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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - A new bridge that will improve transport connectivity in the province of Aurora will soon be constructed. Roderick Andal, district engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Aurora District Engineering Office, said Thursday the construction of the new bridge in Barangay Obligacion, Baler, Aurora is expected to be finished by August next year. Andal said the two-lane bridge, with a total length of 0.25 km., including the approaches, has a budget of PHP110.88 million. He said its construction is one of the priority projects to be undertaken by the DPWH in Aurora. "This will definitely benefit the residents of Barangay Obligacion, as well as provide better land travel to motorists heading to the towns of Maria Aurora and Dipaculao," Andal said in an official social media account post. He said the construction of the bridge was given appropriate funding to replace the existing overflow bridge that is frequently submerged when
(PNA photo by Robert Alfiler) MANILA - The Department of Tourism (DOT) is looking at providing free swab tests to persuade more tourists to visit the country's re-opened destinations. At present, travelers from Metro Manila may avail of the discounted PHP750 RT-PCR test from the Philippine Children's Medical Center, the original price of which is PHP3,577. "Our subsidy with the PCMC is continuous. If things go as planned, we've been asking permission if we could subsidize everything, make it zero already," Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said in an ANC interview on Wednesday. READ:Travel requirements for domestic tourists In Baguio City, unvaccinated or partially vaccinated minors aged 12 to 17 must present a negative RT-PCR or antigen test result taken within 72 hours. For adults, only those who have been fully inoculated will be allowed entry to the city. Boracay Island also requires a negative RT-PCR or saliva test result taken 72 hours prior to trave