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Nationwide Cases of Truck Overloading Up at 34% in 2021

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado recently ordered all DPWH Regional and District Engineering Offices to intensify Anti-Overloading Operations, as a response to the latest Department report on increased cases of truck overloading nationwide.

DPWH Secretary Mercado, citing a report from the DPWH Bureau of Quality and Safety said that the 2021 Nationwide Cases of Truck Overloading was recorded at 34.11 percent out of all the trucks that were weighed, or an increase of 6.96 percent from 2020 at 27.15 percent.

DPWH Supports Infra Development in Kalayaan

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado tours Thursday, May 5, 2022 the 37-hectare Pag-Asa Island under the Municipality of Kalayaan, Province of Palawan in western Philippines.

The ocular visit of the DPWH official is in connection with the planned development of infrastructure under the DPWH-Department of National Defense (DND) Tatag ng Imprastraktura para sa Kapayapaan at Seguridad or TIKAS Program aimed at providing infrastructure that will uplift and transform the lives of communities in the Kalayaan Islands Group in the West Philippine Sea.

DPWH Supports Infra Development in Kalayaan

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado tours Thursday, May 5, 2022 the 37-hectare Pag-Asa Island under the Municipality of Kalayaan, Province of Palawan in western Philippines.

The ocular visit of the DPWH official is in connection with the planned development of infrastructure under the DPWH-Department of National Defense (DND) Tatag ng Imprastraktura para sa Kapayapaan at Seguridad or TIKAS Program aimed at providing infrastructure that will uplift and transform the lives of communities in the Kalayaan Islands Group in the West Philippine Sea.

DPWH Constructs 7-Storey Office Building for DBM-CAR

A seven-storey building is set to rise in Cabinet Hill in Baguio City, Benguet to house the operations of the Department of Budget and Management - Cordillera Administrative Region (DBM-CAR).

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado said that the planned 323.11-square-meter office building is the first one the DBM-CAR will own years after its establishment in the country’s mountainous region up north.

DPWH Constructs 7-Storey Office Building for DBM-CAR

A seven-storey building is set to rise in Cabinet Hill in Baguio City, Benguet to house the operations of the Department of Budget and Management - Cordillera Administrative Region (DBM-CAR).

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado said that the planned 323.11-square-meter office building is the first one the DBM-CAR will own years after its establishment in the country’s mountainous region up north.

Improved Road Now Benefits Farmers in Lanao del Norte

Farmers and local traders in Barangay Cadulawan in Munai, Lanao del Norte are now reaping the benefits of the rehabilitated Bacolod-Madalum Highway, especially in transporting local products from their farmlands to commercial hubs.

Citing a report from DPWH Region 10 Director Zenaida T. Tan, DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado said that reconstructing and maintaining damaged roads as part of the DPWH mandate are deemed necessary to avoid logistical delays and support economic growth.

Improved Road Now Benefits Farmers in Lanao del Norte

Farmers and local traders in Barangay Cadulawan in Munai, Lanao del Norte are now reaping the benefits of the rehabilitated Bacolod-Madalum Highway, especially in transporting local products from their farmlands to commercial hubs.

Citing a report from DPWH Region 10 Director Zenaida T. Tan, DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado said that reconstructing and maintaining damaged roads as part of the DPWH mandate are deemed necessary to avoid logistical delays and support economic growth.

DPWH Widens Road in San Carlos City

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a new road widening project aimed at decongesting traffic condition in San Carlos City, Pangasinan.

Citing a report from DPWH Region 1 Director Ronnel M. Tan, Secretary Roger G. Mercado said that the widening from two (2) lanes to four (4) lanes of the Carmen Junction Bayambang – Manat Road is expected to increase road capacity and accommodate the current traffic volume in the city.

DPWH Widens Road in San Carlos City

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a new road widening project aimed at decongesting traffic condition in San Carlos City, Pangasinan.

Citing a report from DPWH Region 1 Director Ronnel M. Tan, Secretary Roger G. Mercado said that the widening from two (2) lanes to four (4) lanes of the Carmen Junction Bayambang – Manat Road is expected to increase road capacity and accommodate the current traffic volume in the city.

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