ILOILO CITY – The province of Aklan has been placed under a state of calamity due to massive flooding and infrastructure damage from tropical storm ‘’Paeng.’’
GOV. Jose Enrique ‘Joen’ Miraflores inspects an area in Aklan affected by massive flooding from tropical cyclone ‘Paeng.’ (Joen Miraflore
At least 31 persons were reportedly killed in landslides in Maguindanao, while thousands were displaced by raging floodwaters in Visayas and other parts of Mindanao as ‘Paeng’ intensified into tropical storm Friday morning, Oct. 28, 2022.
And yet, “Paeng” still has to make landfall, and could hit
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways closed a major bridge linking Aklan to a neighboring Numancia town after it found a hole in its foundation caused by massive flooding spawned by Typhoon Paeng’s rain.
The Kalibo Bridge in Aklan province was closed Friday, October 28, afte
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Amid the threat and uncertainties due to the ongoing health crisis, the accomplishments of the administration in the regional hub of Western Visayas (Region 6) are undeniable through the construction of various infrastructure facilities.
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
When I was still in elementary, my father Manuel and mother Elnora, would tell me about the San Juanico Bridge, a 2.16-km bridge connecting the island provinces of Samar and Leyte. Whenever we went home to Iloilo, I’d often wonder why we had to take boats or airplanes to travel to nearby Negros Occidental. There were not many bridges at that time.
The 2.1 km San Juanico Bridge, which was built in 1969, is still the longest bridge fifty years after. The Build, Build, Build team has worked since 2016 on a masterplan the Mega Bridge Project a series of short and long-span bridges linking island provinces to eventually connect Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao via land travel.