Manila, May 25 -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has announced that the Nalil-Sikkiat Bridge No. 1, a key infrastructure project linking Bongao and Sanga-Sanga Islands in Tawi-Tawi, is now 96 percent complete and slated to open by July 2025.

The 541-meter bridge is a flagship component of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-assisted Improving Growth Corridors in Mindanao Road Sector Project (IGCMRSP), under the Marcos administration's Build Better More program.

DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain led a site inspection of the bridge last May 23, joined by ADB Vice President Scott Morris and other top officials. They were welcomed by Tawi-Tawi Governor Yshmael I. Sali, according to a press statement released on Sund...