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Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado commended his men and women on the ground for achieving the “seemingly impossible” feat of reconnecting all Typhoon “Odette” severely damaged national road networks.

Secretary Mercado said that the DPWH has completed major emergency works on roads and bridges in areas affected by the typhoon within 15 days inasmuch as access is important, especially for the transport of relief and essential items.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was quick to respond to the Philippines need for hospital facilities that would fill in the gaps and support the healthcare system.

The DPWH Task Force for Augmentation of Health Facilities headed by Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain has constructed a mega modular hospital facility for emerging infectious diseases within the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) compound in Mandaluyong City to augment health facilities to deal with the present health challenges.

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s designated Chief Implementer of flagship projects under the Build Build Build (BBB) Program, has promoted collaborative engagements among oversight and implementing agencies to accelerate the preparation, implementation, and completion of various infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs) under the Build Build Build (BBB) Program.

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado announced that construction of three (3) new bridges crossing Marikina River will commence by second semester of 2022.

Secretary Mercado, citing a report from Undersecretary for Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations Emil K. Sadain, said that procurement of civil works contractor for the three (3) bridges under Metro Manila Bridges Project (MMBP) is targetted to be done this first half of 2022.