LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — In the wake of the recent suicides at the Mandaue-Mactan bridges, Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard "Ahong" Chan planned to discuss with the members of the
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — In the wake of the recent suicides at the Mandaue-Mactan bridges, Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan planned to discuss with the members of the bridge board some measures to prevent future incidents.
The Mactan Cebu Bridge Management Board is composed of the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu and chaired by Provincial Governor Gwendolyn Garcia. It oversees the operation of the Mandaue-Mactan Bridge and the Marcelo Fernan Bridge, both of which link mainland Cebu via Mandaue City to Lapu-Lapu City on Mactan Island.
Chan said he will ask the MCBMB to direct the personnel assigned to supervise the closed-circuit television cameras installed at the two bridges to improve their monitoring.Kanang nagmonitor sa CCTV under na sa bridge board. Ang iyang trabaho kana ra gyud ang pagmonitor. Kung dunay mo-attempt, duna man nay siren unta nga maoy mo-alarm. Kana siya angay na nga tan-awon,” said Chan.
On the part of Lapu-Lapu City, Chan said he has assigned personnel to watch the bridges to ensure there will no longer be any jumper. The city police was also asked to patrol the bridges at night, he added. A CCTV camera at the Marcelo Fernan Bridge has captured a 16-year-old boy when he was walking on the bridge at dawn on Saturday, August 17. He was believed to be the same boy who allegedly jumped off the bridge and whose body was found near a shipyard in Barangay Opao, Mandaue City on Sunday morning, August 18.
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