Road mishap halts San Juanico Bridge light show

u SHARON EVITE, ABS-CBN NEWS

San Juanico Bridge stopped glowing in the dark again, the second time this February.

This happened after a portion of the railings of the San Juanico Bridge was detached when a private vehicle from Basey, Samar, bound for Tacloban City figured in an accident at the Samar side of the famed bridge on Friday morning.

Three persons were hurt, 49 year-old village councilor of Amandayehan, Basey, and Samar, and 2 his passengers.

Local police in Basey town, Samar, say the vehicle, an SUV, had a steering malfunc- tion. The driver tried stepping on the brake, but the vehicle swerved and hit several railings on the bridge.

The driver and passengers who sustained injuries were given the necessary medical intervention.

However, despite not being directly affected by the incident, the San Juanico Bridge Aesthetic Lighting Show was temporarily suspended. The Samar Provincial Government says this will give authorities time to assess the extent of damage and ensure everyone’s safety.

This is not the first time that the San Juanico Bridge has temporarily stopped its light show. Earlier this month, an unexpected electrical breakdown at the San Juanico Bridge affected a scheduled aesthetic light show. It immediately resumed after the necessary repairs were completed.

The San Juanico Bridge Aesthetic Lighting and Sound is a proponent project of the Samar provincial government, funded through an 80-million-peso outlay from the Tourism Infrastructure Enterprise Zone Authority in 2018 and inaugurated by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on October 19, 2022.

Terorista patay sa engkwentro sa Northern Samar; Scout Ranger nagsakripisyo ng buhay

u KHRISZEL NICE E. VILLACORTE & WELLA MAE B. PINES

Patay ang isang miyembro ng Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) sa nangyaring engkwentro sa Brgy. Geparayan De Turag, Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar kahapon, Marso 20.

Ayon sa impormasyon galing sa 8th Infantry ‘Stormtroopers’ Division (8ID), nangyari ang engkwentro habang rumuresponde ang mga sundalo ng 4th Scout Ranger ‘Masigasig’ Battalion sa ulat ng mga residente sa patuloy na extortion ng mga grupo ng terorista sa lugar.

Ito ay nagresulta sa 20-minuto na engkwento sa pagitan ng militar at pitong (7) miyembro ng Front Committe 1 (FC1), Sub-Regional Committe (SRC) Emporium, at Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee (EVRPC).

Agad namang nakatakas ang mga terorista at iniwan ang walng buhay na katawan ng kanilang kaapi na sa ngayon ay hindi pa rin nakikilala.

Nakuha rin sa nasabing lugar ang usang M16 riffle na baril. Nagpapatuloy pa rin sa ngayon ang ginagawang hot pursuit operation ng mga sundalo sa Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar.

Samantala, nagbuwis ng buhay ang isang scout ranger sa nasabing engkwentro. Ang scout ranger ay kinilalang si Pvt Modesto G. Lutob (Inf) PA.

“His heroism and gallantry in action in serving the people of Northern Samar to support the attainment of lasting peace and development should never be forgotten,” sabi ni MGen Camilo Z. Ligayo, kumander ng 8ID.