Road in front of SM Aura Edsa after Lagarian Creek […]

Palace to probe allegations of corruption on P75 billion budget augmentation to DPWH

(Eagle News) – Malacanang will investigate allegations of corruption in the P75 billion added in the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) which Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno had admitted to have been responsible for. “Since there is an allegation of corruption, it follows that we have to investigate,” Panelo said in a Palace briefing. The Palace spokesperson noted that Diokno had already denied that there was any corruption involved in this. […]