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DPWH panel to submit Isabela bridge collapse report by April 25
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has formed a five-member special committee to investigate the collapse of the Cabagan-Sta. Maria Bridge in Isabela, with its report expected by April 25.
DPWH Undersecretary Anne Sharlyne Lapuz is leading the investigation, with Undersecretary Eric Ayapana as co-chairperson.
The bridge collapsed on February 27 when a dump truck loaded with boulders crossed it, causing a section to collapse.
Initial DPWH statements suggested its weight limit was below the truck involved, but President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. suggested a design problem.
Malacañang stated that preventive suspensions are difficult if those involved are no longer in government.
A Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee is also probing the collapse.
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Senator Alan Peter Cayetano will lead a Senate blue ribbon subcommittee investigation into the collapse of the Cabagan-Sta. Maria Bridge in Isabela, which occurred less than a month after its opening when a dump truck exceeding the weight limit attempted to cross, resulting in six injuries.
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Senator Alan Peter Cayetano revealed that approximately 935 "fail" marks were detected in the Sta. Maria-Cabagan Bridge in Isabela prior to its collapse.
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