Various government offices and law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), formed a task force to ensure peaceful and credible conduct of the May 13, 2019 national and local elections.
Final inspection of the Kennon Task Force Committee was conducted on February 13, 2019 in preparation for the Temporary Opening of Kennon Road on February 14, 2019 at 6:00AM.
With the aim to improve mobility of vehicles and delivery of basic social services, the Department of Public Works and Highways – Isabela First District Engineering Office (DPWH-IFDEO) has paved road shoulders along Junction National-Sta. Victoria Road in the City of Ilagan, Isabela.
The concreted shoulders spans a length of 1,850 meters with both sides measuring 3 meters in width and 280 millimeters in thickness.
A total of 34 Rain Water Collector Systems (RWCS) amounting to P3.4 million pesos were installed in the different schools in the Province of Quirino.
The Department of Public Works and Highways-Quirino District Engineering Office (DPWH-QDEO) implemented the said project that benefitted 12 elementary schools and three secondary shools within the province.
District Engineer Marifel T. Andes said that the RWCS is an innovative way to maximize use of rainwater for sanitation purposes in the recipient schools.
The Department of Public Works and Highways through the Cagayan Third District Engineering Office (DPWH-CTDEO) has completed the contsruction of flood control system along Pinacanuan River in Bagumbayan, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.
According to District Engineer Danilo U. Tabilas, the riverbank in the said section needed protection so they allocated funding for the construction of a river control system which spans a length of 271.60 lineal meters.
The Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office 02 led by Regional Director Melanio C. Briosos and Assistant Regional Director Alexander D. Nola held a coordination meeting on January 14, 2019 at DPWH Region 02 Conference Hall, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.
The meeting was attended by the Regional Staff, Technical and Financial Division Chiefs together with the Contractors, Project and Material Engineers.
As part of the preventive maintenance to preserve road condition, the Department of Public Works and Highways – Quirino District Engineering Office (DPWH-QDEO) completed two asphalt overlay projects recently.
The first project is located along Junction Managdingay-Saguday-Isabela Boundary Road and has length of 2.27 kilometers, while the next one is located along Cordon-Maddela-Aurora Boundary Road and measures to 3.93 kilometers. The projects cost P78,000,000 million pesos and P69,713,000 million pesos.
The Department of Public Works and Highways – Cagayan Second District Engineering Office (DPWH-CSDEO) announced the completion of four road concreting projects leading to different tourism destinations in the Second District of Cagayan.
The start of the year looks bright for the thousands of students, parents, school facilitators in Region 2.
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Director Melanio C. Briosos reported the completion of 104 school buildings that will accommodate the needs of the K to 12 program of the Department of Education within the region.
“In response to the region’s growing student population, DPWH Region 02, in cooperation with Department of Education, completed the construction of 261 classrooms regionwide in the amount of P1.240 Billion,” Briosos stated.
High-level officials from the Philippines and Japan comprising the Joint Committee on Infrastructure Development and Economic Cooperation convene its seventh meeting in Osaka, Japan on February 21, 2019 where they discussed infrastructure development, peace-building initiatives for Mindanao, and other key concerns significant to the expanding economic bilateral cooperation between the two (2) countries.