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Three trucks weighing about 50 tons each overloaded the 18-ton capacity Piggatan Bridge, causing its collapse and disrupting key transport routes, officials said.
- On Monday afternoon, October 6, 2025, the Piggatan Bridge in Alcala collapsed, cutting a vital provincial link and leaving several trucks stranded on the broken span.
- The Department of Public Works and Highways said preliminary findings indicate three trucks, each around 50 tons, far exceeded the bridge's 18-ton capacity, which was built in 1974.
- Police have taken the truck drivers into custody as investigators probe the incident, while Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon dispatched a damage assessment team and no injuries have been reported.
- Motorists are being rerouted via longer paths through Gattaran, Baggao and Peñablanca, and Cagayan Governor Edgar Aglipay ordered an immediate restoration and rerouting plan ahead of harvest.
- The collapse has reignited concerns about aging infrastructure and prompted inspection calls as national social media users demand accountability and the Department of Public Works and Highways monitors the site.
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Several large trucks with trailers were on the 30-year-old Pigatan Bridge in the northern Philippine city of Alcala when the bridge collapsed today.
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MANILA, Philippines – The Piggatan Bridge in Alcala, Cagayan, collapsed on Monday afternoon, October 6. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said in a statement on Monday that preliminary findings indicate that three trucks, each weighing around 50 tons, were on the bridge at the time, “far exceeding” its 18-ton capacity and likely causing the structure to collapse. Cagayan Governor Edgar Aglipay said in an interview with DZMM Tele…
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Piggatan bridge in Cagayan collapses - BusinessWorld Online
A BRIDGE in the municipality of Alcala in Cagayan, which links it to towns and main highways to Tuguegarao City, has collapsed, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) confirmed on Monday. In a statement, the DPWH said based on preliminary findings that the three loaded trucks which were on the bridge at the same time seemed to cause the collapse of the bridge at 5 p.m. Each truck was estimated to weigh 50 tons, far exceeding the 18-t…
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