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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to launch on December 7, 2021 a new program that will provide assistance to individuals who lost their employment due to Covid-19 pandemic.

DPWH Acting Secretary Roger G. Mercado announced the new DPWH initiative dubbed as Assistance to Youth and Unemployed for Development and Advancement or AYUDA Program aims to address the alarming unemployment rate in the country.

More than a year of Covid-19 led to the closing of many industries and businesses, which rendered many Filipinos jobless.

Even as the pandemic and adverse weather condition shut down work activities for a time, there is no stopping the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the efforts to pursue Samar Pacific Coastal Road (SPCR) Project in Northern Samar.

In his briefing to DPWH Acting Secretary Roger G. Mercado, Undersecretary and Build Build Build Build Program Chief Implementer Emil K. Sadain said that the 11.60 kilometer road project to connect the "Pacific Towns" of Laoang and Palapag, Northern Samar is already at 59 percent.

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Acting Secretary Roger "Oging" Mercado announced that proposal to construct a new bridge is underway to sustain inter-island connectivity of mainland Southern Leyte with Panaon Island.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to complete the construction of a 4.9 kilometer bypass road project in Roxas, Isabela that aims to provide better accessibility of commuters, farmers, and traders from outlying barangays and municipalities in the area.

Secretary Mark A. Villar said that the implementation of the first, second, and third phases of the P271-million multi-year project has already been accomplished through DPWH Isabela 2nd District Engineering Office (DEO).