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MISSING CONTEXT: P23-million Southern Leyte
bridge built without a river SEP 24, 2020 5:47
PM PHT
The bridge, which was constructed before the
term of President Rodrigo Duterte, was built to
fix a road that was prone to collapsing. The
photo of the bridge in the graphic was uploaded
by GMA's news show 24 Oras. GMA reported on
the bridge in October 2019.
GMA's video report on this bridge –dubbed the
Buenavista Slab Bridge –was titled, "Tulay na
P23-M ang halaga, itinayo kahit walang ilog."
(Bridge that cost P23 million was constructed
even without a river.) The video cited the
Department of Public Works and Highways'
(DPWH) statement that the bridge was the only
way to fix the road, which was prone to
collapsing due to soft soil underneath as well as
a creek or waterway in the lower part of the
soil.
In addition, the railings also served to protect
passersby. The GMA report also featured a
resident who attested to the way the road
would keep collapsing. Rappler also reported on
this bridge in 2016. DPWH District Engineer of
Southern Leyte Ma. Margarita Junia told
Rappler that that section of the Bato-Bontoc
road had already collapsed about 3 times due to
the soil underneath that would dissolve during
heavy rains. Thus, they resorted to building a
bridge.
Rappler also fact-checked supposed photos of
the San Benedicto Bridge in Surigao, which
turned out to be photos of structures located in
other countries. –Loreben Tuquero/rappler.com
Read the following news article published by
RAPPLER on their website and accomplish the
learning tasks that follow.
MISSING CONTEXT: P23-million Southern Leyte
bridge built without a river SEP 24, 2020 5:47
PM PHT
The bridge, which was constructed before the
term of President Rodrigo Duterte, was built to
fix a road that was prone to collapsing. The
photo of the bridge in the graphic was uploaded
by GMA's news show 24 Oras. GMA reported on
the bridge in October 2019.
GMA's video report on this bridge –dubbed the
Buenavista Slab Bridge –was titled, "Tulay na
P23-M ang halaga, itinayo kahit walang ilog."
(Bridge that cost P23 million was constructed
even without a river.) The video cited the
Department of Public Works and Highways'
(DPWH) statement that the bridge was the only
way to fix the road, which was prone to
collapsing due to soft soil underneath as well as
a creek or waterway in the lower part of the
soil.
In addition, the railings also served to protect
passersby. The GMA report also featured a
resident who attested to the way the road
would keep collapsing. Rappler also reported on
this bridge in 2016. DPWH District Engineer of
Southern Leyte Ma. Margarita Junia told
Rappler that that section of the Bato-Bontoc
road had already collapsed about 3 times due to
the soil underneath that would dissolve during
heavy rains. Thus, they resorted to building a
bridge.
Rappler also fact-checked supposed photos of
the San Benedicto Bridge in Surigao, which
turned out to be photos of structures located in
other countries. –Loreben Tuquero/rappler.com