Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday said President Rodrigo
Duterte is preparing to issue and Executive Order to officially name San
Juanico Bridge to President Ferdinand Marcos Bridge.
“Pinagawa nong tao yun e kahit papano dapat mabigyan din siya ng
karangalan sa kanyang legacy” [He (Marcos) made and he deserved to get credit
for his legacy], Roque quoted Duterte’s statement in their meeting.
Although many call it Marcos Bridge, its official name is San Juanico
Bridge as its longest span crosses the San Juanico Strait.
San Juanico Bridge was built in 1969 during the presidency of Marcos. It
was one of the first gigantic structures build by the National Construction
Corporation (PNCC), the biggest construction company in Asia, also created
during Macos era.
San Juanico Bridge is part of the Pan-Philippine Highway and stretches
from Samar to Leyte across the San Juanico Strait in the Philippines.
Its longest length is a steel girder viaduct built on reinforced concrete
piers, and its main span is of an arch-shaped truss design. With a total length
of 2.16 kilometers (1.34 mi), it is the longest bridge in the Philippines
spanning a body of seawater.
The bridge was slightly damaged during the Yolanda typhoon but it was
immediately repaired.
Roque said that Duterte is expected to sign the EO next week.
Several lawmakers submitted proposal before to officially name the bridge
after Marcos, but allies of previous administrations blocked those proposals
from reaching the Congress.
San Juanico Bridge is just one of Marcos’ infrastructure projects that
Filipinos are still benefiting until today.
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