DPWH seeks fund for Tacloban’s ‘Grand Canal’ amid 2026 budget halt

TACLOBAN CITY — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is pushing for funding for the P3.2-billion Tacloban-Palo Diversion Road in 2027. This comes after the release of outlay for the ongoing construction was affected by the agency’s major overhaul of its 2026 project lineup. In a media interview Wednesday, DPWH Eastern Visayas Regional Director