00:00The broken highway in Bicol, which will take a long time to travel, has already passed Christmas.
00:05Will the new year bring it?
00:07From the town of Lupi, live on Ian Cruz, Ian.
00:14Emil, the motorists of Pamaynila are still experiencing a lot of calvary.
00:18And these motorists are heading in different directions in the Bicol region
00:23because of the broken part of the Andaya Highway, Bonsod, due to the heavy rains.
00:29The DPWH is working hard here in the Bicol region
00:32to fix the broken section before 2025.
00:42Three hours!
00:44It's annoying!
00:47Many Bicol travelers have already passed out
00:49due to the broken part of the Andaya Highway in Lupi, Camarinesur.
00:54Some from Calamba, Laguna last night,
00:56passed out at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
00:58Three hours!
01:00It's annoying!
01:02We even went to Nabua.
01:04In the direction of Pamaynila, due to the traffic,
01:07the morning shoppers are still in the town of Sipocot
01:11and still on their way in the afternoon.
01:13Ma'am, our chicken is broken.
01:16The ice melted.
01:19Even the Peruvians who went to Bicol before Christmas
01:22still got the same permission to return to Manila.
01:26There's no choice.
01:28That's how it is.
01:30Just follow the flow.
01:33On Monday, the highway section in Barangay Cabutagan was fixed
01:37due to the broken section of Baguiong Cristi in October.
01:40It was replaced by a steel barricade
01:42but it was given before Christmas.
01:45It was replaced by a new one.
01:47The DPWH couldn't finish the job
01:49because the passengers have to pass through.
01:52It takes 30 minutes to pass through in both directions.
01:56It takes 30 minutes to fix it.
01:59But sometimes, there's someone who gets in the way
02:01so it takes longer.
02:03The motorists can't avoid it.
02:07The motorists really get in the way there, sir.
02:10That's our problem there.
02:12In the town of Libmanan,
02:14the Maharlika Highway was always open in Barangay Bical
02:17because of the heavy rain in the past few days.
02:21It hasn't rained for a year yet.
02:24Because the foundation they built here in our barangay is weak.
02:28The others there don't have enough coals
02:32and the cement is weak.
02:34They don't want to do it.
02:40I don't think so, sir.
02:42It depends on the quality.
02:44We have a quality, sir.
02:46It passes through.
02:47There's an HVC,
02:49the Field Density Test,
02:51before it's poured.
02:53Some blame the unfinished drainage
02:56so the water goes to the road
02:59and the soil softens.
03:01According to the DPWH-Bicol,
03:03they also fix the unfinished drainage
03:06like the posts on the side.
03:08Aside from the damaged road,
03:10the landslide also affects Barangay Bical.
03:13This area is considered landslide-prone
03:17in Barangay Bical,
03:19in the town of Libmanan, Camarinesur.
03:21We can see that there's a long crack
03:24in the foot of the mountain
03:26and around it,
03:27there are still many cracks.
03:30That's why the 16 houses here
03:32are already in danger.
03:34That's why the barangay people say
03:36they have to be careful
03:38especially when it rains heavily.
03:40Other houses are abandoned
03:42like the house of Susana Buella
03:45which is in a mess
03:47due to the softening of the soil.
03:51The soil might have come here
03:55and brought water.
03:57According to the inspectors,
03:59the water flows under it.
04:02In Napolitan, Lupi,
04:04which is near the boundary of Camarines Norte,
04:06there are landslides
04:09caused by the rain.
04:10It's because it's planted on the side.
04:12It's on the side.
04:14But for us,
04:15the only thing that got filled is the banana plant.
04:17Everything fell.
04:18Because of the rain?
04:19Yes, because of the rain.
04:20Because the soil softened.
04:27Emil, for the light vehicles
04:29that don't want to get stuck here
04:31in Andaya Highway,
04:32the authorities recommend
04:34to go straight to Maharlika Highway
04:36via Daet, Camarines Norte.
04:39That's all for now, Emil.
04:40The latest from Kamsur.
04:42Back to you, Emil.
04:44Thank you very much, Ian Cruz.
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