TACLOBAN CITY, March 8 -- The construction of the PHP4.58 billion Tacloban causeway project that will provide a shorter route from the city's downtown to the airport has begun with bigger funding this year, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 8 (Eastern Visayas) here reported Thursday.

DPWH-8 Director Edgar Tabacon said the project has an accomplishment rate of 4.28 percent using the PHP880 million under the 2022 appropriations.

For this year, the project has an outlay of PHP1.9 billion.

"The project is now ongoing after we addressed several issues related to its implementation. The work is now focused on stabilizing the embankment before concreting," Tabacon told reporters.

While civil works have only begun this year, ...