NHCP issues stoppage order but historic Negros bridge gone already

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — It’s a case of too little, too late. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) on July 16 issued a cease-and-desist order (CDO) to stop the demolition of 91-year-old Talave Bridge that connected Calatrava town to San Carlos City in Negros Occidental. The CDO, however, came after the