PIA Davao Region

DAVAO DEL NORTE, 25 March (PIA) --Roads and other support Infrastructure development in Davao del Norte are noted to have scaled up as both the national and the provincial governments have poured substantial funds. Guesting during the latest edition of radio program Pakigsayod Serbisyo Alang sa Katawhang Pilipino,  Regional Information Officer Dean Ortiz of the Department of Public  Works and Highways (DPWH) and Provincial Engineering Officer, Engr Glen Olandria shared some details of this  infrastructure development. Ortiz revealed that over the last five years including this year, the province of Davao del Norte alone has been  given an accumulated budget of P22.35 billion from the national government for the implementation of 1,487 infrastructure projects. Tracking the budget, Ortiz said that Davao del Norte was given a DPWH budget of P4.8 billion in 2017; PP3.6 billion in 2018; 2.6 billion in 2019; P3 billion in 2020; P3.5 billion in 2021; P4.6 billion in 2022. H...

DAVAO DEL NORTE, Mar. 23 (PIA) -- Davao del Norte will be the recipient of more infrastructure and road network projects from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) under the Build, Build, Build Program. This year, the province will have infrastructure and road projects worth P4.631B from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) with over 192 projects now being implemented, said DPWH XI Information Officer Dean I. Ortiz in a radio interview today (Mar. 23). Ortiz also said that this budget will increase given that "we are still in the first quarter of the year." "As a little background on our budget history, we started 2017 with a P4.8B budget in Davao Del Norte. At first, our budget here prior to this administration was only less than P1B. In 2018 it received a P3.6B. In 2019 it is at P2.6B. By 2020, P3B and by 2021, P3.5B, and now in 2022, we already have P4.6B now and it will still go up. So for the past 5 years under the Build, Build, Build Prog...

DAVAO DEL NORTE, Nov. 19 (PIA) -- Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado, led the inauguration of the Tagum City Flyover on Friday (Nov. 19). The said flyover underwent recalibration and final touches before today's inauguration. "Mao kini ang damgo nga dugay na natong gipangandoy nga proyekto.  (This is the dream project that we wished for a long time).   It is a project that could decongest heavy traffic in the city of Tagum and the entire province of Davao Del Nort e," said Mercado in his inaugural message. During his speech at the event, DPWH Secretary pointed out the promising potential of the City of Tagum and the Province of Davao Del Norte. "I can see that Tagum is a very beautiful city akong nakita nga dako kaayo ug ugma, potential ang atong probinsya sa Davao Del Norte mao kana nga ako isip inyong sekretaryo sa DPWH, nalipay. I am very happy to be here with you, " (I can see that Tagum is a very beautiful city and I c...

Then DPWH Sec. Mark Villar inspects Davao City Coastal Road, one of PRRD's legacy project DAVAO, Nov. 3 (PIA)--- Philippine Information Agency Director General Ramon Cualoping is inviting everyone to take time in visiting places to see the changes in landscape of the Philippines due to numerous infrastructure projects done by the Duterte Administration.   In his latest online post, he brought to public attention the massive highways, numerous bypass roads, bridges and ports, airports and even the irrigation system bringing free water  services to  farmers.   Citing  the facts and figures from the Former  Build Build Build  Committee Chairperson  Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Cualoping revealed  a  total of 671 infrastructure projects completed by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) less than a year before the President steps down from his position.   On top of these, more than 200 projects are expected to be completed before and beyo...