In image: RPMC XI monitoring team with the DPWH UPMO Project Team at the Samal Island Davao Connector Bridge Project during the 4th Quarter 2025 field monitoring activity on October 28, 2025.

(Davao City, October 28, 2025). The Regional Project Monitoring Committee (RPMC) XI conducted field monitoring visits on October 22–23 and 28, 2025 to validate the status of major infrastructure and housing projects in Davao City and Davao del Norte. The activity forms part of the RPMC XI 2025 Annual Monitoring Plan, and includes the validation of the People’s Ville Project and the Tuganay Bridge Project following directives from the previous RPMC XI Regular Meeting and recent media reports on implementation concerns. 

The team visited major connectivity and housing projects involving airport development, bypass construction, inter-island bridge linkage, local bridge infrastructure, and resettlement housing. The site visits aimed to validate implementation progress on the ground, review ongoing construction activities, and ensure alignment with regional development priorities. 

Six priority projects were assessed: the Davao Airport Expansion Project, Davao City Bypass Construction Project, Samal Island–Davao City Connector Project, Bucana Bridge, People’s Ville Project, and Tuganay Bridge Project. 

During the monitoring, the Tuganay Bridge Project northbound section is ongoing, while the southbound section and partial substructure works are already completed. At the Davao International Airport, the expansion of the passenger terminal building is ongoing civil works. Meanwhile, five of the six project packages for the Davao City Bypass Construction Project are currently under implementation, with Package II reporting higher progress and positive slippage. 

For the People’s Ville Project, four buildings have been completed, turned over, and are now occupied by beneficiaries. Ten buildings have been completed, while fifteen are at varying stages of construction.  

The Bucana Bridge Project has reached 98.39 percent physical accomplishment as of October 25, 2025. For the Samal Island–Davao Connector Project, 41.11 percent physical accomplishment was reported as of October 28, 2025. The project reported 75 percent completion of bored piles and pile caps and 94 percent right-of-way acquisition. 

Overall, the projects visited are progressing steadily, with some facing typical implementation challenges such as right-of-way, site conditions, and remaining finishing works. No critical issues requiring an urgent problem-solving session were identified this quarter, but continuing close coordination with implementing agencies will be pursued. 

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