Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has called on the Senate to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the status of all state bridges nationwide. Estrada, in filing Senate Resolution No. 153, said it is imperative to look into the condition and structural integrity of bridges nationwide following the...
The 45-year-old Piggatan Bridge in Alcala, Cagayan, collapsed on Monday afternoon after three overloaded trucks, each weighing about 50 tons, crossed it at the same time, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Tuesday, Oct. 7. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the trucks exceeded...
DAGUPAN CITY – The Piggatan Bridge in Alcala town, Cagayan province collapsed on Monday afternoon, Oct. 6. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said that the bridge collapsed as several 10-wheel trailer trucks were passing. It is impassable to all types of vehicles as a...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has ordered the clearing of the heavily silted Pampanga River after a collapse of a dike in Barangay Sta. Rita in Lubao which led to flooding in the area and nearby towns. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said excessive sedimentation has severely...
President Marcos concluded that the Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela collapsed due to design flaw. Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela (RTVM) In an interview after he conducted an inspection of the collapsed bridge on Thursday, March 6, Marcos said aside from the bridge being poorly...
Malacañang has revealed that a possible underdesign might have caused the Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela to collapse. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (Betheena Unite/MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro disclosed that the government is...
Retrofitting efforts to address structural concerns in the Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge were undertaken under the Marcos administration, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Tuesday, Mar. 4. DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan clarified that the bridge’s design and construction...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – Six persons were reportedly injured when a portion of the Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Barangay Casibarag Norte, Cabagan, Isabela collapsed on Thursday night, Feb. 27. THE Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela collapsed on Thursday night, Feb. 27. Among those injured...
CEBU CITY – A 49-year-old woman died while her husband was injured when a riprap wall collapsed on their house during a heavy downpour on Sunday night, Dec. 1, in Barangay Tisa here. RESCUERS find ways to rescue a couple who was pinned down by a collapsed riprap wall inside their house in...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – A mother and her two children were injured after a wall of their house under construction collapsed in Barangay Alimanao, Peñablanca, this province, on Thursday, July 25. A FAMILY of three in Cagayan was injured when a wall of their house collapsed on July 25....
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has instructed its migrant office in Jeddah to monitor the progress of the search and rescue operations following a building collapse in Saudi Arabia on Friday, May 31. As of Sunday, June 2, the DMW reported that there was no Filipino casualty in the building...
About 30 Filipinos are affected after a four-storey building in Qatar collapsed on Wednesday. In a statement, the Philippine Embassy in Qatar said it is currently attending to the needs of the affected individuals and determining further intervention if necessary. It also urged the Filipino...
