This is contrary to a claim by former senator Juan Ponce Enrile that this is the first time that it happened in his 'more than a century on this planet'
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This is contrary to a claim by former senator Juan Ponce Enrile that this is the first time that it happened in his 'more than a century on this planet'A concrete bridge has never collapsed due to a typhoon in the Philippines until the collapse of one such bridge due toThe claim can be seen in a November 14 post on the Facebook account named “JP Enrile” by former senator Juan Ponce Enrile.
The post reads: “I am really amazed and surprised. In my more than a century on this planet, this is the first time that a concrete bridge is blown down by a typhoon. Weird!! Something is really wrong and ugly. Wasteful expenditure of public funds. Someone must have become richer, to say the least.”
As of writing, the post has around 5,000 reactions, 1,600 comments, and 721 shares. It was also shared on the verified account of Enrile’s daughter, Cagayan Economic Zone Authority administrator Katrina Ponce Enrile.
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