President Ferdinand R. Marcos on Friday, June 21, 2024 led three (3) groundbreaking and inauguaration ceremonies along sections of of the Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) C5 Link and the Cavitex - Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) Link Project. President Marcos was joined by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan and...
Government officials from the Philippines and Korea convened in a coordination meeting aimed at advancing the Laguna Lakeshore Road Network (LLRN) Project – Phase I and other Infrastructure Flagship Projects (IFPs) under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. administration’s “Build Better More” program. The meeting held on June 20, 2024 at Bayleaf Hotel, I...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Thursday broke ground for the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) System’s Banlic Depot in Calamba, Laguna. During the groundbreaking ceremony, DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said the Banlic Depot signals the “rapid progress” of the project after its land development and other preparatory works began in 2023. ...
The Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension is expected to be completed by 2031, an official of the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) said on Friday. "[For] Phase 2 and 3, [we are] meeting with the DOTr (Department of Transportation) to be able to commence the construction. We have to clarify a few points before we proceed," LRMC General ...
The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center said 134 projects worth PHP3.03 trillion are in the pipeline for undertaking between the government and private sector. Data released by the PPP Center over the weekend showed that 13 unsolicited proposals were recently added to the list of 121 approved projects revealed two weeks ago. These include the St...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has urged the private sector to invest in government projects. “I firmly believe to be able to implement efficiently the projects of the government, we also encourage the participation of the private sector,” DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said at the Philippine Economic Briefing held at the Philippine I...
The anticipated PHP187.54-billion mega Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) bridges project is set to transform regional connectivity in Western Visayas, the top official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the region said on Monday. In a public briefing Tuesday, DPWH regional director engineer Sanny Boy Oropel said the feasibility study fo...
The PHP23-billion Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) project is in full swing and is expected to be completed by 2027, the Department of Public Works and Highway in Davao Region (DPWH-11) said Tuesday. During the pilot episode of the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas here, DPWH-11 Director Juby Cordon said the design and build of the SIDC project alrea...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now working on closing the gaps to complete the 3.17-kilometer Panguil Bay Bridge Project which will soon become the longest sea-crossing bridge in Mindanao. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said that the inter-island bridge project in North...
Several countries are investing in the Luzon Economic Corridor project, which can elevate the global status of the Philippines, according to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. In an interview with Chang Dae-hwan, chair of South Korea's Maekyung Media Group, in Malacañang, Manila on Thursday, Marcos said the project will intensively focus on key infrastr...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the streamlining of the permitting process for the Infrastructure Flagship Projects (IFPs) to hasten the construction and implementation of the administration’s infrastructure program. In a four-page Executive Order No. 59 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin on April 30, Marcos emphasized the ne...
The on-going construction of Davao River (Bucana) Bridge in Davao City by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is rapidly taking shape, with significant milestones achieved just five (5) months since the project start. In his inspection report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said that the assigned ...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started the civil works construction of deep foundations for the land and marine viaducts of the 4.07-kilometer Samal Island - Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, in his report to Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, said that the project is proceeding the constru...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Wednesday bared several big-ticket projects being constructed by the government in a bid to decongest traffic in Metro Manila. Speaking at the Bagong Pilipinas Town Hall Meeting on Traffic Concerns convened by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in San Juan City, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan discussed...
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) said construction of the Metro Manila portion of the 147-kilometer North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) will go full blast by October this year. At the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City, PNR chair Michael Ted Macapagal said the National Capital Region (NCR) pre-construction works involve fencing, removal of old tr...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) continues to make significant strides in the implementation of its Davao River Bridge Project also known as the Bucana Bridge which is an integral part of the Davao City Coastal Bypass Road. In his inspection report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said that the ...
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