At least 45 national roads across the country were closed to traffic following the onslaught of Tropical Storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Sunday.
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He added that clearing operations are currently ongoing, particularly on major roads so that goods and services as well as relief operations could pass.
“Having said that, puspusan na po kami ngayon. Nagsimula na kami kaninang madaling araw pa… para mag-clear na po kami. Ang utos ko, i-clear muna ang lahat ‘yung primary roads para po [ma-control] natin ang daloy ng traffic para po mga goods and services, pati ‘yung mga relief operations ay makapasok sa mga nasalanta,” Bonoan said.
So far, the DPWH said that the only challenge in their operations was repairing broken bridges and roads going to Antique from Iloilo.
“May mga tulay na nasira, 'yung mga approaches. May mga tulay din na-washout na tulay,” Bonoan said.
“Sa Region 6, ‘yung papuntang Antique dito ‘yung challenge natin kasi halos lahat ng mga kalsadang papuntang Antique from Iloilo ay maraming nasira. May mga nasirang tulay at road cuts,” he added.
Bantilan Bridge
Meanwhile, Bonoan mentioned that the Bantilan Bridge in Quezon Province was totally washed out due to debris from big tree logs.
The bridge, which is 30 meters long, is located between Barangay Tipas in San Juan, Batangas, and Barangay Bantilan in Sariaya, Quezon.
“Totally washed out ang lumang tulay. Nadala ito ng mga debris gaya ng troso na dumaan. Kukumpunihin namin agad ‘yan. Mayroon pa namang alternate road na maaaring gamitin,” he said.
Declaring national state of calamity
Asked about the recommendation of the NDRRMC to declare a national state of calamity, Bonoan said “With or without the declaration of state of calamity, kikilos ang DPWH at tutulong kami lalo sa mga kailangan naming kumpunihin.”
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