Talumpati ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sa Inagurasyon ng Camalaniugan Bridge

I will – batiin ko lang ang ating kasama, si Public Works – Department of Public Works and Highways secretary, Secretary Vince Dizon [palakpakan]; ang ating kaibigan, the provincial governor of Cagayan, Provincial Governor Egay Aglipay [palakpakan]; the Camalaniugan Municipal Mayor Isidro Cabaddu [palakpakan]. I remember that we were together here noong ininspekyon natin; Aparri Municipal Mayor Dominador Dayag [palakpakan]; all the other chief executives that are here present; fellow workers in government; distinguished guests; ladies and gentlemen, [Ilocano dialect].

Matagal ng – ito magandang araw… Kahit na umuulan, magandang araw pa rin ito dahil nabuksan na natin itong napakaganda na tulay. I think this will serve as a model for many of the other bridge projects that we will be seeing around the country.

At ito – at nakakatuwa dahil napakalaking bagay ang paglagay ng ganitong klaseng tulay dahil as all of you here are well-aware ay it cuts the travel time, imbes na umiikot ng napakalayo para tumawid ay nandito na ‘yung ating Camalaniugan Bridge.

So, I congratulate the Public Works sa – for their very good work here [palakpakan] and to see that everything was completed on time and on budget.

And despite all of the – all of the other issues that we’re having to deal with, patuloy pa rin ang kanilang naging trabaho at kaya naman, nakarating na ang araw na ito na binuksan natin ang Camalaniugan Bridge.

And as I said ay pag – ‘pag nakita ito, ito lang ang – ito lang Gov. Egay, kapag nakita ng lahat ng ibang governor ito, sasabihin, “Ba’t kami wal – bakit kami wala kaming ganiyan?” [palakpakan]

‘Yung kapitbahay mo sa Isabela nagtatampo na dahil bakit lahat ‘yung – bakit lahat daw ‘yung tulay mo mabilis natapos.

Eh sabi ko eh, masigasig si Gov. Egay kaya’t – kaya’t nagkaganiyan.

But it is – it is a very, very fine day and I’m very happy that we are able to, once and for all, open this bridge.

We came to inspect it a few weeks ago. I thought it was – akala ko kumpleto na noong nakita natin dahil ganito na ang hitsura, ngunit ngayon ang official opening.

And when will it be open to traffic? Today? Oh, okay. Tamang-tama. So, very good. [palakpakan] Congratulations, everyone.

And I am sure na itong tulay na ito – na ako’y nakakasiguro na ang tulay na ito, magbabago ang ekonomiya sa magkabila ng tulay na ito.

Nabubuksan – maraming mabubuksan and this will give many opportunities for our – for mga tiga – in the surrounding areas, mabibigyan ng mga opportunities for new jobs, for new businesses, and I’m sure that you will feel the effects, the economic effects in a very, very – very short time.

So, congratulations everyone and what a wonderful day we are opening the Camalaniugan Bridge.

[Ilocano dialect].

[palakpakan]

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