The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) from 2001 up to the present provide and manage quality infrastructure facilities and services responsive to the needs of the Filipino people in the pursuit of national development objectives.
Thus, the DPWH, Under the leadership of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo beginning 2001, has improved and built 51,985 kilometers of roads nationwide costing P177.791 billion.
At the same time, it constructed 238,851.29 linear meters of bridges all over the country.
The DPWH constructed different flood controls in the Philippines with a length of 8,912 with a cost of P32.001 billion.
Other infrastructure was undertaken by the department with a length of 77,230, with a total cost of P64.157 billion.
For school buildings (classrooms), the DPWH made a total of 40,645 with a total cost of P15.676 billion.
For farm to market roads, in tandem with the Department of Agriculture (DA), the DPWH completed 3,373.03 kilometers of roads with a total cost of P6.842 billion.
On the other hand, the Department finished 2,763.978 kilometers of roads together with the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) with a total cost of P10.566 billion.
For 2001 up to June 30, 2009 the DPWH also made projects under the regular program totaling 9,942 with a total cost of P36.718 billion.
The number of flood control and drainage made under the regular program are In 2001, 1,336 projects; 2002, 396; 2003, 1,126; 2004, 2,171; 2005, 916; 2006, 1013; 2007, 1647; 2008, 1,329; and 23009, six. (PIA)
