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Agaton’s heavy rains result to rock fall in Samar

The Calbayog – Allen Route passing through Brgy. Cagnipa, Tinambacan District, Calbayog City, Samar suffered another rock fall brought about by the continuous heavy rains of tropical depression Agaton.

The rock fall happened January 3, 2018, around 2AM, rendering the whole road unpassable to all types of vehicles. One (1) SAMELCO light post and an uninhabited house made of light materials were not spared from the falling rocks. Fortunately, there was no reported casualty.

Oath-taking Ceremony of 6 DPWH Officials

Secretary Mark A. Villar (at right) administers the oath of office of the six (6) officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) whose appointments were earlier approved by the Office of the President in a ceremony held at the DPWH Head Office, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila. Those who took their oath are as follows: (from left) Atty. Michael S. Villafranca (Director, Human Resource and Administrative Service), Engr. Alex G. Bote (Director, Public-Private Partnership Service), Engr. Zenaida T. Tan (Director IV), Engr. Cayamombao D.

Lanipao Footbridge

Last December, Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar ordered the construction of a footbridge after watching a video posted on Facebook by Yasmin Mangorsi which shows a young boy and his sister struggling to cross a river using a tight rope bridge in Barangay Lanipao, Iligan. The bridge is now complete.

Villar: R-10 Opens after Six Presidents

After six presidents, Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced that the road traversing the old Smokey Mountain area congested by informal settlers is now a high capacity highway helping offset the usual heavy volume of vehicles in major highways like EDSA and C5.

“Following the mandate of President Duterte, Filipinos will now have access to an improved and widened Radial Road 10 or R-10 which they may opt to use as alternate route to EDSA via Bonifacio Drive and Roxas Boulevard in travelling from north to south and vice versa,” Villar said.

DPWH Gears up to Fast Track Infra Project for Southern Leyte in 2017

The Southern Leyte District Engineering Office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will kick off the implementation of infrastructure projects early next year following the completion of some of its pre-detailed engineering activities (PDE).

According to District Engineer Ma. Margarita C. Junia, the PDE for 24 projects were already completed and are expected to be bid before the year ends.

DPWH Bids 6 Flood Control Project in Southern Leyte

Six flood control project of the Department of Public Works and Highways Southern Leyte District Engineering Office (DPWH-SLDEO) were bid out as a preparation for the forthcoming rainy season.

The flood control projects are located along the SubangDaku River, Southern Leyte’s largest river, and is divided into six sections: Hibod-Hibod, Kanangkaan, San Juan, San Vicente, Suba, and Zone 3.

Assistant District Engineer Allan D. Eway said the river has been tagged as a priority for flood control system considering its vulnerability to soil erosions.

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