Department of Public Works and Highways

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executive department government agency public works agency

The Department of Public Works and Highways is the Philippine government agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining the country’s national roads, bridges, and other public infrastructure.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Department of Public Works and Highways canonical	18
DPWH	1
DPWH – National Capital Region	1
Department of Public Works and Highways (Philippines)	1
Department of Public Works and Highways of the Philippines	1
Department of Public Works and Highways – Metro Manila 2nd District Engineering Office	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2520425 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department of Public Works and Highways
Context triple: [EDSA, maintainedBy, Department of Public Works and Highways]

A. Department of the Interior and Local Government of the Philippines
The Department of the Interior and Local Government of the Philippines is the executive department responsible for promoting peace and order, ensuring public safety, and strengthening the capabilities of local government units across the country.
B. Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works
The Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works is the government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Puerto Rico’s transportation infrastructure and public works systems.
C. National Economic and Development Authority of the Philippines
The National Economic and Development Authority of the Philippines is the government’s primary socioeconomic planning body, responsible for formulating development plans and policies to guide the country’s economic growth.
D. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is a Philippine government agency responsible for planning, regulating, and coordinating services such as traffic management, flood control, and urban development across the National Capital Region.
E. Infrastructure and Projects Authority
The Infrastructure and Projects Authority is the UK government’s centre of expertise responsible for supporting, assuring, and improving the delivery of major public infrastructure and large-scale projects.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department of Public Works and Highways
Target entity description: The Department of Public Works and Highways is the Philippine government agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining the country’s national roads, bridges, and other public infrastructure.

A. Department of the Interior and Local Government of the Philippines
The Department of the Interior and Local Government of the Philippines is the executive department responsible for promoting peace and order, ensuring public safety, and strengthening the capabilities of local government units across the country.
B. Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works
The Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works is the government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Puerto Rico’s transportation infrastructure and public works systems.
C. National Economic and Development Authority of the Philippines
The National Economic and Development Authority of the Philippines is the government’s primary socioeconomic planning body, responsible for formulating development plans and policies to guide the country’s economic growth.
D. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is a Philippine government agency responsible for planning, regulating, and coordinating services such as traffic management, flood control, and urban development across the National Capital Region.
E. Infrastructure and Projects Authority
The Infrastructure and Projects Authority is the UK government’s centre of expertise responsible for supporting, assuring, and improving the delivery of major public infrastructure and large-scale projects.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	executive department ⓘ government agency ⓘ public works agency ⓘ
abbreviation	Department of Public Works and Highways self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DPWH
cabinetRank	department-level ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Department of Transportation ⓘ local government units in the Philippines ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Department of Budget and Management ⓘ National Economic and Development Authority of the Philippines ⓘ surface form: National Economic and Development Authority
country	Philippines ⓘ
goal	improve national road network connectivity ⓘ support socio-economic development through infrastructure ⓘ
hasMinisterTitle	Secretary of Public Works and Highways ⓘ
hasOfficialNameInFilipino	Kagawaran ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan ⓘ
headquartersCity	Taguig ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Philippines ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Bonifacio Global City ⓘ
headquartersRegion	Metro Manila ⓘ
implements	national government infrastructure projects ⓘ
jurisdiction	Philippine government ⓘ surface form: Government of the Philippines
languageOfName	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Executive Order No. 124 (1987) ⓘ
mandate	ensure the safety of infrastructure facilities ⓘ provide and manage quality infrastructure facilities and services ⓘ
oversees	district engineering offices ⓘ regional offices of the Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ
parentOrganization	Philippine government ⓘ surface form: Government of the Philippines
partOf	Cabinet of the Philippines ⓘ
precededBy	Bureau of Public Works ⓘ Department of Public Works and Communications ⓘ
responsibleFor	construction of national bridges ⓘ construction of national roads ⓘ flood control infrastructure ⓘ maintenance of national bridges ⓘ maintenance of national roads ⓘ other public infrastructure ⓘ planning of national bridges ⓘ planning of national roads ⓘ
sector	flood control and drainage ⓘ public infrastructure ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ
supervisingAuthority	President of the Philippines ⓘ
typeOfInfrastructureHandled	flood control structures ⓘ national bridges ⓘ national primary roads ⓘ national secondary roads ⓘ national tertiary roads ⓘ public buildings for national government ⓘ
website	https://www.dpwh.gov.ph ⓘ

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Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

EDSA → maintainedBy → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

Mactan–Mandaue Bridge → maintainedBy → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

Marcelo Fernan Bridge → maintainedBy → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

Binondo-Intramuros Bridge → maintainedBy → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

subject surface form: Binondo–Intramuros Bridge

Manila Bay rehabilitation program → participant → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

Tacurong → hasRoadNetworkAuthority → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Public Works and Highways of the Philippines

Epifanio de los Santos Avenue → maintainedBy → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

España Boulevard → maintenanceBy → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

Ayala Bridge → owner → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

Ayala Bridge → maintainedBy → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

Taft Avenue → maintainedBy → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

Circumferential Road 4 → maintainedBy → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

Department of Public Works and Highways → abbreviation → Department of Public Works and Highways self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DPWH

Magallanes Interchange → maintenanceBy → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

Guadalupe Bridge → maintainedBy → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

this entity surface form: DPWH – National Capital Region

Guadalupe Bridge → jurisdiction → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Public Works and Highways – Metro Manila 2nd District Engineering Office

Executive branch of the Philippines → oversees → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Public Works and Highways (Philippines)

Maharlika Highway → maintainedBy → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

Iba, Zambales → roadNetworkAuthority → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

Cebu–Mactan road network → maintainedBy → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

Osmeña Highway → maintainedBy → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

Secretary of Public Works and Highways → heads → Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ

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