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.