ORMOC Mayor Eric Codilla led the blessing of the newly repaired Bao Bridge in neighboring Kananga town last Jan. 7. He was supposed to be joined by his brother, Kananga Mayor Elmer C. Codilla, but the latter got caught up with the installation ceremony of Lt. Col. Joel Alejandro Nacnac as new commanding officer of 19th IB (see related report this issue).
Mayor Beboy said he considers the bridge repair completion as significant reason why he personally attended the blessing done by Rev. Fr. Gil Logramonte, parish priest of Holy Family Church in Kananga. This is because Bao Bridge is a vital link to the regional capital of Tacloban. It is also an access used by cane trucks in delivering sugarcane to Region 8’s lone sugar mill located in Kananga.
Former Rep. Eufrocino M. Codilla Sr., father of the two mayors, identified and approved the bridge repair but was not immediately implemented because of the election ban in 2010 and the under-spending policy imposed by President Benigno Simeon Aquino Jr. last year.
The repair finally pushed through in October last year when the President decided to unleash infrastructure funds to cushion the anticipated economic slowdown brought about by his under-spending. Mayor Beboy thus thanked the President for pushing through with the vital bridge repair.
According to contractor Engr. Eduard Codilla, proprietor of Yakal Construction, the repair entailed reinforcing the columns of the 75-meter bridge, applying fiber epoxy on the girders and installing new slabs and railings. The Codillas opened the bridge to traffic immediately after the blessing. by Felix N. Codilla III
(West Leyte Weekly Express issue of Jan. 2-8, 2012)
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