Marcos attributes collapse of Isabela bridge to 'design flaw,' reduced budget

The Manila Times

Marcos attributes collapse of Isabela bridge to 'design flaw,' reduced budget  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attributes the collapse of the Cabagan Bridge in Isabela to a 'design flaw.' He likewise noted that efforts to reduce the budget for its construction led to the use of substandard materials.   Video by MPC pool  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #TMTNews #Philippines #Marcos

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00:00We already inspected it. Secretary Mano Gunawan is here so I can explain what happened here.

00:08The ending of this, the control of this, is a design flaw.

00:15It is a design flaw. The design is wrong.

00:18The history of this, the funding of this was supposed to be, the project cost of this is 1.8 billion.

00:30So they reduced it to under 1 billion to make it cheaper.

00:36There, they fixed it. They did the detailed design.

00:40The design is really weak.

00:44Because if you look at it, this is supposed to be a suspension bridge. It is attached.

00:49The arch is like this and the bridge is supported by a cable.

00:57This is the only suspension bridge that I have seen in the whole world that is not a cable.

01:02And that is the one that gave the steel.

01:08If it is a cable, it should not be given.

01:11This is the anchor of the support.

01:14If you look at it from below, it should be from top to bottom.

01:18It should be from top to bottom.

01:20This is the only thing that supports it.

01:24This is the only thing that supports it.

01:29This is the only thing that supports the whole bridge.

01:32So the design here is really weak.

01:35When they were first doing this, the original budget reached P900 million.

01:43It reached P1.2 million because it refitted.

01:46Why did it refit?

01:47When they were still constructing, they saw that it was moving, that it was weak.

01:52That is why it had to be refitted.

01:55So the whole process is okay.

02:00The construction, the contractor followed the plan.

02:05They did it by the book, up to specifications.

02:09But the specifications are wrong.

02:11So this is a design problem.

02:14This is a 44-ton bridge.

02:18It should have 44 tons of acceptable load.

02:21Those two trucks, the one that was left behind,

02:24it was over 100 tons.

02:26Those two trucks passed through.

02:28That's why...

02:30That's what happened.

02:32It really can't do it.

02:33I think this is the first one.

02:35It doesn't have a plate anymore.

02:37This one?

02:39No, they just followed it.

02:41This is the first one?

02:43This is the first one.

02:45Yes, that's right.

02:47That's why it's like that.

02:50That's right.

02:51This is what they gave.

02:52That's why they did all of this.

02:54So, we have no choice.

02:57We have to go back.

02:59So what we were saving,

03:01we were saving P1.8 million.

03:03Useless.

03:05Now, we're going to go back.

03:07We're going to spend a lot.

03:09We're going to change the supports.

03:11It's like we're building a new life.

03:14Well, you know,

03:17I always have a saying,

03:18fix the problem,

03:20fix not the blame.

03:22Let's fix the problem first.

03:24Believe me.

03:25We'll find out who is responsible.

03:27Who is responsible is basically

03:29who made the design.

03:31Because their design is poor.

03:33Look what happened.

03:35And then also,

03:37those trucks should never have been on the bridge.

03:39So, who is responsible?

03:41Robbins?

03:43No.

03:46Rational.

03:48We have to be more careful about monitoring.

03:52Partly.

03:54Because that's the problem.

03:57If they're saying 44 tons,

04:00you're going to load 200 plus tons.

04:03It's a bit unexpected that this will happen.

04:15You

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