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A Fiesta, Holidays and an Accident - a Successful Diyandi Festival 2017 Review Amidst Crisis

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A Successful Fiesta Celebration Amidst Crisis September 29. 2017, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte. Iligan City in Lanao del Norte is celebrating Diyandi Festival every September 29, honoring the patron Saint Michael the Archangel . But at dawn on this very day, people living nearby the Tubod Bridge were disturbed by an eerie noise of  a possible collision. It was then confirmed that a red sedan had accidentally caught the river waters below the freeway instead of passing by the bridge itself. According to witnesses, the driver was drunk and was over-speeding towards the bridge but did not make it to pass thru it and missed the highway bridge, instead, had passed under it. Luckily, the driver is okey and only the sedan suffers the reckless act of its owner. Besides having this scenario the talk of the day in the city, it never affect the day's final preparation of this very day's fiesta celebration. The Crisis. Iligan City has been through tough times becaus...

UPDATED: The Hope of a Panguil Bay Bridge Nearly Comes to an End

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Update as of July 18, 2020 The underwater survey for the Panguil Bay Bridge, a PhP 7.4B two-lane bridge that will connect the areas of Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub City in Misamis Occidntal has been started by Philippine Geologists led by Ricky Cariquez, the leader of the surveying team from Geotechnics Philippines, to determine the depth of the sea floor to where foundations will be laid on. Admits COVID-19 pandemic, the project has been pursued by the government with the management of DPWH Secretary Villar and said to finish the project by the year 2023. SOURCE/PHOTOS courtesy of INQUIRER.Net and KalsadaPH https://bit.ly/2OwdsLX RECENT POST: Finally! At least it moves, one step at a time. A good news is about to happen to the provinces of Northern Mindanao. The long awaited Panguil Bay Bridge might be constructed anytime soon. On September 13, 2017, a joint survey assessment of choosing a location for the column supports for the Panguil Bay Bridge , now tagged b...