FACT CHECK: Ex-president Marcos didn't provide blueprints for Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge project

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FACT CHECK: Ex-president Marcos didn’t provide blueprints for Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge project FactsFirstPH

overthrown from the presidencyThe project, initially named the Trans Manila Bay Crossing, aims to connect Bataan, Corregidor, and Cavite across Manila Bay to reduce inter-regional travel time and link the special economic zones in Regions 3 and IV-A. Payumo revived the idea in 2016 to “push growth” outside Metro Manila and address the traffic crisis.

: The approval and design for the bridge began under the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte. No official statements or reports credited the former president for any part of the project.listed under the Duterte administration’s Build, Build, Build program in 2019. In January 2020, the National Economic Development Authority approved the P175.7 billion project, which will connect Barangay Alas-asin in Mariveles, Bataan to Barangay Timalan Concepcion in Naic, Cavite.

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