CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Region 3 is set to mobilize motorist assistance teams in various parts of Central Luzon to help motorists in line with the agency's program "Lakbay Alalay" this Holy Week. DPWH Regional Director Roseller Tolentino said on Monday the teams will be deployedin strategic areas of the highways where motorists will pass en route to the different provinces in the region. This is in compliance with the directive of Public Works Acting Secretary Roger Mercado to all field offices of the DPWH to help motorists going to the provinces for their summer vacation and Holy Week retreat. He said the teams are set to be deployed any time this week to ensure hassle-free travel for vacationists and tourists going to different destinations in the region. "There are several pilgrimage sites in Central Luzon that devotees often visit as well as many staycation destinations that families can stay this Len
NEW BRIDGE. A newly completed PHP14.5-million bridge was officially opened to the public in Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac on Tuesday (March 22, 2022). The Calipayan-Cabugbugan Bridge is expected to help some 1,170 agrarian reform beneficiaries by hastening the transport of their produce to the markets. (Photo courtesy of DPWH-Central Luzon) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - A PHP14.5-million bridge which is seen to hasten the transport of agricultural products was officially opened to the public on Tuesday in Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac. Officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) led by Secretary Bernie F. Cruz led the inauguration of the Calipayan-Cabugbugan Bridge connecting the agricultural villages of San Sotero, Calipayan, Timmaguab, Cabugbugan, and Caanamongan in the town. The project was funded under the "Tulay ng Pangulo para sa Kaunlarang Pang-Agraryo" program and implemented by the DPWH Regional Office 3. The new str
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of a four-story school building in Lubao town in this province. Gregorio Audea, Jr., head of the DPWH-Pampanga 2nd District Engineering Office, said on Friday that the newly constructed 12-classroom building at the Sta. Cruz Integrated High School augments the school's existing facilities to accommodate the growing student population. The PHP9.5-million school building was completed through the Department of Education's (DepEd) Basic Education Facilities Fund (BEFF), a convergence program between DPWH and the DepEd. With the additional classrooms, school principal Jay Lampa said it is now possible for them to conduct whole-day classes instead of switching to half-day classes in case of the resumption of the in-person classes. "We no longer have to conduct classes in the school's covered court which has served as a make-shift classroom for a long time,"
PROJECT INSPECTION. Public Works and Highways acting Secretary Roger G. Mercado (right) checks on the progress of projects being implemented in Pampanga on Friday (Jan. 21, 2022). He was welcomed by officials and employees of the department led by DPWH Regional Director Roseller Tolentino (center). (Photo courtesy of DPWH-Central Luzon) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The PHP245.43-million bypass road in this province designed to provide an alternative route for motorists coming from Magalang to Angeles City and vice versa, is expected to be completed by the end of this month. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) acting Secretary Roger G. Mercado personally inspected on Friday the ongoing Angeles-Magalang bypass road project which is now on its final stage. Started in 2019, the project includes the development of two-lane and four-lane roads with a total length of 2.605 kilometers, of which 1,080 kilometers are already existing, and the construction of the North Luzon Expres
PROJECT INSPECTION. Public Works and Highways acting Secretary Roger G. Mercado (right) checks on the progress of projects being implemented in Pampanga on Friday (Jan. 21, 2022). He was welcomed by officials and employees of the department led by DPWH Regional Director Roseller Tolentino (center). (Photo courtesy of DPWH-Central Luzon) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The PHP245.43-million bypass road in this province designed to provide an alternative route for motorists coming from Magalang to Angeles City and vice versa, is expected to be completed by the end of this month. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) acting Secretary Roger G. Mercado personally inspected on Friday the ongoing Angeles-Magalang bypass road project which is now on its final stage. Started in 2019, the project includes the development of two-lane and four-lane roads with a total length of 2.605 kilometers, of which 1,080 kilometers are already existing, and the construction of the North Luzon Expres