09/07/2026
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The DPWH has confirmed that the Samal Bridge project is NOT suspended or abandoned. As of June 25, 2026, construction is 61.334% complete and remains on schedule, with a target completion date of September 2028.
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DAVAO CITYโ The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has debunked social media claims that the construction of the Samal bridge or the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project is suspended or abandoned.
โThe project is very well ongoing, as of June 25, 2026, the latest we are at the 61.334 percent our scheduled accomplishment is 61.26 percent we are on track with a positive slippage of .065 percent,โ says Dean Ortiz, DPWH-Davao Region spokesperson.
Ortiz says the focus of the construction work is on the bridgeโs superstructure, as they have already installed the box girders.
For funding, they have requested an additional P4.86 billion, but only P314 million was approved and released for this year.
โBut what we are doing since we are on track and we have already requested additional funds from the national government is dire direcho ang trabaho (so the work will go on straight),โ Ortiz says.
He added that the DPWH is hopeful that the funds will be released for the construction so they can meet the target completion in September 2028.
Ortiz also reacted to a social media post describing the project as abandoned, as the site seemed empty. The DPWH spokesperson said there are hours in a day when work is suspended due to heat.
โWeโd like to emphasize that there are hours of the day na walay nagatrabaho (no one is working) because of the heat, our schedule of working didto (there) starts at 6 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. then resumes at 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. mao nay normal operating hours,โ Ortiz said.
At present, however, due to resource pooling, work at the bridge is 24/7.
The 3.98-kilometer bridge connecting mainland Davao City and the Island Garden City of Samal costs โฑ23 billion, with 90 percent of the project cost, or โฑ18.67 billion, financed through a loan from China. Source: https://pia.gov.ph/news/dpwh-says-samal-bridge-construction-ongoing-slams-social-media-claims/
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