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Residents, mostly farmers of Barangay Basalem in the town of Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay are now utilizing a better, farm-to-market road (FMR) recently paved by the Department of Public Works and Higwhays (DPWH).

In her report to Secretary Mark A. Villar, DPWH Region 9 Director Cayamombao D. Dia said that the newly-built FMR constructed in 90 days is now helping farmers who used to transport their agricultural products in a bumpy unpaved road

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has provided better accessibility among Iloilo towns after the widening of Lictinon Bridge along the Barotac Viejo-San Rafael Road in Iloilo.

Secretary Mark A. Villar said that the widened 26-linear-meter Lictinon complements the existing 4-lane Barotac Viejo-San Rafael Road and now caters more motorists allowing for a better land travel within San Rafael and nearby towns.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has recently completed two (2) multi-purpose buildings that now serve indigenous people in the province of Bukidnon.

In a report to Secretary Mark A. Villar, DPWH Region 10 Director Zenaida Tan said that the buildings located in the Municipalities of Impasug-ong and Kitaotao can now be used as venue for learning, meetings and activities, as well as temporary shelter for transients.

Residents in the low-lying barangays of Macrohon, Southern Leyte are now less susceptible to flooding with the construction of a flood mitigation structure by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar announced that DPWH Southern Leyte District Engineering Office has completed a 425-meter flood control project aimed to mitigate overflowing along Amparo River, directly benefiting Barangays Amparo and Mabini .