MANILA, Philippines — The portion of a bridge connecting the towns of Cabagan and Sta. Maria in Isabela province may have collapsed due to underdesign, based on an initial investigation by the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Over 900 failures were already detected prior to the collapse of the Cabagan-Sta. Maria Bridge in Isabela, according to Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano. At the Senate panel on blue ...

'Hindi dapat gobyerno magbayad nun. Dapat malaman muna sino may kasalanan. Whoever did that did not protect the DPWH and the Republic of the Philippines, the taxpayer,' says Senator Alan Peter ...

ALL officials linked to the collapse of the P1.225-billion Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela province will remain in their posts until formal charges are filed against them, Public Works Secretary ...

Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Monday questioned the lack of accountability on the part of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) nearly six months after the collapse of ...

MANILA, Philippines — There were already concerns about the structural integrity of the P1.2-billion bridge that collapsed in Isabela province due to “cracks” that government inspectors already ...

MANILA, Philippines — Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan is still inclined to blame truck overloading for the collapse of the brand-new Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge ...

A Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) special committee has launched an investigation into the collapse of a section of the Cabagan-Sta. Maria Bridge in Isabela, with initial findings ...

Authorities continue to assess the collapsed portion of the Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela, as of this writing. The bridge is a vital route linking Cabagan and Santa Maria to Enrile, Cagayan, ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed to ensure accountability for the collapse of the newly retrofitted Cabagan-Sta. Maria Bridge in Isabela province. Malacañang announced on ...

Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III asked the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) to conduct a thorough assessment of the ...

PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., on Thursday, attributed the collapse of the Cabagan-Santa Maria bridge in Isabela province to critical design flaws, citing cost-cutting measures that ...