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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, ordered the release of P300 million to repair the damaged Aquino and Agana Bridges in Tarlac City following recent typhoons and flooding.

During his inspection of the damaged bridges, Marcos directed the Department of Public Works and Highways to immediately install a Bailey bridge, a portable prefabricated bridge designed for rapid assembly.

Marcos said the Bailey bridge is expected to be installed within a week, while the repaired bridge is targeted to become passable within two weeks. It will initially accommodate light vehicles weighing 10 tons or less, including vans. (Video courtesy of RTVM)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/09/02/marcos-orders-release-of-p300m-for-damaged-bridges-in-tarlac

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00:00So, para maging mas mabilis ang trabaho, we will be downloading 300 million pesos to the local government
00:09dahil ito ay local bridge.
00:10Kaya at sila kailangan ng magtatrabaho dito.
00:14Siyempre, tutulungan natin, tutulungan sa technical aspects and we'll help them in everything, every way that we can.
00:23But just so that it is properly funded, it will go through the local government.
00:30The 300 million that will come from the national government, it will be giving natin sa local government.
00:34And of course, local government and the national government, tutulungan para maging mas mabilis.
00:40And like I say, I hope in two weeks, they assure me that in two weeks, there will already be
00:45light traffic allowed across Agana Bridge.
00:47And well, maybe the Agana Bridge might be taken a little bit longer dahil mas malaki ang damage.
00:55As you can see, dito, talagang basta tinangay lang yung span, isang span.
01:03At the estimate, ang sabi sa akin, the estimate ng takbo ng tubig is 30 to 35 knots.
01:10Ang takbo ng tubig, kaya napakabilis, kaya napakabigat ng tubig, kaya ganito ninyayari.
01:16So, but we will continue, we will continue to do everything that we can so that mapuksan na ito at
01:23magamit na ito.
01:23Dahil ang alternative route ngayon, sa hanggang sa Girona.
01:28Girona pala ang kaisa-isang tulay na natira para alternative route para dito sa Agana at saka sa Aquino Bridge.
01:37Eh, napakalayo masyado, kaya minamadurit namin, binibilisan namin ang pag-a-adjust.
01:47Girona pala ang kaisa-isang tulay na ito.

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