DPWH opens 57 kilometers of Samar–Eastern Samar highway

TACLOBAN CITY — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has opened 57 kilometers (km) of the 70-km Basey-Maydolong Road, which links the provinces of Samar and Eastern Samar. This significantly reduces travel time between the cities of Tacloban and Borongan. As of May this year, the DPWH-Eastern Visayas (DPWH-8) reported that P1.7 billion of