{"id":221851,"date":"2019-07-07T06:18:16","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T10:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=221851"},"modified":"2019-07-07T06:18:16","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T10:18:16","slug":"2-north-cotabato-bridges-attract-local-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/07\/2-north-cotabato-bridges-attract-local-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"2 North Cotabato bridges attract local tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-221851 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/07\/2-north-cotabato-bridges-attract-local-tourists\/0-02-06-00f08855e484ceb98c5f4e0213d30c6c5b9b1c8f6f09a6934787fd9dfa7c0ccebf250f62\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/0-02-06-00f08855e484ceb98c5f4e0213d30c6c5b9b1c8f6f09a6934787fd9dfa7c0ccebf250f62.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-221852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/0-02-06-00f08855e484ceb98c5f4e0213d30c6c5b9b1c8f6f09a6934787fd9dfa7c0ccebf250f62.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/0-02-06-00f08855e484ceb98c5f4e0213d30c6c5b9b1c8f6f09a6934787fd9dfa7c0ccebf250f62-768x481.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-221852'>\n\t\t\t\tFILE: One of the bridges in North Cotabato that underwent enhancement and rehabilitation works by the Department of Public Works and Highways. (Photos courtesy of DPWH Public Information Division Stakeholders Relations Service via PNA)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/07\/2-north-cotabato-bridges-attract-local-tourists\/0-02-06-f32df12d913f656d950e3384ff96584f29d15781c8601d01e7ba2ac1f72b3fc5f09cd7dd\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/0-02-06-f32df12d913f656d950e3384ff96584f29d15781c8601d01e7ba2ac1f72b3fc5f09cd7dd.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-221853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/0-02-06-f32df12d913f656d950e3384ff96584f29d15781c8601d01e7ba2ac1f72b3fc5f09cd7dd.jpg 500w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/0-02-06-f32df12d913f656d950e3384ff96584f29d15781c8601d01e7ba2ac1f72b3fc5f09cd7dd-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-221853'>\n\t\t\t\tFILE: Lumayong Bridge, Kabacan, North Cotabato (Photos courtesy of DPWH Public Information Division Stakeholders Relations Service via PNA)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Motorists are not the only ones who benefit from the two LED (light-emitting diode)-lighted bridge projects in North Cotabato as the structures also attract local tourists, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>District Engineer Eliseo Otoc, DPWH North Cotabato Second District Engineering Office, said the Ugalingan Bridge in Carmen town, and Lumayong Bridge in the municipality of Kabakan, glow at night after they incorporated lighting components on the structures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese LED lights have added the aesthetic appeal of Ugalingan and Lumayong Bridges, enhancing structures\u2019 beauty and character even at night,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis improvement eventually impressed locals hence the increased number of visitors,\u201d Otoc said.<\/p>\n<p>The LED-lighted bridges conform to DPWH Department Order No. 49, series of 2018, which directed the inclusion of aesthetics in all bridge plans and designs.<\/p>\n<p>Otoc noted that the bridges were retrofitted with the purpose of conforming to seismic design specifications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAside from ensuring the structural integrity of these bridges, we also incorporated lighting components to ensure the safety of motorists and pedestrians crossing our bridges,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The enhancement and strengthening works of Ugalingan and Lumayong bridges was completed in December 2018 by DPWH North Cotabato Second District Engineering Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2014 Motorists are not the only ones who benefit from the two LED (light-emitting diode)-lighted bridge projects in North Cotabato &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":221853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-travel","mauthors-ferdinand-patinio","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221851"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":221854,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221851\/revisions\/221854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}