National Museum of the Philippines, Manila (PNA photo by Jess Escaros) MANILA - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) released Saturday the road closures and traffic rerouting plan around the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila, the site of the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on June 30. Marcos originally wanted to hold his inauguration at the Quirino Grandstand but the Manila Covid-19 Field Hospital is located near the area. The National Museum also announced Friday that it will be closed from June 27 to July 4 to "ensure everyone's safety during increased ingress activity around the National Museum Complex, the National Museum of Anthropology and the National Museum of Natural History, in addition to the National Museum of Fine Arts". The inauguration day has been declared a non-working holiday in Manila. The schedule of road closures and rerouting are as follows: Road closures: June 26 at 12:01 a.m. to J
Monsour Del Rosario
Former actor-athlete and now senatorial aspirant Monsour Del Rosario joined the Makatindig Grand Assembly Walk last Saturday morning, April 23.
Del Rosario joined the supporters of the Leni-Kiko tandem as they walked from Ayala Triangle Gardens to Osmena Highway, before tak
(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Monday reported the completion of a total of 1,708 projects in the National Capital Region and Calabarzon last year. In its accomplishment report, DPWH-NCR director Nomer Abel Canlas said despite the challenges amid the coronavirus pandemic, the District Engineering Offices (DEOs) were able to achieve an overall absorptive capacity of 94.89 percent after obligating a total of PHP44.3 billion, and a prior year disbursement rate of 83.13 percent from disbursing a total of PHP46.6 billion. "2021 is a year of many milestones for the DPWH-NCR. We were able to implement vital infrastructure projects and programs that are responsive to the special needs of the region with one of the biggest populations," Canlas said. Among the highlights of its accomplishment for 2021 are the dredging operations along Pasig-Marikina River near SM Marikina in Barangay Olandes, Marikina City; bike lanes along Roxas Boulevard,
Nagtahan Flyover (Photo courtesy of DPWH) MANILA - The Nagtahan Flyover in Sta. Mesa, Manila will undergo major repair and strengthening works starting Friday. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar, in a statement, said only one lane of the structure would be accessible to motorists for the time being and only to light vehicles. Citing the report from the DPWH National Capital Region (NCR), Villar said as part of the major rehabilitation along the 467.85-meter standard reinforced concrete bridge, heavy vehicles would be banned while retrofitting is ongoing. "We are glad to announce that we have finally received an allocation of PHP50 million for Phase 1 of Nagtahan Flyover Strengthening. The old structure requires immediate rehab as it has been around since 1991 when the flyover was built," he said. The Nagtahan Flyover, which has 17 spans, a four-lane carriageway with a total width of 7.8 meters, and with its highest elevation at 13 meters abov