Isko unveils newly renovated Jones Bridge

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 12:00:10 +0000

ILLUMINATED Jones Bridge in Manila. (Czar Dancel)

By ERMA EDERA

The newly renovated 220-meter historic Jones Bridge in Binondo, Manila was unveiled to the public last night by Manila Mayor Isko Moreno.

“Ang tulay ng Jones Bridge ay nagpakita ng paglago ng Lungsod ng Maynila, nagsimula sa maliit dala ng komersyo na naganap ating bansa, partikular na sa lungsod ng Maynila,” Moreno said.

“Ibinalik namin ang La Madre Filipina para maging testigo sa Bagong Maynila. Let La Madre Manila witness the city of lights of Manila,” he added.

The Manila mayor lauded architect Jerry Acuzar, the man behind the historic resort Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, and Lugene Ang, president of the Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry,  who donated P20 million for the rehabilitation of the century-old bridge.

Moreno also bared in his speech that they also p
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