CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija: The mayor of Laur town this province had asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to help speed up repair of the P6.5 million dike in Barangay San Vicente that was damaged by Typhoons Karen and Lawin to prevent further danger to lives and damage to properties.

Mayor Alexander Dauz also informed Sec. Mark Villar of the suspected collusion between DPWH field men, the contractor, certain officials of the Nueva Ecija provincial engineering office that resulted in the poor quality of the dike.

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