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So, who designed the collapsed Cabagan-Sta. Maria bridge in Isabela?
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. identified a design flaw in the collapsed Cabagan-Sta. Maria Bridge in Isabela, noting its lack of supporting cables.
Alberto C. Cañete, a civil and structural engineer and president of Cañete Structural Investigation, has been identified as the structural designer of the P1.22-billion bridge.
Cañete, however, disputes the design flaw claim, asserting that an overloaded dump truck carrying 102 tons of boulders, far exceeding the bridge's 54-ton capacity, caused the collapse.
He emphasized that bridge collapses will persist if weight limits are not strictly enforced nationwide.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. initially blamed a "design flaw" and budget cuts from previous administrations for the collapse of the Cabagan-Sta. Maria Bridge in Isabela.
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The structural engineer behind the collapsed Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela, Alberto Cañete, insists a design flaw did not cause the collapse, stating the design followed the Philippine Bridge Code.
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A 60-meter segment of the Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela collapsed on February 27 after a dump truck carrying 100 tons of boulders passed over it, injuring six individuals.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. ordered an investigation into the collapse of the P1.22-billion Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela, focusing on potential corruption and accountability.
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ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is pushing for the imprisonment of those responsible for the partial collapse of the P1.225 billion Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela.
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