January 14, 2021 THE Philippine and Chinese governments signed on Thursday, January 14, a P19.32-billion contract for the design and build of the Samal Island to Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project. We are more than excited to announce that with the signed contract, we can now apply for the loan agreement with the People s Republic of China through China International Development Cooperation Agency (Cidca) to proceed with the detailed engineering design (DED) of the Samal Island to Davao City Connector Project, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said in a statement on January 14, 2020.
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian first broke the news on his official Facebook page about the formal signing of the commercial contract agreement between the DPWH and China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) for the Davao-Samal Bridge.