DAMAGED ADRIATICO BRIDGE REOPENS
THE damaged bridge ( reinforced box culver t) along Adriatico Street between Quirino Avenue and Pablo Ocampo Street in Malate, Manila was reopened to light vehicles, the Department of Public Works and Highways said on Monday. One of the four lanes of the box culver t collapsed last Friday because of a parked overloaded garbage truck weighing 25 tons, or 10 tons more than the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight of the bridge which is 15 tons. The Adriatico Bridge was built in 1985 with a span of 10 meters and 28 meters width, spanning Estero de San Antonio Abad.
ARMM JOINS HK BELT AND ROAD SUMMIT
COTABATO CITY: The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ( ARMM) regional cabinet economic cluster joined the Belt and Road Summit, the second sponsored by the Hong Kong government on Monday. This after the Department of Trade and Industry– Board of Investment Undersecretary and Managing Head Ceferino Rodolfo announced that the ASEAN have formally agreed upon a Free Trade Agreement ( FTA) with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the sidelines of ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting in Manila. The signing ceremony of the FTA will be in November during the ASEAN Summit in Manila. The event, with theme “From Vision to Action,” at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre was attended by Regional Board of Investments chairman Ishak Mastura, and the ARMM regional secretaries Don Loong, public works; Kahal Kedtag, natural resources; Alexander Alonto, agriculture; Myra Ali, science & technology; Jann Jakilan, labor & employment and Baintan Ampatuan, Regional Planning & Development Office executive director. The Belt and Road Initiative of China or One Belt, One Road ( OBOR), is China’s most ambitious geo- economic cooperation initiative that seeks to integrate the world economy more through building connectivity. Mastura said that ARMM has a comparative advantage in go- ing through Hong Kong in facilitating investments and projects in ARMM under OBOR having both autonomous status.
ARMM SENDS 100 SACKS OF RICE TO MARAWI TROOPS
COTABATO CITY: The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ( ARMM) donated 100 sacks of rice to the soldiers of the Joint Task Force Marawi based in Camp Ranao there. Lt. Gen. Rolando Joselito Bautista, JTF Marawi commander, expressed appreciation to ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman for the supply to the troops saying they will be more motivated to perform their duties particularly in ending the problem in the embattled city. Similarly, letters of support and chocolates sent by the Boy Scouts of the Philippines Zamboanga Chapter were also received by troops at the main battle area. The goodies and art works brought renewed vigor to the troops as the fighting enters its 110th day.