Mayor Al David Uy of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS) has asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on the status of the construction of Samal Island-Davao City (SIDC) Connector Project.
“Mangutana ko sa DPWH kung asa na ang amoang tulay? Kay hapit na lang ko namatay, asa naman ang tulay namo? Klaruha mi ninyo diha. Unsa man gyud? Kini si Usec. Sadain mangutana ko, unsa man plano ninyo sa tulay dinha,” Uy said in a live broadcast interview with Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Monday.
Edge Davao earlier reported that one thing that keeping the delay of the construction of the bridge is the pending loan negotiation between the Department of Finance (DOF) and China Eximbank is still in progress as affirmed by Undersecretary for Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations Emil Sadain of DPWH.
On the other hand, Uy, who just recovered from Covid-19, vowed to contain transmission of the virus in Samal.
“Naa’y uban na mga tao dili mutuo aning Covid-19, respetuhan ta na kay ilaha man na pero sa akoang na experience nako ni maningkamot gyud ko nga ma-depensahan ang Samal against Covid kay lisod kaayo,” he said.
Uy shared that his mother recently passed away due to Covid-19 and the hardships he experienced while battling the disease.
“Nawad-an ka ug mama, dili ka makagawas, Dili ka kaduol sa imong pamilya, lisod ning nahitabo ron,” he said.
He said he and his mom were exposed to individual with them at home.
“Naay kauban namo sa balay na na-expose ug una, ug pagkahuman na expose ming duha. Ako mild, si mama nako asymptomatic. Pero okay siya pero kalit lang, pero didto lang nako nahibal-an kay nagrabehan man ko, nga nawala na siya, gi-intubate naman siya derecho. Pait gyud,” he said.
