Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) Secretary Vivencio Dizon last Friday ordered agency officials to fast-track the repair and rehabilitation of damaged roads, bridges, seawalls and public schools in…
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What’s the use of project monitoring committees?
About two decades ago, members of a project monitoring committee organized by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) regional office underwent training on how to go about the project inspection.…
Capitol body found nothing wrong with Batalay seawall
Except for an inflated accomplishment report, delayed work and minor deficiencies, a monitoring body has found nothing wrong with a multi-million seawall project in Batalay, Bato, contrary to reports from…
RD Eduarte ‘boys’ replace top Catanduanes DPWH officials
The politically motivated rigodon at the DPWH Catanduanes District Engineering Office continues, with one of the two newly appointed officers-in-charge allegedly a nephew of Regional Director Virgilio Eduarte. With former…
Sec. Bonoan okays DPWH-5 request to implement Catanduanes projects
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan has approved the request of Catanduanes District Engineer Edy Ferdinand Joven to have 32 infrastructure projects of the district…
DPWH district engineer goes on leave, will not face SP questioning on P2.1-B
DPWH Catanduanes District Engineer Edy Ferdinand Joven has declined the invitation from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to appear for questioning last Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, regarding the P2.1-B in infrastructure projects…
DE Joven hides behind the FOI program
Section 7. The right of the people to information on matters of public concern shall be recognized. Access to official records, and to documents and papers pertaining to official acts,…
Lawyer slams “uncontrolled” corruption at DPWH Cat’nes
A former legal counsel of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has called on Secretary Manuel Bonoan to launch a probe into what he claimed to be “uncontrolled…
Inside Page | Fernan A. Gianan:
Keeping contractors and politicians straight
My heartfelt gratitude goes to family and friends who attended my 60th birthday celebration at the function hall of ARDCI Corporate Inn last Saturday evening, Jan. 21, 2023. Among them…
DPWH to implement P2.8-B infra projects in Catanduanes
Almost P2.8 billion worth of vital infrastructure projects has been allocated for the province of Catanduanes in the 2023 General Appropriations Act and will be implemented soon by the Department…