As you stand on the upper deck of the ro-ro bidding Ozamiz City goodbye, you must have noticed the wide, gaping mouth of the body of water that separated the rest of Northern Mindanao from her last province in the west. Of course you will because this is the only way you can reach Iligan City faster; but as for the daily passengers sitting on your left, the travel felt like a customary bus ride on their way home.

Panguil Bay, the elongated body of water that nearly cuts Zamboanga Peninsula from the rest of Mindanao, had been the main passageway for millions of passengers yearly plying Ozamiz-Mukas and vice-versa. The sea travel industry turned Ozamiz port into the second busiest port in Mindanao in terms of passenger traffic according to the latest report of Philippine Ports Authority. The ro-ro ride is a necessity to most of the passengers. Several of them are earning a living at Ozamiz and some are getting schooled there.

But this is not just about the heads that are counted in the manifesto but this also for the goods that are shipped daily from one part of Mindanao to the other. The easier goods and services will be delivered, the better the machinery of economy works.

"The Easier the Better"

It’s not a hassle though. Ro-ros are designed for easy loading and unloading of vehicles carried on the lower deck. You will wait for about an hour for the vehicles to 'get their seat' on the ship. Then the almost-twenty-minutes travel across Panguil Bay will begin.

Proposed design of Panguil Bay Bridge. Photo credit to the owner.




But a bridge will be a great help. No more falling in line for tickets, no more inspections, no more letting your vehicle be carried on the belly of a turtle swimming in the sea. What you will do is to step on the bridge and get a five to ten minutes ride across the bay. Your fresh caught fishes won't even complain.

"Connecting the Region"

The government had finally opened its eyes to see this long-broken connectivity between Mindanao and her one and only peninsula. For how many decades, the day-to-day rolling on and rolling off of ro-ro lags economic activity in Northern Mindanao. For heavy cargo deliveries, the vehicles had to trek the contour of Panguil Bay towards its end to finally get into the Peninsula via Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur. It discourages businesses offering logistic services as well its potential customers.

Hoyohoy Highland Park. Photo credit to Valerie Caulin.




Panguil Bay Bridge, which construction will finally commence this year, will ignite a warmer trade relation between the mainland Northern Mindanao and her constituent in the peninsula of Zamboanga. The effect will even spill into the cities and provinces next to Misamis Occidental that fell into Cagayan de Oro's economic orbit. The bridge will not only light a brighter economy but it will also propel tourism industry in the region across the waters of Panguil Bay.

"Tourism"

Panguil Bay Bridge will not just be opened to traffic but also to vast toursim opportunities unearthed within the small city of Tangub, the "Christmas Symbol Capital of Mindanao." The bridge, spanning 3.6 kilometers, will be appended to Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub City on both ends. Tubod to Tangub usually takes 2.5 hours. With Panguil Bay Bridge, the travel time will be reduced to 7 minutes.

Tourism will lift Tangub City to a new level once this bridge will bring in more traffic to the city. One of the most popular destinations in Tangub is the Hoyohoy Highland Park where every tourist can enjoy a paronamic view of Panguil Bay and the bridge once finished. Tangub also celebrates festivals such as the Dalit Cultural Festival and the Harvest Festival. These are few of the things Panguil Bay Bridge will unlock in Tangub City.

"Longest Bridge"

The Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) in Region 10 had announced that Mindanao's longest and largest bridge, Panguil Bay Bridge, will start construction by the third quarter of 2017. According to DPWH Region 10 acting spokesperson Vina Maghinay, the project agreement has been signed with the Philippine Government and the Export-Import Bank of Korea-Economic Development Cooperation Fund (KEXIM-EDFC) and it will cost P4.859 billion. The project will be finished by June 2020 if proper implementation of the schedule will be followed.

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