A photo of a bridge in Southern Leyte has been the object of ridicule and nicknamed “Daang Matuweed” by netizens is doing the rounds online.
Credits to Chicoy Olojan Ang
In a Facebook post shared 418 times as of Saturday morning, a netizen named Lito Quesada published the photo of a newly constructed “bridge” in Bontoc Southern Leyte.
The new bridge looks nothing out of the ordinary but upon closer inspection, the eagle-eyed netizens noticed something isn’t right with the photo.
Why? Normally, a bridge comprises of a bridge and a river, especially in the provincial settings.
Unlike in Metro Manila and other urbanized cities, a bridge does not necessarily need a river to be constructed but it is known by a different name, a “flyover.”
Let us read together now the adverse reactions from netizens of the controversial and viral photo.
Sandra Menil Dotson wrote:
One in a million lang itong klase na tuloy, courtesy of daang matuweeds. lol (This is one in a million kind of bridge…courtesy of Path of Weeds. ( poking fun on the Liberal Party’s slogan of Straight Path)
Andot Ysulan wrote:
Ano ba yan,?grabi talaga. Matuwad unta mo (What is that? This is aweful. Hope you bend over literally speaking.
Lito Quesada wrote: The owner of this photo is Chicoy Olojan Ang .. and she is not a supporter of any Candidates… ikaw na mismo ang nagsabing mahirap humusga… ngayon ikaw mismo ang naghusga kay Duterte na Pro NPA … be fair lang! (You said it yourself that it not easy to judge. Now, you yourself is judging Duterte that he is pro-NPA. Be fair!)
Netizens commented that the government is so advanced in planning that they constructed the bridge even before the river is created.
Check out the original post below.
What can you say about this post?
looks like a bridge bur was constructed to correct a fault in the subsurface that has caused a lot of repairs to no avail for sooo many years…you could ask for more details about this project from the dpwh. this road is between bato and bontoc.
just remember a similar case when a bridge was constructed in Sogod, also in Southern Leyte, where the river sometimes shifted its path, so when the construction was completed the Engr Incharge sent a telegram to the District Office of DPWH, the message reads “bridged finished, river no more”…in this particular case the message could be “bridge finished, river not yet”
Hahahaha….. they will make a river after brigde finished..
May mananagot dyan pag naupo na si Duterte!i hope that Duterte is taking notes sa lahat ng katiwalian na lumabas ngayong taon ng election! Lalong lalo na ang congressman na nagpundo niyan at ganoon din ang DPWH na kasabwat niyan!
This bridge is trending right now. “Bridge With No River”.
Ive been traversing this route for the last 9 years of my life from school to home. And this is a landslide prone area. Time to time, slides occur damaging the highway segment, and so as the disruption to economic activities within the region.
So instead of earth-retaining walls, DPWH-SLED employed anti-skid piles to stabilize the soil mass (for economics and convenience, I think). Piles were driven from the surface down to the stable layer. The new road slab was overlaid over the stabilized soil mass, right over the rows of piles. So basically, this was constructed in a similar method bridges are done.
And ultimately, these side railings made this road segment looks like a bridge. There is a deep drainage canal on the southern side and a ravine on the northern side. Albeit, they could have used the standard metal railings.
That’s why.
you’re right… anha pud ko moagi everytime i visit my hometown.. Landslide prone area na diha.
It looks that there’s no sign of prone landslide on that area based on wat the pic shows. I doubt on theory on this case.
http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/budget-watch/955-open-roads/130074-bridge-no-river-southern-leyte
please take time to read and investigate before you accuse
http://www(dot)rappler(dot)com/move-ph/issues/budget-watch/955-open-roads/130074-bridge-no-river-southern-leyte
Dahil di mo naranasan dumaan dyan… dyan kami lagi dumadaan… at noon lagi yang nasisira talaga, kahit anung repair nasisira parin kasi parang lumulubog yung daan, kaya ngayon ginawan nila ng paraan at yan ang resulta.. ok na ok na ang daan..
Okay yung paraan ng engineer na gumawa ang reinforcement nyang ginawa railings sabagay tanggap yan ng iba pero parang walang relevant sa sinasabing laging nasisira kasi ang railings proteksyon lang para sa sasakyan na huwag mahulog sa ilog or bangin kaya may paint sya na guhit.
Looks like a road to me. the only fault i see here are the concrete side barriers, nothing else. I dont know why people are fuzzy over names.
you need to read the comment of choi and antolin ofonda
Ganyan ang Polpolitiko sa atin, gusto sila ang sundin kong saan ilaan ang pundo nila. Kung minsan tatakotin pa ang mga Engineers, sabihin kung ayaw nyo ililipat ko ang pera sa ibang distrito…
I have not seen the investigation report so I could not comment. For sure this issue could have come to the attention of DPWH. When it comes who is responsible it will not definitely be Mar. The responsibility lies on DPWH and the local government who has planned and budgeted for the construction.
Let the axe fall where it should when proper time comes.
This bridge is trending right now. “Bridge With No River”.
Ive been traversing this route for the last 9 years of my life from school to home. And this is a landslide prone area. Time to time, slides occur damaging the highway segment, and so as the disruption to economic activities within the region.
So instead of earth-retaining walls, DPWH-SLED employed anti-skid piles to stabilize the soil mass (for economics and convenience, I think). Piles were driven from the surface down to the stable layer. The new road slab was overlaid over the stabilized soil mass, right over the rows of piles. So basically, this was constructed in a similar method bridges are done.
And ultimately, these side railings made this road segment looks like a bridge. There is a deep drainage canal on the southern side and a ravine on the northern side. Albeit, they could have used the standard metal railings.
That’s why.
This bridge is trending right now. “Bridge With No River”.
Ive been traversing this route for the last 9 years of my life from school to home. And this is a landslide prone area. Time to time, slides occur damaging the highway segment, and so as the disruption to economic activities within the region.
So instead of earth-retaining walls, DPWH-SLED employed anti-skid piles to stabilize the soil mass (for economics and convenience, I think). Piles were driven from the surface down to the stable layer. The new road slab was overlaid over the stabilized soil mass, right over the rows of piles. So basically, this was constructed in a similar method bridges are done.
And ultimately, these side railings made this road segment looks like a bridge. There is a deep drainage canal on the southern side and a ravine on the northern side. Albeit, they could have used the standard metal railings.
That’s why.
This not neither a bridge nor flyover. The concrete elevations are safety protection for pedestrians from over-speeding vehicles caused by the elevated road.
matibay pa itong bridge nato kay sa manhathan bridge malamang hindi ya ma bend ma twist at ma potol.. sana ganito ang lahat na bridge less maintenance… one of the most wonder bridge of the world ito.. best architectural design.. only in the Philippines
Hahaha…my cousin hus working at southern leyte also send to me a video of it asking why a bridge is constructed without water.and i cant really answer her question cuz asbi have experience and learned by right it must be a road not a bridge.hope the DPWH could answer and explain der side why dey have constructed dis bridge if ever dey have a valid reason for it if dont have den its funny and cant stop puking to our government how disgusting on how dey control agencies.instead on using dis fund to another project such as concreting of road and bridges which really community will be using..such a shame..
Hindi ko alam kung taga DPWH sumagot, pero anti-skid plates daw yan kasi sa parteng yan malambot ang lupa kaya nabibitak ang lupa at nawawalan ng suporta ang kalsada. 9 na taon diyan ang parteng inaayos kaya nagbaon na lang sila ng tukod sa ilalim hanggang sa parte na matigas ang lupa
It cost more than 20X to construct a bridge, why not make it look like a bridge and pocket the remaining 19?
This bridge is trending right now. “Bridge With No River”.
Ive been traversing this route for the last 9 years of my life from school to home. And this is a landslide prone area. Time to time, slides occur damaging the highway segment, and so as the disruption to economic activities within the region.
So instead of earth-retaining walls, DPWH-SLED employed anti-skid piles to stabilize the soil mass (for economics and convenience, I think). Piles were driven from the surface down to the stable layer. The new road slab was overlaid over the stabilized soil mass, right over the rows of piles. So basically, this was constructed in a similar method bridges are done.
And ultimately, these side railings employed on bridges made this road segment looks like a bridge. But why not? There is a deep drainage canal on the southern side and a ravine on the northern side. Albeit, they could have used the standard metal railings used on roads.
That’s why.
I guess the ever classical moral lesson “never judge anything by outside appearance” will continue to be classical.
Meron akong napanood na ganito din sa Magandang Gabi Bayan dati noon kaya lng sa may sakahan nman itinayo ung bridge na walang ilog. Bale nangyayari yan before election kc they need to get campaign funds kaya kunwari meron silang ibi-build na project.
Bakit hindi po kayo makapaghintay? Gagawa po ng ilog sa ilalim, and that is another project! Then dadaanan po ng mga malaking barko ang ilog na yan para palakasin ang komersiyo sa lugar, then those big boats for is another project. Have patience po! Maraming “projects” po ang Daang Matuuuuuuweed!
ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ayos na ayos talaga yang tulay na yan. yan ang tulay na gagawin pa lang ung ilog eheheheheheheh
Bago ka tumawa at mag-comment ng hindi kanais-nais, alamin mo muna ang katotohanan. Magtanong ka sa mga engineers ng DPWH kung bakit ginawa nila ang ganitong klaseng construction.
Read the comment of WWBitaw so this mis-information will no longer go viral. Hoping dpwh can share some light into this project also.
Here’s the explanation, and it is a good one. https://mobile.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=553112194850659&id=453075034854376&fs=5
Some people just like to bash without knowing the facts.
My professor has a friend living in that area and that friend said that it is really constructed that way to prevent the area to collapse because Leyte is prone to earthquake. The government had to fix it over and over again so they put a column underneath it so that the path won’t collapse anymore.
OK cant let this pass since that bridge is located in my hometown. I was even there this afternoon for a good weekend run (yes I’m back running on the road) and yes it is that close to my home. That bridge saves us lot of troubles.
As a college student I used to pass this road every week and it’s always in a bad bad shape. It was an endless and costly cycle of repairs and road construction. This used to be Maharlika highway’s darkest part. This road happens to have an underground water system and much worse a fault line beneath that road. This is part of Pacific Ring of Fire.. the one wrecking havoc in Japan this weekend. So to make a long term solution they constructed deep foundations underneath that so the roads will not sink. After this so called ‘river-less bridge’ was made it’s all smooth sailing and no more accident. For that I am very thankful to the administration.
You are right, Bai. Also pass through this part of Bato-Sogod road on a weekly basis. This bridge saved us a lot of trouble and though this may cost many times more than an ordinary pavement, it will save the government more in the long run.
Di lang ta pataka ug post nga way kompletong istorya.
Are these comments here really just malign our own government?
Well, to all who made comment without knowledge of these kind of construction, please spare yourself to be called idiots in the new society.
This part of the road is soft and eroding and moving all the time hence the construction of a concrete reenforced road that look like a bridge….. hope it helps to educate people before made a comment. Orher people from different countries read your stupid comments, and lookdown on filipinos just because of stupid commnets you’ve made…. No political defence here…. just explaining the effect.
Before making your unfounded comment, you must know the real truth about this slab or did you call it a “bridge with no river”. Ask the agency DPWH why did they built this slabs. There must be a reason.
I found out the underneath this road section is a “fault” and a source of water. It was build traversing this fault. And building these slabs saves the government from millions of pesos on road re-construction or rehabilitation. How? As I have previously mentioned, ask the engineers from the DPWH.
malinaw pa sa sikat ng araw na mali ang pagkagawa nyan.paano ba maiwasan ang landslide sa ganyan?kung sa baguio na mas pa matindi ang landslide e walang ganyan.anong silbi ng napakahaba ng railings?bakit kelangan lagyan ng railing sa left side?baka sakali mahulog ang sasakyan papuntang ibabaw?
Sir malinaw pa sa sikat ng araw na BOBO ka. mga taga dun na nga nag sabi na naging ok na lahat nung ginawa yang klase ng sctructure. ngayon dami mong tanong lalo mo lang ipinapalam sa mundo kung gaano ka kaBOBO. gets?
Dumb and fools were tying to paint that photo BLACK.
SAFETY IS THE MAIN CONCERN.
NOTICE THE DEPTH OF THE ROAD SIDE?
PAG MAY RAILING BA,BRIDGE NA?
I think this works as a slab type bridge. Most likely, there is a water source underneath. Just really bothered by the railings. Is it placed to inform people that HEY this is really a bridge? The depth of the roadside is not that high naman. mas mataas pa nga sidewalk namin dito sa Cebu.
They should put a sign, “River Coming Soon!” at the foot of the bridge (uh..ummm… where is the foot of the bridge?)
Hello there Mr. Lito Quesada! Thank you for the concern. The project in this photo is actually a DPWH project implemented by Southern Leyte District Engineering Office (SLDEO) in Brgy. Pacu, Bontoc, Southern Leyte.
It has been a common knowledge for the residents in the area and for the usual motorists passing through this area that the numerous reblocking, embankment and slope protection projects implemented in this particular section in the past have been destroyed every time continuous heavy rains occur. And it was later found out that there is actually a fault line, and underground watersource (“tubod”) in that section. For the past years, not only hundred truckloads of embankment materials were placed in the section. All were washed out.
Hence, this SLAB BRIDGE was built to cross a fault line, saving millions of pesos worth of road repair works and protecting lives and properties..
We hope that this will clarify the matter. Sana nakatira ka sa area na ito kahit 5 years ago so that u will understand the history of the section.dili kay ning agi lang mo ng conclude mo dayon. If this slab bridge was not constructed 3 years ago unta hasta karon nglisod lang gehapon mga motorista.. Pls be informed that bridges are not constructed for rivers only. Overpass is a bridge pero dili river sa ubos. If u are familiar with agas agas bridge wala pud na river sa ilalom. Ang agas agas bridge connects two mountains constructed para iwasan ang faultline in the existing roadway.. pls do not connect to politics our infra works without asking for facts.. salamat. Sana u will post my answer for fairness. Thank you.
(**This was our reply to Mr. Quesada’s post, but since his post was either removed or its privacy settings was changed, our reply was also deleted with it.) From District Engineer Ma. Margarita Junia of Southern Leyte District Engineering Office, DPWH Refion VIII
Hello there Mr. Lito Quesada! Thank you for the concern. The project in this photo is actually a DPWH project implemented by Southern Leyte District Engineering Office (SLDEO) in Brgy. Pacu, Bontoc, Southern Leyte.
It has been a common knowledge for the residents in the area and for the usual motorists passing through this area that the numerous reblocking, embankment and slope protection projects implemented in this particular section in the past have been destroyed every time continuous heavy rains occur. And it was later found out that there is actually a fault line, and underground watersource (“tubod”) in that section. For the past years, not only hundred truckloads of embankment materials were placed in the section. All were washed out.
Hence, this SLAB BRIDGE was built to cross a fault line, saving millions of pesos worth of road repair works and protecting lives and properties..
We hope that this will clarify the matter. Sana nakatira ka sa area na ito kahit 5 years ago so that u will understand the history of the section.dili kay ning agi lang mo ng conclude mo dayon. If this slab bridge was not constructed 3 years ago unta hasta karon nglisod lang gehapon mga motorista.. Pls be informed that bridges are not constructed for rivers only. Overpass is a bridge pero dili river sa ubos. If u are familiar with agas agas bridge wala pud na river sa ilalom. Ang agas agas bridge connects two mountains constructed para iwasan ang faultline in the existing roadway.. pls do not connect to politics our infra works without asking for facts.. salamat. Sana u will post my answer for fairness. Thank you.
(**This was our reply to Mr. Quesada’s post, but since his post was either removed or its privacy settings was changed, our reply was also deleted with it.)
From District Engineer Ma. Margarita Junia
Southern Leyte District Engineering Office
DPWH Region VIII
Ang website na gaya nito na bigla na lang nagsulputan na parang mga kabute at dapat pinapaimbestigahan para maging responsable sa pagbabalita. Napaliwanag na ang tulay na ‘yan ng DPWH at pinagmukhang tanga ang website na ito at ang mga tao na nagkomento ng hindi nalalaman ang totoo. Responsibilidad ng MEDIA na kunin ang panig ng lahat ng partido sa balita.
There is nothing wrong with the structure, constructing Bridge doesn’t mean to cross a river or water ways, and roads with railings doesn’t mean a bridge, in my observation ( i am not an expert), the intent of the structure is for road protection and carriageway stability especially during flash floods, it is located in a valley and the design is a cheaper way rather than to construct a “fly-over bridge”…
I appreciate the author and photographic comments, at least we observe and learn…respecting an individual’s opinion and observation..
As long as this structure serves its purpose to ease transportation in that area is okay, kahit ano pang tawag sa kanya. Parang may nakita rin akong mahabang road sa north na sa ilalim is palayan. Para hindi masira yung kabuhayan ng mga tao i think.
Normal na kalsada nilagyan ng barrier para masabing bridge. Dinaya at ibinulsa na ang budget ng bridge na ito.
“Bridge over troubled contract”
Maraming beses na nasira yang kalsada na yan, at maraming beses na din ginawa. may fault line sa ilalim nyan kaya lagi nasisira that’s why nilagyan ng bridge slab para mas maging matibay. Hindi lahat ng tulay may tubig sa ilalim.
WHY IS THAT NARROW MINDED PEOPLE JUST TAKE PHOTO OF UNUSUAL SIGHTINGS OF A BRIDGE AND THEN POST IT IN FACEBOOK WITHOUT FIRST SEARCHING WHY IT IS CONSTRUCTED LIKE THAT, PLEASE PEOPLE DO NOT BE SO NARROW MINDED SO THAT WRONG IMPRESSION WILL NOT SPREAD LIKE FIRE.
It’s like bridge over troubled river!
Ganito lng may solusyon wag naman pasobrahan…dahil kapag overdesign means overprice I dont see a good point why RAILINGS is a must! Graveh ba kalalim ang AGAS SA TUBIG