MGA ITINAYONG TULAY SA IBA’T IBANG BAHAGI NG PILIPINAS NA KUWESTIYONABLE ANG PAGIGING MATIBAY, SINIYASAT SA SPECIAL REPORT NI JESSICA SOHO!
1.2 billion pesos– ‘yan ang nagastos sa bagong-bagong tulay sa probinsya sa Isabela na isang buwan pa lang binuksan, bumigay agad!
Ang mga nakaligtas sa naturang insidente, nakapanayam ni Jessica Soho!
Paano nangyari na ang isang tulay na pinagkagastusan at ginawa ng 11 taon, pinabagsak lang dahil diumano sa bigat ng isang trak?
Sino nga ba ang mga dapat managot sa mga ganitong insidente?
Ang pagsisiyasat sa mga itinayong tulay sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng Pilipinas na kuwestiyonable ang pagiging matibay, panoorin sa Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho Special Report sa video na ito. #KMJS
"Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho" (One at Heart, Jessica Soho) is the Philippines' top-rating news magazine program, hosted by one of the most-awarded broadcast journalists in the country, Jessica Soho. It features human interest stories, food, news personalities, travel, trends and pop culture.'KMJS' airs every Sunday, 8:15 PM on GMA Network. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #KMJS
1.2 billion pesos– ‘yan ang nagastos sa bagong-bagong tulay sa probinsya sa Isabela na isang buwan pa lang binuksan, bumigay agad!
Ang mga nakaligtas sa naturang insidente, nakapanayam ni Jessica Soho!
Paano nangyari na ang isang tulay na pinagkagastusan at ginawa ng 11 taon, pinabagsak lang dahil diumano sa bigat ng isang trak?
Sino nga ba ang mga dapat managot sa mga ganitong insidente?
Ang pagsisiyasat sa mga itinayong tulay sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng Pilipinas na kuwestiyonable ang pagiging matibay, panoorin sa Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho Special Report sa video na ito. #KMJS
"Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho" (One at Heart, Jessica Soho) is the Philippines' top-rating news magazine program, hosted by one of the most-awarded broadcast journalists in the country, Jessica Soho. It features human interest stories, food, news personalities, travel, trends and pop culture.'KMJS' airs every Sunday, 8:15 PM on GMA Network. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #KMJS
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00:001.2 billion pesos, that's what was spent for a new bridge in the province of Isabela, which was opened just a month ago,
00:15was given away immediately. Why? Who should be responsible?
00:211.2 billion pesos, that's what was spent for a new bridge in the province of Isabela, which was opened just a month ago,
00:33was given away immediately.
00:38While their truck was passing by the bridge of Cabagan and Santa Maria in Isabela, on February 27, the bridge suddenly...
00:59...collapsed.
01:02This is serious.
01:05A dump truck and a car.
01:07The view is good, but their work is not good.
01:20What did you see?
01:21I didn't see anything, ma'am.
01:22I just put my hand on the wheel.
01:24Isabela.
01:31When the bridge collapsed, what happened to you?
01:34I fell down.
01:40When we fell, my foot hurt a bit.
01:46For several nights, I couldn't sleep because it was hard to move on.
01:52How did it happen that the bridge, which was spent and built within 11 years,
02:03was just collapsed by a dump truck?
02:06A dump truck and a car.
02:14Until now, the truck is in a state of disrepair.
02:19Its two cars and a motorbike were also damaged.
02:27990 meters or almost 1 kilometer is the length of the Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge.
02:34It took more than a month for the bridge to be opened.
02:37The cost reached 1.2 billion pesos.
02:42This is very important for an infrastructure that was destroyed immediately.
02:53This is just the beginning.
02:55We went to Isabela to see what happened to us.
02:58We reached here.
03:00The NBI is conducting an ocular inspection.
03:06It seems that they are also investigating the collapse of a part of the bridge.
03:13The part of the bridge that was given was the third span or arch from Cabagan.
03:22The third one collapsed.
03:24So, look at the other side.
03:28All the vehicles that travel from Tuguegarao to Isabela
03:33pass through here first.
03:35It's like it's just opening.
03:38It's a waste.
03:39It's just a month and it's already destroyed.
03:41It's a waste of convenience.
03:43That's the main purpose of why that bridge was built.
03:49Nothing.
03:50Back to zero.
03:53Oh my God.
03:54There it is.
03:59It took more than a decade for this bridge to be completed.
04:03Three presidents passed through it.
04:06Just a month after it was opened, it collapsed.
04:15Eight people were injured in the incident.
04:18Until now, the vehicles have not been removed.
04:21The remains that were left behind are still there.
04:24This vehicle, yuppie, yuppie.
04:26The glass is broken.
04:28Its driver, Johnny, is about to pass out after he was hit by a bone in his foot.
04:34His companion, Brian, was injured and wet on his head.
04:39Where were you when the bridge collapsed?
04:41We were following it, ma'am.
04:43Towards the middle.
04:45It was moving.
04:46It suddenly moved.
04:47It was moving.
04:48It was moving.
04:49It was moving.
04:50It was moving.
04:51It was moving.
04:52It was moving.
04:53It suddenly moved.
04:54It was moving?
04:55It was moving, ma'am.
04:56Then?
04:57It was a gray brace.
04:59Yes, yes.
05:00It was gray.
05:01Yes.
05:02I rushed here, ma'am.
05:03The vehicle suddenly moved.
05:04You were up there?
05:06In the middle, ma'am.
05:07In the middle.
05:08That's when it collapsed.
05:09So you saw it?
05:10I saw it, ma'am.
05:11So I just put my hand on the handlebar.
05:12They were still able to get out of their vehicle.
05:16We took the child from Inova.
05:18Ah.
05:19Because the mother came out.
05:20Yes.
05:21The mother couldn't breathe.
05:22I sat her there.
05:23Then we took the child out.
05:24Thank you because you were in an accident.
05:26You were still rescued.
05:27I covered myself.
05:28It was okay.
05:29I asked my colleague if he was okay.
05:31He said he was okay.
05:32So we also helped, ma'am.
05:35But while the rescue was waiting,
05:37another motorcycle fell.
05:40It's a single driver.
05:42It fell.
05:43The motorcycle driver was the one who was hit.
05:46His face was swollen after he hit the cement.
05:52Oh!
05:56He is 15 years old, JP.
05:58He is currently being treated at Cagayan Valley Medical Center.
06:02Good morning.
06:04How are you feeling, JP?
06:06Is everything painful?
06:07Yes, ma'am.
06:08When the motorcycle fell, what happened to you?
06:11I didn't know what to do.
06:13Ah, you didn't know.
06:14The two bones on JP's right foot were twisted.
06:19That's why he needed an operation.
06:21He has a head injury.
06:23His brain was damaged.
06:24There was a small amount of blood.
06:25But according to the doctors, he didn't need an operation.
06:28How do you feel after the operation and the treatment?
06:32Okay.
06:33I feel better.
06:35Father Ferdinand is now worried about how the accident
06:40will affect his son's dream of becoming a police officer.
06:44He is also a varsity player in basketball in their school.
06:48He might not be able to play anymore because of an accident.
06:51That's why I'm sad, ma'am.
06:53His dream is now broken.
06:54Be strong, okay?
06:56Yes, ma'am.
06:57You can do it.
06:59You're still young.
07:00You still have a lot of blood in your body.
07:04Yes, ma'am.
07:05You're still young.
07:06You still have a lot of blood in your body.
07:07You're still young.
07:08You should be careful.
07:09You should be careful.
07:10One dump truck and one car.
07:13The driver of this white car is Ronell's family from Santa Maria.
07:18They just passed by Tulay to buy medicine for his son who was injured before.
07:25They were running slowly.
07:27Of course, they were using trucks.
07:28Some of them were carrying bodies.
07:30And the dump truck was carrying boulders.
07:34And suddenly, Tulay gave up.
07:39I was in a blackout because of the accident.
07:43This is the dump truck.
07:45It's really bad.
07:46When we fell, my foot was hurt.
07:49We were just shouting,
07:50Lord, please take care of us.
07:55Ronell had a back injury to his body.
07:58Aside from the compression fracture in his spine,
08:02Ronell's wife, Dinky, was also traumatized.
08:05It was really hard.
08:06I couldn't sleep for several nights.
08:08That's why I asked for sleeping pills from Doc Ma'am.
08:12I felt like I was falling.
08:15Their son was also injured.
08:17He was a cancer survivor.
08:19He had a fracture or a bump on his foot.
08:22I am thankful because we are still alive.
08:26It's good that his mind is mature.
08:29Because when I told him that his spine was gone,
08:32he said,
08:33Don't think about it, ma'am.
08:35At least, we are still alive.
08:37That's what he told me.
08:39Thank you, ma'am.
08:46Let's go back to the question.
08:49Why did Tulay give up?
08:53I don't know.
08:54I don't know.
08:55I don't know.
08:56I don't know.
08:57I don't know.
08:58I don't know.
08:59I don't know.
09:00I don't know.
09:02According to the Department of Public Works and Highways,
09:05its maximum capacity is 44 tons.
09:11Meanwhile, according to the initial investigation by the authorities,
09:15one of the vehicles that hit Tulay that night did not move.
09:20Overloaded.
09:21It reached more than 100 tons.
09:25There was a convoy of heavily loaded trucks passing by.
09:29Three of them.
09:30The first one was able to pass.
09:32But then the next one fell.
09:34The truck was loaded with boulders.
09:37We estimated that the total gross vehicle weight,
09:40including the truck and the load,
09:42a little over 100 tons.
09:44The calculations were also seen by the investigating teams.
09:49The structure was overstressed by more than 200%.
09:53Okay.
09:54They have noted that with the collapse of that structure,
09:58the rods also snapped.
10:00It would have been really overweight.
10:03The next day, after the accident,
10:06the driver and owner of the truck faced the police.
10:10We found them in Tabuk City, Calinga.
10:15The driver, Michael, and his owner, Leonard,
10:19were supposed to deliver the boulders to a private resort in Kabagan
10:25In order to save one and a half hours on the trip,
10:29they decided to go to Tulay,
10:31which was recorded by Michael.
10:38I was the first one to go with them so that we would not follow them to Tulay.
10:42According to Michael,
10:44before they went to Tulay,
10:46there was a flagman who fought with them.
10:49I saw the guard in Minas,
10:51he did that.
10:54That's why we were let in.
11:00But while they were saying bye-bye to Tulay,
11:03Leonard noticed something.
11:05He felt like he fell.
11:11He fell on his back.
11:12It was like a cut steel.
11:22The whole truck fell down.
11:24I thought I was going to die.
11:31After the truck fell,
11:33Michael and Leonard immediately went out
11:35and climbed up to Tulay,
11:37to warn the motorists who were coming.
11:40There might be a motorcycle or a tricycle coming in there,
11:44but they can't see Tulay.
11:45All the electricity in Tulay was cut off.
11:48The electricity in Tulay was cut off.
11:50That's why we went up.
11:51But when the rescuers arrived,
11:57we left.
11:58We didn't understand what the people there were saying.
12:01Michael and Leonard were injured and had scratches on their faces.
12:05But Michael clarified,
12:07it's not true that more than 100 tons
12:10was the weight of the truck they were driving,
12:13including the cargo they were carrying.
12:15It's not 100 tons.
12:16It's not a mining truck.
12:18We've been through a lot in Tulay.
12:20That's the only thing that Tulay gave us.
12:26I don't think anyone wants to cut off Tulay.
12:29Because we didn't expect it.
12:31Of course, it's new.
12:32We know that it's new and durable.
12:36Even the form of the company that owns the truck
12:40was praised by the driver's statement.
12:43It's impossible that 100 tons was the weight of the truck
12:46including the cargo it was carrying.
12:49And as proof,
12:51they weighed their truck,
12:53the same truck that was injured in Tulay.
12:56The weight of the truck
13:02was only 19 tons.
13:05And the cargo it was carrying
13:07was 41 tons.
13:09In total,
13:1161 tons.
13:13It exceeded the maximum capacity of Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge.
13:17But it's still far from the estimate of DPWH
13:21of 100 tons.
13:23In Tulay,
13:24even if three trucks pass at the same time,
13:27it's okay.
13:29In 2014,
13:30under the administration of President Noy Noy Aquino,
13:34when DPWH approved the construction of Tulay,
13:38the contract for the construction was 412.9 million pesos
13:45awarded to RD Interior Junior Construction.
13:50In 2018,
13:51under the administration of President Duterte,
13:55there was an additional expansion
13:58when DPWH extended Tulay
14:01to pass through the flood line.
14:04This bridge has a lot of cracks.
14:08In 2023,
14:09under the administration of President Bongbong Marcos,
14:13even if Tulay is not yet opened,
14:15it was included in the so-called retrofitting
14:19or strengthening
14:21to avoid flooding,
14:23especially when there is a flood.
14:25But a year passed,
14:27the cost was added
14:29to 115 million pesos.
14:33Until February 1,
14:35when it was finally opened to the public.
14:41But not only in Isabela,
14:43there is this problem.
14:45In Iloilo City,
14:47the Ungka Flyover was controversial
14:50approved by DPWH and LGU in 2019.
14:56Construction started in 2020
14:59and the cost reached 680 million pesos.
15:05But just a few weeks after it was opened to the public,
15:10it was also destroyed immediately.
15:12There are still debris falling,
15:15so some motorists
15:17are forced to walk down from here.
15:20The flyover was also hit by two landslides.
15:25Because according to the study,
15:27the land where it is being built is soft
15:30or what is called liquefaction.
15:33Retrofitting interventions were done there
15:36to stop the settlement.
15:38It was done.
15:39In Mindanao,
15:41there is also the Pangil Bay Bridge
15:44that connects the provinces of
15:47Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental.
15:50Just two months after it was opened,
15:53in September 2024,
15:55the asphalt was also destroyed immediately.
15:58That's why there are so many landslides.
16:01Just like what happened in Isabela,
16:03the Pangil Bay Bridge was approved in 2015
16:07under the administration of President Aquino.
16:10It was started in 2016
16:12under the administration of President Duterte.
16:16Since it was still under the warranty of the contractor,
16:19they replaced the asphalt on their own.
16:22The Bantilan Bridge in Quezon Province and Batangas
16:26was also destroyed by a landslide in 2022.
16:30That same year,
16:31the Carlos Romulo Bridge was also destroyed
16:34by a landslide in Quezon Province and Batangas.
16:37It was also destroyed by a landslide in Quezon Province
16:40and Batangas.
16:42The Carlos Romulo Bridge in Bayambang, Pangasinan,
16:47was also destroyed by a landslide
16:49due to the overloading of vehicles.
16:54Let's go back to what happened in Isabela.
16:57We consulted with a structural engineer,
17:01Engineer Cresencio Natividad.
17:04This building was designed based on AASHTO,
17:08that's our bridge design code.
17:10Initially, they said that the maximum capacity of this bridge is 45 tons.
17:16But this truck is 102 tons.
17:19Is that where you can see if the truck is really overloaded?
17:23Yes, ma'am.
17:24Though I'm not sure about the weight of the truck,
17:27as per DPW, it's 102.
17:29You can see that there are a lot of stones that fell.
17:33Does it look like those stones are 100 tons?
17:37As I said, that's the computation of DPW.
17:41It's probably an exaggeration.
17:43Maybe that will include the other loads that were left.
17:46The other vehicles are also there.
17:48The carrying capacity of this is actually about 30 cubic meters.
17:52If we compute it in tons, it would be...
17:55If you say it's 1 ton per cubic meter,
17:58it's already 30 tons.
18:00Plus the tail weight of the truck is 15 tons.
18:04It's already more than that.
18:07But that's still way below 100 tons, Secretary.
18:10But the stones are heavy.
18:12I know the problem.
18:14I was there at the site, and I inquired if there is...
18:18I don't know what you call the weighing facility.
18:21But I've seen that in some highways, like Kenon.
18:24You can see the weight of the truck.
18:27That area doesn't have that.
18:30We don't have that because this bridge, by the way,
18:32this bridge has not really been accepted by the department yet.
18:36So there are no formal turnovers yet?
18:38There are no formal turnovers yet.
18:40How is that, Secretary?
18:42Your bridges can only carry so much.
18:44But there is no weighing of the cargo trucks that pass by.
18:48That's really a big challenge.
18:50Actually, Jessica, I can accept that as a predicament.
18:54Because we cannot put all the weighing stations in all places.
18:59And this bridge is only in a secondary road.
19:03The weighing stations you see are along the primary roads.
19:07The principle here is that our deck is long.
19:11If it's solo, it really can't handle it.
19:14That's why we put an arc with tension rods to help carry this.
19:19So it's not just the design of the arc.
19:22It's not aesthetic.
19:23We also have what we call a transfer of load.
19:25The load carried by our deck slab will be transferred.
19:29Since it was already given, it can't handle the load of this.
19:33There should be another team that will also monitor.
19:37They will check the design.
19:39They will check what the contractor is doing.
19:42Aside from the PWAs, especially these special projects.
19:45We are actually trying to engage the participation
19:49of the Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines
19:53to help us out in the process of determining the structural stability of the bridge now.
19:58So that we can proceed with the reconstruction of the damaged portion
20:02or adjust the structure in itself.
20:05Secretary, pardon me for saying this.
20:07These infrastructures that were spent billions of pesos
20:11become objects of ridicule by people.
20:15Because they see that it was done for a long time.
20:17That they are pervasive.
20:19And the construction is defective.
20:22So they can't avoid thinking that there is corruption.
20:24What is your reaction when people say that?
20:28Well, there's a big perception nowadays.
20:31But for structures like this,
20:34you cannot really afford to compromise the structure as designed.
20:38So if there would be any kind of corruption,
20:43let's just say it would be very minimal, in my opinion.
20:49Because the condition of these structures is very specific.
20:54The work items are very specific.
20:57Just like what you do in a house,
20:59you cannot make it thin.
21:04Proper engineering is very important at the very beginning.
21:07You have to be sure that your assumptions are correct
21:10and the way you design this is correct.
21:12I also asked Secretary Bonoan
21:14if the company that made the RD Interior Junior Construction was responsible.
21:21According to Secretary Bonoan himself,
21:24DPWH projects have been contracted for a long time.
21:28So they have a track record?
21:30They have a track record.
21:31And so far, this is the only incident that Esmil Kwan is involved in.
21:36We tried to get a statement from the company,
21:40but they did not respond.
21:42Transparency and accountability are two words.
21:46The concept of responding
21:48and the documents and actions of the government should be open to the people
21:53so that we can understand.
21:55It is difficult to catch those who respond
21:57if it is not clear who implemented the government's programs.
22:01The government's funds are wasted.
22:03The lives of the people are wasted.
22:05And maybe, after a while, permission.
22:07That means cost of death because of this accident.
22:10Your residents who are suspecting anomalies
22:14plus your department, I'm sorry to say,
22:17has the disadvantage of being perceived for irregularities and anomalies in the past.
22:22So all of this, what can you tell them?
22:25Well, I think the president is very aware of these insinuations.
22:28He has given us full instructions that we have to be very transparent
22:33in all the works, in all the infrastructure projects that we are undertaking now.
22:37This Thursday, President Marcos himself went to Isabela.
22:42The construction was okay.
22:44The contractor followed the plan.
22:46He did it by the book.
22:48After specifications, they did it.
22:50But the specifications were wrong.
22:52According to President Marcos' interview,
22:54the media there said that the design of the bridge was different.
23:00It is a design flaw.
23:01The design was wrong.
23:02The project cost is 1.8 billion.
23:05So it was reduced to under 1 billion for it to survive.
23:10The design is really weak.
23:12Because if you look at it, this is supposed to be a suspension bridge.
23:16This is the only suspension bridge that I have seen in the whole world that is not a cable.
23:21And that is the one that was given.
23:23If it is a cable, it should not be given.
23:25When there is such a big project, there is a supervising consultant.
23:30In this case, it is like the DPWH did it.
23:33They are the only ones who supervised.
23:35When we design bridges, we follow a bridge code.
23:39This bridge code is based on the American Code.
23:43Not all bridges are dangerous to overloading.
23:46Because most bridges that have a bridge and are concrete,
23:51the reserve strength of our design is high.
23:54That is why it can be overloaded.
23:57But a long steel bridge, even if it is new,
24:01a 100-ton truck will not be able to pass through it.
24:05It seems like you are not affected by the controversies, the suspicions,
24:11the things that are thrown at you.
24:13We are clear.
24:15We are following the instructions of the President
24:17to be transparent and professional in the work that we are doing.
24:21We tried to get a statement from the former secretary of the DPWH
24:26under the administration of Duterte.
24:29Now, Senator Mark Villar refused to give a statement.
24:34The Senate will also investigate what happened.
24:38Was it done properly?
24:40Or is there a chance?
24:43Or is there a possibility?
24:45Who should answer?
24:47We will try also to see what is the liability of the truck driver or the truck owners.
24:53Because when they entered, only light vehicles were allowed to pass through.
24:57There was an announcement.
24:58There was an announcement on both ends of the bridge
25:01that only light vehicles are allowed and heavy vehicles are not allowed.
25:05We really did not see anything.
25:06There was no prison.
25:08During that time, we were not able to ascertain the criminal liability of each one.
25:15Our investigation is based on the incidents that happened.
25:20He can file a criminal case, cyber libel if it was done online, or oral defamation.
25:27There are a number of Supreme Court decisions that make the DPWH liable
25:34because of their gross negligence.
25:36Maybe I want to tell you something to address all of these issues.
25:40We have a motto here, Build Better More.
25:44In the next few years, we will see that there will be many major projects that will be underway
25:50and the infrastructure landscape of the Philippines will be better.
25:56Under this administration...
25:58They should not save on the funds that they are making.
26:05Their livelihoods are safe, right?
26:09Their pockets are not safe.
26:12There are still a lot of places in our country
26:15that do not receive government services and infrastructure.
26:21Children are forced to live in the pit of death just to get into school.
26:29Farmers are having a hard time getting their products to their families.
26:35There are still many diseases that need to be treated in the country
26:39so that they can go down to the mountains and get to the hospital.
26:43And then, this happened.
26:46The roads and bridges that were built with a billion pesos
26:52were given away in a blink of an eye.
26:56Let's be brave and be real
27:00so that what we are paying for will not go to waste.
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