Marcos signs law creating new DPWH engineering office
Helen Flores – The Philippine Star April 7, 2024 | 12:00am President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on February 8, 2024. Pool photos by Noel Pabalete MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has signed a law creating a new engineering office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Zamboanga City. Under Republic Act 11994, […]
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Helen Flores – The Philippine Star
April 7, 2024 | 12:00am
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on February 8, 2024.
Pool photos by Noel Pabalete
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has signed a law creating a new engineering office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Zamboanga City.
Under Republic Act 11994, which the President signed on April 4, the Zamboanga City First District Engineering Office will be located in the Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone-Zamboanga Freeport Authority in Barangay Talisayan.
The law directs the secretary of the DPWH to include the operationalization of the Zamboanga City first and second district engineering offices in the department’s program.
The funding for the two offices will come from the annual General Appropriations Act.
The law shall take effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
