'Scrutinize tiniest details of Isabela bridge collapse'

Investigators looking into the collapse of a newly opened P1.22-billion bridge in Isabela should scrutinize the tiniest details of the project, opposition lawmakers said yesterday.

- By DELON PORCALLA

"It is alarming that a P1.25-billion bridge that was just retrofitted on Feb. 1 has already collapsed. This is not a simple accident or mere negligence. We need to examine the possibility of corruption and substandard materials," Rep. France Castro of party-list ACT Teachers noted.