The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) on Friday afternoon, Oct. 28, deployed 960 workers and maintenance personnel as well as 500 engineering equipment across the region in preparation for any eventualities that may occur due to tropical storm "Paeng."
Latest damage estimate of Storm Dante to infrastructures stood at nearly P269 million so far, a Department of Public Works and Highways' report indicated Thursday.
Published June 3, 2021, 12:55 PM
Tropical storm Dante has so far caused P268.52 million worth of infrastructure damage to the country, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday, June 3.
DAMAGED BY DANTE– Infrastructure damage caused by tropical storm Dante reached P268.52 million as of June 3, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the DPWH)
In Central Visayas, the partial damage brought on roads and flood-control structures amounted to P106.2 million. Over in Region 12, flood-control structures alone incurred P162.32 million in damages.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar said that 270 equipment assets and 1,569 workers were deployed to conduct massive clearing activities.
Villar also bared that clearing operations have been launched at three impassable national road sections in the provinces of Cebu, Eastern Samar, and Agusan del Sur.