Marcos inaugurates Panguil Bay Bridge

(UPDATES) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday led the inauguration of the 3.1-kilometer Panguil Bay Bridge, the longest in Mindanao.

Construction of the P8.026 billion bridge started in February 2020. It was funded through a loan agreement between the government of the Philippines and the Korean Export-Import Bank (Korea Eximbank).

«It is just the beginning. We are building a Bagong Pilipinas, one where every Filipino, no matter how far, no matter how remote, is somehow connected,» Marcos said following the ribbon-cutting and marker unveiling ceremonies.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the inauguration of Panguil Bay Bridge on Friday, September 27, 2024. The bridge, which connects the municipality of Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub City, Misamis Occidental, is the longest in Mindanao. PPA POOL / MARIANNE BERMUDEZ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the inauguration of Panguil Bay Bridge on Friday, September 27, 2024. The bridge, which connects the municipality of Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub City, Misamis Occidental, is the longest in Mindanao. PPA POOL / MARIANNE BERMUDEZ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the inauguration of Panguil Bay Bridge on Friday, September 27, 2024. The bridge, which connects the municipality of Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub City, Misamis Occidental, is the longest in Mindanao. PPA POOL / MARIANNE BERMUDEZ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the inauguration of Panguil Bay Bridge on Friday, September 27, 2024. The bridge, which connects the municipality of Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub City, Misamis Occidental, is the longest in Mindanao. PPA POOL / MARIANNE BERMUDEZ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the inauguration of Panguil Bay Bridge on Friday, September 27, 2024. The bridge, which connects the municipality of Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub City, Misamis Occidental, is the longest in Mindanao. PPA POOL / MARIANNE BERMUDEZ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the inauguration of Panguil Bay Bridge on Friday, September 27, 2024. The bridge, which connects the municipality of Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub City, Misamis Occidental, is the longest in Mindanao. PPA POOL / MARIANNE BERMUDEZ President