DepEd to boost early procurement to address classroom backlog

THE DEPARTMENT of Education (DepEd) is set to work with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to hasten the construction of more classroom buildings.

PBBM: Focus gov’t efforts on 40M Filipinos sans formal water supply

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. directed relevant government agencies to focus on serving the 40 million “underserved population” found to have no formal water supply.

Panay-Guimaras Bridge segment operational before PBBM term ends

SEGMENT 1 of the Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) Island Bridges Project will be operational before President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ends his term, the head of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Western Visayas said Thursday.

P215.64-B budget eyed for flood control projects in 2024 - DBM

THE MARCOS administration is seeking a budget allocation of PHP215.643 billion to fund its flood mitigation projects for 2024, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said Thursday.

PBBM’s Build Better More program gets P1.148T in 2024 NEP

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr.’s Build Better More Program will get PHP1.418 trillion of the proposed PHP5.768-trillion 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP) that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) submitted to the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

PBBM infra projects upgrade C. Visayas transpo, tourism sectors

INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS that run up to billions, hatched during the first year in office of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., will improve interconnectivity in Central Visayas.

SPD offers P200K bounty for assailants of DPWH lawyer, driver

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THE SOUTHERN Police District (SPD) on Monday announced a PHP200,000 reward for anyone who can give information on the suspects in the shooting of a female lawyer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and her driver in Pasay City early last month.

PBBM assures continuity of PH’s ‘golden age of infrastructure’

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. pledged Friday to adopt his predecessor’s vision for “golden age of infrastructure” to enhance mobility and connectivity in the Philippines.

Gov't agencies ready to aid farmers under ‘Masagana’ program

THE NATIONAL Irrigation Administration (NIA) said four government agencies will work together to support farmers under the Masagana Rice Industry Development Program of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

Independent DPWH district sought for Lapu-Lapu

CEBU – Mayor Junard Chan of Lapu-Lapu City has sought the support of provincial and national lawmakers in their bid to host an independent DPWH engineering district in order to speed up various public works on the island.

Independent DPWH district sought for Lapu-Lapu

CEBU – Mayor Junard Chan of Lapu-Lapu City has sought the support of provincial and national lawmakers in their bid to host an independent DPWH engineering district in order to speed up various public works on the island.

Panguil Bridge in N. Mindanao 61% complete: DPWH exec

THE CONSTRUCTION of the longest sea-crossing bridge in Northern Mindanao is now 61 percent complete, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Thursday.

Construction of Samal-Davao bridge to start soon

SAMAL ISLAND– The P23-billion bridge connecting Davao del Norte’s the Island Garden City of Samal to Davao City is set to begin, according to Philippine government officials.

Repairs of sports swimming pool completed

THE ZAMBOANGA City Sports Division announced the completion of repairs of the swimming pool at the Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex and is now ready for public use.

After flyover bridge issue, now comes the rice!

AFTER THE controversial flyover issue, now the rice purchase made by the local government for Zamboangueños at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, is again being revived as a black propaganda ahead of the May polls.

Repairs eyed in damaged rubberized track

‘DPWH, contractors commit to finish jobs at Zambo sports complex’

THE DEPARTMENT OF Public Works and Highways, which is responsible for the rehabilitation of the Mayor Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex, and its contractors, have committed to repair damaged rubberized track at the stadium.

Black propaganda targets ‘mega’ isolation facility

WHILE RESIDENTS and medical frontliners welcomed the construction of more Covid isolation facilities in Zamboanga, black propagandists and political foes of Mayor Beng Climaco continue their criticisms against the projects and spread fake news and false information in social media.

Zamboanga remembers ‘MNLF siege’

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Beng Climaco led officials in commemorating the deadly siege by Moro National Liberation Front in September 9, 2013 – the second since 2001 after rebels attacked Zamboanga City and killed and held hostages dozens of innocent civilians.

More Covid facilities up in Zambo

ZAMBOANGA CITY is putting up more isolation facilities and targeting at least 2,000 beds as part of the local government’s Covid-19 response, supplementing the mass vaccination program aimed at fighting the spread of the deadly respiratory virus.

Zamboanga school gym converted into Covid-19 facility

WHILE DOOMSAYERS demonize residents of Barangay Pasonanca to reject the Covid-19 isolation facility built there by the government, the Santa Maria Barangay Council has allowed the use of the gymnasium at the Don Pablo Lorenzo Memorial High School as an added facility for Covid-19 patients.