Recently, the groundbreaking ceremony of the SIDC bridge constructed by CRBC, a subsidiary of CCCC, was held in Davao City, Philippines. Over 200 people, including Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Vice President Sara Duterte, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian and other representatives from all walks of life in China and the Philippines attended the ceremony.

Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos said, cooperative projects between the Philippines and China have brought real benefits to the Philippine people as well as to the country's economic and social development. It is pleasure to witness the historic moment of the bridge's groundbreaking and I look forward to returning to Davao again in the future to attend the bridge's opening ceremony.

Sara Duterte said, the SIDC bridge is a dream of Davao people for a century and it is significant to political, economic and social development of Davao.

Huang Xilian hoped that the bridge would soon become a new channel to benefit people's livelihood and light up a new landmark in Davao.

Rendering of the bridge

The SIDC bridge is located in Mindanao, spanning the Pakiputan Strait, connecting Davao City and Samal Island. The bridge is a two-tower cable-stayed bridge with a total length of 3.81 kilometers, including a 1.62-kilometer section across the sea. With four lanes and a design speed of 80 kilometers per hour, the bridge will significantly shorten the travel time between Davao City and Samar Island after completion, change the history that people in the two places could only take the ferryboat to cross the strait, effectively explore the economic resources and tourism potential of Davao City and Samar Island, and further promote the development of logistics, tourism, trade and other fields of the two places.