Sira-sirang hanging bridge sa Bulacan, ginagamit pa rin ng mga residente | Reporter’s Notebook - video Dailymotion

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Aired (January 18, 2025): Sira-sirang hanging bridge sa San Miguel, Bulacan ang patuloy pa ring ginagamit ng mga residente kahit delikado. Ano na kaya ang lagay nito matapos aksyunan ng #ReportersNotebook? Panoorin sa video.

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00:00In this video captured by the residents,

00:05we can see the students crossing a hanging bridge in San Miguel, Pulacan

00:10because the water is deep under the bridge.

00:13We can also see that the dam is being destroyed

00:17and only one wrong step can cause the dam to collapse.

00:26As a student, Christine Joy Blanco,

00:28a freshman, is crossing the hanging bridge in Barangay Sibol Springs

00:33on her way to school.

00:36Because the bridge is so narrow,

00:39she is slowly crossing the bridge.

00:44Sometimes, when the river is deep, we pass through it.

00:48I just want to tell them to speed up so that they can cross.

00:54This is the only way for her to cross.

00:56She will go to school if the water level is high in the Madlum River.

01:00The bridge is destroyed.

01:02We can't cross it.

01:04We have to hold on to the bridge.

01:06We hold on to it and walk.

01:08That's why CJ's mother, Chrysanta,

01:11can't help but worry whenever her daughter crosses the bridge.

01:14Of course, we are also worried.

01:16Maybe the electricity is broken.

01:18Sometimes, the electricity is really strong.

01:21Chrysanta is showing the situation of the hanging bridge

01:24that is being crossed by her daughter and other residents.

01:32This is the part that is already broken.

01:36It is already moving.

01:41We are going down.

01:44We are going down.

01:54I just want to build our bridge

01:59so that the students won't have a hard time.

02:05Whenever the weather is good,

02:07the residents can cross the river

02:09using rafts made of wheels and wooden and old drums.

02:15Here, they ride one by one

02:17and with the help of the residents,

02:19they cross the river to the town of Doña Remedios, Trinidad, Bulacan.

02:28Alvin is 12 years old.

02:30He is one of the rafters.

02:32This is his way to earn money and help his family.

02:36Sometimes, I sell rice,

02:40vegetables, sugar, and coffee.

02:44He had several accidents while rafting.

02:48Do you always get hurt?

02:49Yes.

02:50Where?

02:51Here.

02:52Where did it come from?

02:53When I was rafting, I slipped.

02:57Does your wound hurt?

02:59Just a little.

03:01Alvin dropped out of grade 1 because of poverty.

03:04It's hard for me.

03:05I can't afford to buy rice.

03:09I feel sorry for my mother because she is far away.

03:17But whenever he sees the students crossing the river,

03:21I feel jealous.

03:22What do you want to be when you grow up?

03:24A soldier.

03:25I want to train in the jungle.

03:28When there is no one riding the raft,

03:31Alvin pushes and pulls the raft.

03:33He forgets to work for a while

03:35so he can swim in the river.

03:45At 5 p.m.,

03:46it's time for CJ to go home.

03:49Foot.

03:50Foot.

03:51Alvin will ride the raft to cross the river.

03:55Stop!

03:56Stop!

03:57This is the residents' daily routine

03:59to cross the river.

04:04That's why it's important to build a bridge.

04:11CJ's leader, Mr. Alberto,

04:13started to build the bridge in 2013.

04:17Motorcycles used to cross the river,

04:20but after 5 years,

04:22it was gradually destroyed.

04:24Motorcycles are heavy.

04:26A typhoon reached the village.

04:29When it started,

04:31it was gradually destroyed

04:33after 5 or 6 years.

04:38Since then,

04:39the river has not been built in their area.

04:41There are requests,

04:43but our government hasn't approved it yet.

04:46There are requests,

04:47but our government hasn't approved it yet.

04:53We tried to get permission

04:55from the 3rd District Engineering Office

04:57of the Department of Public Works and Highways

04:59or DPWH Bulacan.

05:01According to them,

05:02there is no fund for the rehabilitation

05:04of the hanging bridge.

05:05What our office will do

05:07is to include it in our high priority project

05:11so that it can be funded

05:14in the next funding year.

05:16Hopefully,

05:17it can be used

05:19to benefit the residents

05:22in that location.

05:26Just last month,

05:27reporters brought the hanging bridge

05:29to CJ's area.

05:41This is now the hanging bridge.

05:43It is no longer in use.

05:44Residents are able to cross it easily,

05:46especially the students

05:48who are about to enter the school.

05:50Crisanta and I were immediately shown

05:52the newly built hanging bridge.

05:54In the past,

05:56this was the only way to do it.

05:59It was destroyed.

06:02If you try to do it,

06:04it will be destroyed.

06:06It was destroyed.

06:08If you try to do it,

06:10it will be destroyed.

06:12It is now slid.

06:18Now,

06:19our hanging bridge

06:21is new.

06:22It is safe to cross.

06:27There are no barriers.

06:29It is safe to cross.

06:38Crisanta's fear of crossing the bridge

06:40is now gone.

06:43I am happy

06:44because my son

06:46is not afraid

06:48to cross the river

06:50even if it is deep.

06:52It is safe.

06:55Thank you very much.

06:57We are now able to cross

06:59so that we can no longer

07:01cross the bridge.

07:03I am not afraid.

07:05I want to fix it

07:07so that everyone can cross it.

07:13Because the hanging bridge is now built,

07:15we were able to reach

07:17the side of the river

07:19where some rafts are.

07:20We also saw Alvin here.

07:22In the past,

07:23he used to push rafts

07:25for the residents to cross.

07:28Now,

07:29one to two times a week

07:31or whenever the water level

07:33in the river rises.

07:35We don't have money

07:37to push rafts.

07:39We don't have money.

07:43But he is happy

07:44that the hanging bridge

07:45is now built in their area.

07:47I am happy

07:48because the bridge is now built.

07:50Now that the bridge is fixed,

07:52do you have plans to study?

07:54We will study.

07:57According to the Department of Public Works and Highways

07:59or DPWH,

08:00there are more than 4,000 bridges in the country.

08:02More than 2,000 bridges

08:04are in good condition.

08:06Almost 2,000 bridges

08:08are in fair condition.

08:10While more than 200 bridges

08:12are in poor condition.

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