DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite – One person died, three were hurt, while seven remain missing after a suspended steel bridge in Sitio Talisayan, Barangay Sampaloc IV collapsed Tuesday night, July 26. Barangay Information Officer April Rose Movido told the Manila Bulletin that as of 8:00 a.m. on...
Among the many infamous things people see on the streets of Metro Manila are the footbridges. While they are built to keep commuters safe from crossing busy roads, sometimes the engineering that backs them doesn’t make sense. We saw it just recently after one upcoming footbridge in...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will pursue the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project, the first first loan agreement of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China for an infrastructure project. On Wednesday, July 6, the project was launched by visiting Chinese...
A man was rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after he allegedly jumped off the Mabini Bridge and into the Pasig River in Manila on Sunday, July 3. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) A report reaching the PCG Headquarters in Port Area, Manila identified the man as 29-year-old Jessie...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has opened to motorists he newly built iconic bridge in Loay, Bohol. DPWH Sec. Roger Mercado said the new Clarin Bridge is a Nielsen arch superstructure spanning 104 meters and will serve an important role in the mobility of goods and people and...
ILIGAN CITY – An SUV fell from the damaged portion of a steel bridge in Merila Barangay Ubaldo D. Laya in this city at around 12:45 in the morning on Wednesday, June 22. photo1 The bridge was severely damaged by massive flooding spawned by a low pressure area that hit the city on March 7...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President-elect Sara Duterte thanked her father President Duterte for starting the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project after his administration snagged a multi-billion peso loan agreement from the Chinese government. “Nagpapasalamat kami sa Duterte administration dahil...
CEBU CITY -- The bridge in Catigbian town, Bohol collapsed because of overloading, authorities found out. A POLICEMAN looks at the Borja Bridge in Catigbian, Bohol that collapsed while a 12-wheel truck was crossing Thursday, June 16. (Photo contributed by Catigbian police) The Provincial...
CEBU CITY – A second bridge in Bohol collapsed in less than two months. A POLICEMAN looks at the Borja Bridge in Catigbian, Bohol that collapsed while a 12-wheel truck was crossing Thursday, June 16. (Photo contributed by Catigbian police) Nobody was harmed as the Borja Bridge in Barangay...
DAVAO CITY – The government has scheduled the groundbreaking of the long-awaited 3.98-kilometer Davao City-Samal Island Bridge project next month, July, Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said. Sadain said in Viber message that the groundbreaking was set after the approval of...
China has approved the Philippines' $350-million loan for the construction of the P19.32-billion Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC). Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian and Finance Secretary Dominguez exchanged the Framework Agreement and Loan Agreement for Samal Island-Davao City Connector...
ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan – Good news for travelers and local tourists as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced the widening of a bridge on the Pangasinan-Zambales Road that leads to the picturesque Hundred Islands here. Esperanza C. Tinaza, DPWH Region 1 (Ilocos)...
