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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a road project to benefit an indigenous community in Barangay Pili, Sariaya, Quezon Province.

DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, citing a report from DPWH Region 4A Director Jovel G. Mendoza, said that the road project, funded through the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA), was initiated as part of the Convergence and Special Support Program under the Basic Infrastructure Program (BIP).

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the installation of road safety devices along winding road section of Siquijor Province, facilitating secured access for motorists.

In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, DPWH Siquijor District Engineer Yusoph D. Rasuman said that the road safety improvement project which covers the installation of double rolling barriers on dangerous road curves of Luyang-Poo-Lazi Road, will help reduce or prevent the severity of accidents in the mountainous area.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has addressed concerns regarding damaged asphalt pavement of the Panguil Bay Bridge in Northern Mindanao.

DPWH assured that the asphalt layer that serves to enhance the bridge’s long-term durability is being rectified to high standards and that the box girders and main structural components of the bridge remain unaffected.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) embraces the newly enacted Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines also known as Republic Act No. 11966, signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., last December 5, 2023, through a comprehensive forum.

The PPP Code is identified as a priority measure of the Marcos administration which furthers the President’s 8-Point Socioeconomic Agenda placing an extensive focus on job creation through the promotion of trade and investments and improving infrastructure.