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DPWH eyes opening of Cavite-Laguna Expressway segment in October

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 05:17 PM

The segment is expected to serve around 10,000 vehicles per day and decongest Governor’s Drive, Aguinaldo Highway, and Sta. Rosa-Tagaytay Road.  Read more »

Section of CAVITEX- C5 Southlink opens

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 05:27 PM

Motorists traveling between Taguig and Pasay City can expect faster travel times starting Tuesday night as a segment of the C5 Southlink Expressway is opened to the public, the Public Works and Highways Department said.  Read more »

New Skyway segment opened, cuts Manila-Makati travel time

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 22 02:56 PM

A new segment of the Skyway Stage 3 tollway was opened to the public on Monday cutting travel time from Buendia in Makati to Paco, Manila to just 6 minutes from an hour previously.    Read more »

VIDEO: Road-testing the C5 Southlink—set to make Pque to Taguig drive a breezy 10 mins

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Jul 03 01:37 PM

The C5 Southlink project, which opens this July, promises to help decongest Metro Manila traffic and cut C5 to Coastal Road travel time by an hour. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar takes ANCX to a road test. Read more »

Duterte Cabinet still club of billionaires, multimillionaires in 2018

Kia Obang, ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Updated as of Jun 24 10:47 AM

MANILA - Two of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet members remained billionaires in 2018 while the rest are still multimillionaires, according to their latest sworn Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs).    Read more »

Villar rides rags-to-riches tale for reelection, leaves 2022 to destiny

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 11:53 AM

Cynthia Villar, who is poised to top the May 13 senatorial elections, suited up as "Mrs Hanepbuhay," a successful mother and entrepreneur. Anything that comes after this vote, she said, will be determined by "destiny." Read more »

Luzon quake leaves P200-million infra damage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 11:10 AM

An earthquake that rattled parts of Luzon earlier this week left at least P200 million worth of damage to infrastructure, according to an initial estimate by the public works department on Wednesday.  Read more »

Philippines starts tallying quake damage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 09:50 AM

The public works department on Tuesday said it has deployed rapid assessment teams to survey the damage to public buildings and major roads caused by a deadly earthquake that jolted Luzon.    Read more »

At least 5 dead, dozens hurt in Luzon quake

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 23 09:39 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - At least 5 people were killed and dozens were hurt after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Zambales, Pampanga, Metro Manila, and parts of Luzon late Monday afternoon. Read more »

DPWH confident it could address EDSA traffic

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 09:52 PM

MANILA - The Department of Public Works and Highways is confident that it can address the heavy traffic flow in EDSA amid President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement the issue is the only campaign promise he failed to meet.    Read more »

TESDA, DPWH set advanced skills training to address shortage in construction workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 04:43 PM

MANILA - Concerned government agencies are now discussing a plan to fast track skills training to address the shortage of local construction workers.    Read more »

Basurang hahakutin sa dalampasigan ng Manila Bay: 20,000 trak

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 07:34 PM

Inumpisahan ngayong Martes ang paghahakot ng burak sa higit isang kilometrong shoreline ng Manila Bay mula US Embassy hanggang Manila Yacht Club. Read more »

'Build, Build, Build' faces challenges but no major delays, says Villar

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 04:54 AM

The public works secretary also dismissed criticism that the loan agreement is more favorable to China. Read more »

VIDEO: We got first dibs on the new Harbor Link which will bring you from Manila to QC in 15 minutes

ANCX
Updated as of Feb 28 01:16 PM

DPWH and NLEX are opening a new road that drastically cuts down travel time to and from Manila, and opens the Port Area for trucks, therefore benefiting our exporters and importers. Read more »

NLEX Harbor Link bubuksan sa susunod na linggo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 11:15 PM

Inaasahan ng Department of Public Works and Highways na mapapadali ng NLEX Harbor Link ang biyahe mula NLEX Karuhatan hanggang C-3 Road. Read more »

DPWH all systems go for Harbor Link opening

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 09:44 AM

The Department of Public Works and Highways is all set for the opening of the elevated portion of the North Luzon Expressway-Harbor Link tollway on February 26, 2019, after conducting a dry-run Wednesday. Read more »

Elevated segment of NLEX Harbor Link to open this month: DPWH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 08:44 PM

The 5.65-km NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 is expected to ease travel between key areas of Metro Manila and northern Luzon via the NLEX.    Read more »

TINGNAN: Bike lane sa Laguna Lake Highway bukas na sa publiko

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 08:43 AM

Binuksan ngayong Huwebes ang bike lane sa kahabaan ng Laguna Lake Highway na puwedeng alternatibong ruta sa EDSA at C-5. Read more »

Andaya wants Diokno back at House probe on alleged DBM anomalies

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 03:21 PM

MANILA - House of Representatives appropriations committee chair Rolando Andaya Jr. on Saturday said Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno will be summoned to the resumption of the House investigation into alleged anomalies in the budget department. Read more »

Rebuilding the UP Faculty Center

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 05:12 PM

University of the Philippines President Danilo Concepcion (2nd left) and Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar (left) lead the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new UP Faculty Center, aiming for a late 2020 finish, in UP Diliman, Quezon City on Friday.  Read more »