• Inflation in Eastern Visayas has slowed to 0.7%, boosting household purchasing power. This stability helps control living costs and encourages business investment and job growth in the region.
• The San Juanico Bridge, a vital link between Samar and Leyte, has a strict daytime weight limit for safety. This necessary measure disrupts commerce and travel, raising transport costs and creating a regional bottleneck.
• For the first time after renovation, 30-ton vehicles are now permitted on the San Juanico Bridge, but strictly during a controlled nighttime window from 10 PM to 5 AM to ensure safety.
• San Juanico Bridge reopened for public transport on Dec. 12 following an inspection by Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and DPWH Sec. Vince Dizon, permitting vehicles under 15 tons to cross and restoring the vital Samar-Leyte transport link.
• The crippling 3-ton load limit on the San Juanico Bridge is severing the economic link between Leyte and Samar, causing layoffs, soaring logistics costs, and threatening regional business survival.
• Local businesses are demanding faster repairs to the San Juanico Bridge, as its 3-ton load limit is causing severe economic disruption, soaring logistics costs, and forcing companies to consider layoffs.
Price Relief in Sight: Eastern Visayas Inflation Hits Historic Low 
Our Bridge, Our Responsibility: Keeping San Juanico Strong and Safe 
30-Ton Vehicles Cleared for San Juanico Bridge, But Only at Night 
Public Transport Resumes on San Juanico Bridge After Inspection, 15-Ton Limit Imposed 
A Bridge Too Weak: The Economic Chokehold on Leyte and Samar 
Survival Mode: Leyte–Samar Businesses Struggle Under Prolonged Bridge Restrictions