This time, Manuel Bondad sent me an e-mail not about rice, which is his pet topic, but about the “longest†bridge in Ilocos Sur, particularly in Cervantes, where his father was born.

One of the buildings in MDP Village, Ilocos Sur. The property offers a 360-degree view of the Cordillera Mountains. It took us half a day to get to Cervantes, Ilocos Sur. We were welcomed to the ...

CERVANTES, Ilocos Sur – Norma Asiw-ang said she was 5 years old when the construction of the Aluling Bridge here was started in the 1970s. Now 41, Asiw-ang finally saw Ilocos’ “longest ...