The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is preparing to implement the PHP1.5 billion third phase of the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport's passenger terminal building construction here. The third phase covers the provision of public toilets, ticketing booths, waiting areas and waiting sheds. Other components are rescue and firefighting facilit...

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday vowed that his administration would continue pursuing job-generating initiatives that could help in further transforming the Philippine economy. Marcos made the pledge, as he attributed the 6.3-percent economic growth in the second quarter of 2024 to the increase in investments and construction under the Buil...

Part 1 A group of an all-Filipino Mining Engineers worked under the auspices of Paramina Earth Technologies, Inc. (PARAMINA) for a civil construction tunnel project.  These Mining Engineers developed and excavated an 8m wide x 7m high x 1,011m long tunnel safely, without a single lost time accident (LTA) accident and or rockfall incident as a Subcontra...

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is making significant headway in the Province of Tawi-Tawi, part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), with the construction of key bridges which are visibly progressing aimed at improving regional connectivity and boosting economic growth. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. S...

In the male-dominated industries like mining and construction, how is it possible to promote workplace gender equality and women empowerment? “Investing in Women” offers solutions and opportunities for discussion to address gender-related issues. The Australian Government recently launched the new phase of its “Investing in Women” program in the Philip...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. received resounding rounds of applause several times during his third State of the Nation Address 2024 (SONA), particularly on the final part of his speech when he announced the ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO). The SONA 2024 was held on Monday, July 22, 2024, at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon C...

Progress continues to surge forward on the Davao River (Bucana) Bridge Project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Davao City. In his inspection report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said that the construction of the 1.34-kilometer, four (4)-lane, six (6)-span extradosed bridge and its appr...

The highly anticipated modern scenic bridge project, implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), connecting the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS) and Davao City, has made significant strides in both design and construction. In his inspection report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain highli...

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is advancing steadily on the Davao City Bypass Construction Project (DCBCP), with ongoing efforts in tunnel waterproofing and the construction of concrete arch and invert linings for the two (2)-lane northbound and southbound tunnels. Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, in-charge of DPWH infrastructu...

The construction of the 32-kilometer Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge is likely to start early or mid 2025, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday.  With an initial cost of PHP219 billion, the Bataan-Cavite mega bridge is set to be the “biggest and the single most expensive project” of the DPWH, Public Works Undersecretary Maria...

A ₱23.36 billion Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contract has been signed between the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and San Miguel Holdings Corp. (SMHC) for the construction of 59.4-kilometer extension of Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) all the way to the surfing capital of the north in San Juan, La Union. DPWH Secretary...

Construction for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) is expected to speed up with the arrival of two more tunnel boring machines (TBM) by yearend, for a total of six so far. At the Pre-SONA (State of the Nation Address) Special over state-run People’s Television Network on Friday, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista said fou...

Top officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), alongside local leaders from Misamis Occidental and Lanao del Norte, held on July 4, 2024 the final concrete pouring ceremony between the two (2) extra-dosed main bridge of the Panguil Bay Bridge Project (PBBP). This significat event saw the participation of DPWH Secretary Manuel M....

A top official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has issued a stern reminder to all government engineers, consultants and contractors involved in the on-going projects under the Improving Growth Corridors in Mindanao Road Sector Project (IGCMRSP). In a recent coordination meeting at Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Senior Undersecretary Emi...

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...