Manila, July 17 -- Only light vehicles are allowed to pass the Carit-an Bridge in Barangay Abiera in Sebaste, Antique, after heavy rains caused by the southwest monsoon enhanced by the Tropical Depression Crising damaged its approach on Thursday.

Antique Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer III Michael Tolentino, in an interview, said only public utility jeepneys are allowed to pass. Ceres buses bound for the northern part of Antique and Aklan provinces are prohibited.

"The other parts of the highway going to Aklan province in the northern part of Antique and to Iloilo city in the southern portion are, however, passable," he said.

He said the 18 local government units in Antique announced early this morning the suspensi...