THE government is planning to build 13 more bridges across the Pasig River that will connect cities and ease traffic in the congested main roads of Metro Manila, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Friday.

“So we don’t have to go on C5 Road or Edsa to go North or South. If you’re going to, for example, Bonifacio Global City, you just have to cross the bridge,” DBM Secretary Benjamin Diokno said.

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