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DPWH Sec. Villar: I don’t care about credit, I just want to complete projects

January 23, 2019 admin dpwh, Latest News Stories, Mark Villar, Nation, Philippine News

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 09:10:32 +0000

It’s a waste of time to talk about credit.”This was how Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar on Wednesday reacted to insinuations of credit-grabbing when several infrastructure projects which were touched off by previous administrations were completed or are nearing completion under the Duterte administration’s Build, Build, Build initiative.

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DPWH ‘massively investing’ on calamity-resilient infrastructure in 2019

January 22, 2019 admin dpwh, Infra, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, Philippine news update, villar

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 07:00:46 +0000

The government is “massively investing” on calamity-resilient infrastructure projects across the country to prepare for natural calamities, Secretary Mark Villar of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) assured Wednesday.

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Senate probe on ‘large-scale’ scam at DPWH sought

January 22, 2019 admin Aquilino Pimentel III, ct leoncio, dpwh, Koko Pimentel, Latest News Stories, Nation, news, rolando andaya, Senate

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 06:05:15 +0000

Senator Koko Pimentel III is seeking a probe on the alleged “large-scale scam” in the awarding of infrastructure projects by the DPWH.

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Pimentel seeks Senate probe on ‘large-scale’ scam at DPWH

January 22, 2019 admin dpwh, Infrastructure projects, Koko Pimentel, Latest News Stories, Nation, Probe, procurement, Scam, Senate, senator pimentel

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 05:59:11 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel is seeking a separate Senate probe on the alleged “large-scale scam” in the procurement of infrastructure projects by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

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DPWH to prioritize putting bike lanes on roads in 2019

January 22, 2019 admin bike lanes, dpwh, Latest News Stories, Mark Villar, Nation, news, Philippines

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 05:04:47 +0000

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will prioritize this year putting bike lanes on roads across the country.

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Senate cuts DPWH budget, restores P20 B to DOH

January 21, 2019 admin 2019 budget, DoH, dpwh, Latest News Stories, Nation, Philippine news update, Senate

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 10:59:38 +0000

The Senate has reduced the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways but restored some P20 billion to the budget of the Department of Health.

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De Lima: Use part of P75B DPWH budget ‘insertion’ for jails

January 20, 2019 admin dpwh, insertions, Latest News Stories, Leila de Lima, Nation, news, overcrowded jails, Senate

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 03:57:36 +0000

Senator Leila de Lima asked Congress to use part of the P75 billion ‘insertions’ in the DPWH budget to address overcrowded jails.

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Lacson: Name lawmakers, changes in budget bicam

January 19, 2019 admin 2019 national budget, budget bicam, budget insertions, dpwh, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, Panfilo Lacson, pork barrel insertions

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 21:22:14 +0000

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Saturday suggested that the bicameral conference committee on the proposed 2019 national budget be made transparent

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DPWH: Weekend roadworks in parts of NCR set

January 18, 2019 admin dpwh, Latest News Stories, Metro, MMDA, road repairs

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 07:54:07 +0000

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will be conducting road repairs and re blocking starting on Friday (Jan. 18) until Monday (Jan. 21), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Friday.

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Senate to tell House to give up pork

January 17, 2019 admin dpwh, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, Philippine news update, Pork barrel, Senate

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 21:30:19 +0000

The government could have a new budget by the middle of next week depending on how fast the senators could convince their colleagues in the House of Representatives to give up the billions of pesos in pork

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