Top officials of the National Task Force COVID-19 conducted inspection on Holy Monday, April 6, 2020 of the three (3) quarantine sites for corona virus (COVID-19) disease patients.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will once again turn over health commodities such as surgical face masks donated by Chinese contractors to hospitals and other service frontliners.
About 18,000 pieces of surgical face masks, 1,000 pieces N95 masks, and 90 pieces personal protective equipment (PPE) were received from two (2) Chinese construction groups on Holy Monday, April 6, 2020 by DPWH, as donation to help in the Philippine government’s effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
A safety and health program has been implemented for construction workers of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and private contractors deployed to convert state-owned buildings into functional medical facilities for the prevention and control of corona virus (COVID-19) disease.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) with the support of private firms EEI Construction and the Villar Group have begun converting the Forum Halls of Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) for the management of mild to moderate cases of corona virus disease (COVID-19) patients.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) formally commences Friday, April 26, 2019 the construction of new Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Central Office Building in a 5,175 square meters property at the National Government Center located at Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City.
Construction of PAO Central Office Building starts with a groundbreaking ceremony led by Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra, Chief Public Attorney Persida Rueda-Acosta, and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Assistant Secretary Antonio V. Molano Jr.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) formally commences Friday, April 26, 2019 the construction of new Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Central Office Building in a 5,175 square meters property at the National Government Center located at Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City.
Construction of PAO Central Office Building starts with a groundbreaking ceremony led by Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra, Chief Public Attorney Persida Rueda-Acosta, and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Assistant Secretary Antonio V. Molano Jr.
The Department of Public Works and Highways – National Capital Region (DPWH – NCR) is set to resume its road reblocking activities in sections of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) and Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) starting 11 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2019 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2019.
The Department of Public Works and Highways – National Capital Region (DPWH – NCR) is set to resume its road reblocking activities in sections of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) and Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) starting 11 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2019 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2019.
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar announced that all national roads and bridges affected by earthquakes are now accessible to the public.
“The DPWH Quick Response Teams were able to assess, fix, and open various roads, bridges, and other infrastructure that were damaged by the recent earthquakes in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao,” Mark Villar noted.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Southern Leyte field office has installed an elevator in their new building in an effort to address the accessibility concerns of persons with disabilities (PWD).
“I am happy that we are able to upgrade our facility here. We need to accommodate those differently-abled persons and stakeholders and integrate them into the mainstream society,” said District Engineer Ma. Margarita Junia citing laws requiring government agencies and private institutions to install facilities for PWDs.