Philippines Panguil Bay Tender

The Panguil Bay Bridge dubbed the Longest Bridge in the Philippines will finally take off as President Rodrigo Duterte led its groundbreaking in Tubod Lanao del Norte. The President graced the groundbreaking of Panguil Bay Bridge Project together with Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Mr. Han Dong-man National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Lanao del Norte provincial officials Governor Imelda Angging Quibranza-Dimaporo 1st District Representative Congressman Mohamad Khalid Quibranza- Dimaporo and 2nd District Representative Congressman Abdullah Bobby Dimakuta Dimaporo and Tubod Municipal Mayor Leoncio Bagol held in the accessapproach road in Sagadan Tubod Lanao del Norte.Panguil Bay Bridge Project has a total cost of P7.352 Billion and is funded by the Export Import Bank EXIMBank and Government of the Philippines GOP.The 3.772 kilometers Panguil Bay Bridge is proposed to connect Tangub City Misamis Occidental and Tubod Lanao del Norte in Northern Mindanao Region X.The Total length of the bridge is L-2.360 kilometers and the total road approaches is L-1.4242 kilometers. It has two lanes with bike lanes.According to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar the procurement for design and building contract is still on-going and he hopes that the awarding of the contract will be on December 2018 and the full construction of the project will begin in January next year.The project upon its completion would lessen the travel time from Tangub City Misamis Occidental to Tubod Lanao del Norte from two hours to seven minutes.This will facilitate the mobility of people goods and services 247 which would result in economic growth within the surrounding areas.During his speech President Duterte shared Now this road here historically I know a lady to the other side in Cagayan de Oro City. She said that in order for them to get to Ozamis they have to travel by sea and it takes hours. Now its about to two to two and half hour he said.The Chief Executive expressed gratitude to the Republic of Korea for their support in the Panguil Bay Bridge project and for other numerous initiatives of the Duterte administration through the Build Build Build program.So we are trying to build a nation. This is a huge amount of money. And we should thank the Republic of Korea. They gave it as a gift. And they will give even more President Duterte added.He then affirmed the public that Department of Public Works and Highways DPWH would soon present seemingly endless roads and bridges noting that these initiatives will be visible in the coming months.Governor Imelda Angging Quibranza-Dimaporo was happy to see that Panguil Bay Bridge is coming into reality and she added that this Panguil Bay Bridge is the longest bridge in the Philippines.Former Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence Bong Go was also in attendance along with Municipal Leagues headed by Mayor Allan J. Lim the President of all mayors in province.