my 2nd news article for this year. (a follow-up to the silliman overpass construction)

SILLIMAN OVERPASS CONSTRUCTION By: David Jhules Maceda The construction of the overpass project fronting the Silliman university elementary school and Silliman university high school is bombarded with protest by various student organizations in Silliman University. The construction of the said overpass will only add to the already existing problems of traffic congestion because the overpass itself is constructed on the shoulders of the road where the vehicles would usually wait for the students. Also, it will take the students more than a minute just to cross the overpass rather than crossing the street which will only take them about five seconds. The overpass project is also said to aggravate everything, from traffic congestion to possible accidents and injuries for children since they will have to take the stairs to cross the overpass instead of just crossing the street. Also, the overpass project was not consulted to the National Historical Institute (NHI) considering that Silliman University is considered a historical area and to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources with respect to the century old acacia trees that may be affected by the construction. Furthermore, the street where the overpass is said to be constructed is narrow and is not a highway; so technically, vehicles would slow down with or without the overpass due to its location and its tightness, hence the construction of the overpass is impractical and unnecessary. Also, another cry of the protestors is that, instead of having the overpass, they should have utilized a construction of a parking area which is a lot more useful than an overpass since the parking area will serve as a waiting area for all the vehicles that would be fetching the students to and from Silliman.