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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is one of the three departments of
the government undertaking major infrastructure projects. The DPWH is mandated to
undertake (a) the planning of infrastructure, such as national roads and bridges, flood
control, water resources projects and other public works, and (b) the design, construction,
and maintenance of national roads and bridges, and major flood control systems.
Functions
The Department of Public Works and Highways functions as the engineering and
construction arm of the Government tasked to continuously develop its technology for the
purpose of ensuring the safety of all infrastructure facilities and securing for all public works
and highways the highest efficiency and quality in construction.
DPWH is currently responsible for the planning, design, construction and maintenance of
infrastructure, especially the national highways, flood control and water resources
development system, and other public works in accordance with national development
objectives.
Brief History
The development of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) into its present
structure underwent a long process of evolution spanning a century of colorful and
significant events in laying the groundwork for the physical foundation of the country.
The Department is considered as old as the Philippine government, its existence dates back
to about four (4) centuries at the time of the Spanish colonial era. It emerged from its
embryonic form in 1565 when the first settlement roads were constructed by forced labor.
Fortresses then were connected by improved trails as supply lines and means of
communications. As Spain was in its expansion program in the islands, it resorted to a
policy of attraction by way of public works construction. In order to pursue their objective,
the King of Spain designated the Spanish Governor General in the country as Chief of Public
Works assisted by Junta Consultiva through a Royal Degree in 1867.
It was in 1868 when the Bureau of Public Works and Highways (Obras Publicas) and Bureau
of Communications and Transportation (Communicationes y Meteologia) were organized
under a civil enginer known as Director General.
Since then, the Department underwent various stages of development and
evolution that largely depended upon the change in government shift of administration
policies, and reorganization in its structure and responsibilities to suit the demands of times.
Finally after a long process of evolution by virtue of Executive Order No. 124, dated
January 30, 1987, the agency is now known as the Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) with five (5) bureaus, six (6) services, sixteen (16 regional offices,
twenty-four (24) project management offices sixteen (16) regional equipment services and
one-hundred eighteen (118) district engineering offices.
Within the gear frame, the highway stretches northward and merges to aninfinity,
cutting through and against the backdrop of a doric column. The doric column is the symbol
of the building and construction industry. The term against the backdrop and while the
highway cuts through the doric column, it does not convey divisiveness but instead conveys
that the road stretches to infinity complemented hand-in-hand by the prosecution of the
public works projects represented by the doric column. This denotes unity of objectives and
unity of efforts.
The white doric column and the two range lanes represent the engineering outputs of the
Department - - roads and bridges, flood control and drainage structures, ports, water
supply, national buildings, urban community infrastructure and other public works. Thus,
the doric column and the highway should be taken in a total context.
Vision / Mission
Vision
By 2030, DPWH is an effective and efficient government agency, improving the life of every
Filipino through quality infrastructure.
Mission
To provide and manage quality infrastructure facilities and services responsive to the needs
of the Filipino people in the pursuit of national development objectives.
Summary of Experience
May 3, 2016
In the morning, we do office works and after lunch, we went out to Antipas National High
School to see if they did the corrections pointed.
May 6, 2016
We went out to field at Brgy. Latagan, Matalam FMR, Brgy, Linao, Matalam MPB covered court,
and Katipunan, Kidapawan farm to market road with Engr. Karen.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is one of the three departments of
the government undertaking major infrastructure projects. The DPWH is mandated to
undertake (a) the planning of infrastructure, such as national roads and bridges, flood
control, water resources projects and other public works, and (b) the design, construction,
and maintenance of national roads and bridges, and major flood control systems.
Functions
The Department of Public Works and Highways functions as the engineering and
construction arm of the Government tasked to continuously develop its technology for the
purpose of ensuring the safety of all infrastructure facilities and securing for all public works
and highways the highest efficiency and quality in construction.
DPWH is currently responsible for the planning, design, construction and maintenance of
infrastructure, especially the national highways, flood control and water resources
development system, and other public works in accordance with national development
objectives.
Achievements
April 12, 2016
We went out to field with Sir Ronnie Tonzo to watch the pouring of concrete at Jose Abad
Street, Kidapawan City.
Problems Encountered:
Remedy:
The mixer will go back to the batching plant to add cement and aggregates or apply cement at
the top of the wet concrete.
Lesson learned:
National Road
Thickness 6 inches
Asphalt
Lesson learned:
Beam (stirrup)
Lesson learned:
Divide it by three. The 1.5 in the middle is called the middle third and the other 1.5 are called
1.5 within the weakened plane joint.
Problems encountered:
There are cracks on the middle third and the recommendation is to apply pressurized epoxy.
The cracks within the weakened plane joint are recommended to be removed and replaced the
1/3 of the pavement block.
Pokemarks caused by some branches or sticks that is mixed within the concrete.
Lesson learned:
Vibrator is used to fill in the void spaces and must be used vertically.
Lesson learned:
May 3, 2016
In the morning, we do office works and after lunch, we went out to Antipas National High
School to see if they did the corrections pointed.
May 6, 2016
We went out to field at Brgy. Latagan, Matalam FMR, Brgy, Linao, Matalam MPB covered court,
and Katipunan, Kidapawan farm to market road with Engr. Karen.
Problems encountered:
The second floor slabs have honeycombs. The reason is they didnt use vibrator.
Remedy:
Remove and Replace the portion of the slab that has honeycombs.
Problems encountered:
Longitudinal cracks are visible at the road the reason for that are failure of the base.
You must remove and replaced the pavement block noted with pavement block.
PICTORIALS
Pumping of water at the river to the mixer for the mixing of concrete
Together with Engr. Mendoza, Engr. Trabucon and Engr. Collado at the Mlang National High
School
Pouring of concrete at Jose Abad with Sir Tonzo Batching Plant at Saguing, Makilala
Checking if the bars at the beam is according to the designed plan