President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to make sure that the federal government’s infrastructure applications could be completed on schedule and beneath its allotted funds.
“It continues to be my hope that everyone in the Department of Public Works [and Highways] will remain steadfast in its mandate as well as stay committed to fulfilling this administration’s 8-point socioeconomic agency, by committing to construct and finish critical infra projects on time, on schedule and under budget,” Marcos mentioned in his speech as he graced the DPWH’s one hundred and twenty fifth anniversary held in Port Area, Manila.
“In line with this, I urge you to continue streamlining your procedures, preventing delays and cause overruns and enforcing transparency measures in all government projects and transactions,” he added.
Marcos assured the company that all the authorities would work with it to make the forms extra fashionable and extra conscious of recent applied sciences and methods for infrastructure initiatives.
Marcos additionally mentioned the DPWH ought to make sure the inclusivity and accessibility of the designs of its initiatives. He added that the infrastructures ought to “physically survive” for a few years.
“It is probably a good moment to shift the focus now beyond just physical infrastructure and embrace the concept of inclusive and accessible design,” Marcos mentioned.
“Acknowledge the needs of all individuals including people with disabilities, pregnant women, the elderly, the very young, incorporate elements of our culture and history into our infrastructure design to foster sense of pride and belonging amongst our communities,” the President mentioned.
This 12 months’s anniversary highlights the accomplishments of the Department and its contributions in the direction of nation constructing. Under Marcos administration, the DPWH goals to proceed to offer the general public with much-needed infrastructure amenities.
Earlier, Secretary Manuel Bonoan had introduced that over 70,000 initiatives could be enforced by the company this 12 months with a funds allocation price P890 billion. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
