One of Quezon province’s historical treasures in Tayabas City was damaged by still unidentified vandals on Sunday night, authorities said on Monday. | dtmallarijrINQ /PDI
This section of the centuries-old Puente de Malagonlong, a national cultural treasure and a tourist attraction in Tayabas City in Quezon, was found on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, damaged by vandals, probably with the use of a sledgehammer. “Those who damaged the bridge must be held accountable. It’s not an ordinary bridge, it’s a national cultural treasure,” Pabulayan told the Inquirer in an interview.
The Cultural Heritage Preservation Office asked the residents to help gather information to identify the perpetrators.It was no longer used by travelers after a new concrete bridge was built adjacent to it. In 2017, suspected treasure hunters started exploring the old bridge. Authorities found signs of initial digging activity on the floor of the bridge.The 136-meter-long stone arch bridge, which spans the Dumacaa River between Barangay Mateuna and Barangay Lakawan, was built from 1841 to 1850.Historical records said Filipinos built the bridge instead of paying taxes to the colonial government. The bridge was closed in 2004 for the construction of a concrete one.
It was constructed out of adobe blocks, limestone, molasses and eggs for binders, the way it was done during the Spanish period. The bridge was declared a “marked historical structure” by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in August 2011.
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