Construction of Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridge project remains a top priority for the present administration, aiming for completion before 2028. Bacolod City Mayor and RDC-6 Chairman Alfredo Benitez affirms the government's commitment and plans to expedite the project, with a meeting scheduled on December 12 involving NEDA, DPWH, and other agencies. The feasibility study is nearing completion, paving the way for funding sourcing. Despite a recent failure in the bidding process, the P189.53 billion project is set to commence in 2025, covering a 32.47-kilometer route. Stay updated on this crucial infrastructure development.
Lacson remains hopeful for the Negros-Panay bridge despite delays in bidding process | Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson expresses optimism about the Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridges Project. The bidding for the Panay-Guimaras Bridge span has already taken place, indicating progress. Although there was a failure of bidding for the detailed engineering design (DED) of the project, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) plans to re-bid the DED. The P189.53 billion PGN Island Bridges Project is set to commence construction in 2025, having received necessary local endorsements. The project encompasses a 32.47-kilometer route, divided into two sections: Section A (13-km Panay-Guimaras bridge) and Section B (19.47-km Guimaras-Negros bridge).
(PNA file photo) MANILA-Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said Guimaras can serve as the Philippines' template for food sufficiency which can hopefully be copied or replicated by other provinces. Domagoso and his party were warmly welcomed by Guimaras Governor Samuel Gumarin and other local officials during their sortie there on Wednesday. "Ang isang napag-kwentuhan namin ni Governor kanina, nakakatuwa na ang isang isla katulad ng Guimaras nagpapadala pa ng pagkain sa labas ng isla. So, ibig sabihin magandang maging modelo ang Guimaras sa food sufficiency. They produce their own rice, in fact sobra pa nga. They reserve for the summer tapos nagpapadala pa sila sa Iloilo (The Governor and I have talked earlier on how Guimaras was able to send food outside the island. So this means that Guimaras is the ideal model for food sufficiency)," he said in a statement Thursday. Guimaras is well known for its agricultural crops, particularl
“So, that’s one food basket. Then, proper zoning. They have an ecozone, gateway zone, food basket zone, and tourism zone. That s what Gov. told me earlier. Then they produce their own electricity through renewable energy and they can sustain their utility,” the 47-year-old presidential candidate said.