Duterte said such facilities will help "alleviate [the] suffering of the people" and prevent "temporary closure of classes" in the wake of catastrophic events.
Senator Panfilo Lacson sees over sixteen billion pesos in potential pork barrel from the proposed budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways for next year. Lacson warns he will move to scrap that amount intended for road right of way allocation if department officials will not submit a detailed report.
The House of Representatives and budget officials have agreed to restore cuts on appropriations for the Health, Education, and Public Works and Highways departments for 2019, House Majority Leader Nonoy Andaya said Tuesday.
In the wake of floods that hit parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces, the Senate Public Works Committee grills authorities over the status of flood control projects.
None of the projects under the Department of Public Works and Highways' (DPWH) flood management master plan for Metro Manila and nearby provinces has been completed since 2012, the agency said Tuesday.
Boracay's main road network will be passable in time for the reopening of the island in October, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways.
The Public Works Chief inspected the progress of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway project, or CALAX. This, after President Duterte said he will hold his cabinet members liable for project delays.
