JAPANESE engineers, with the help of their Filipino counterparts, have started the excavation for the Philippines' first-ever long-distance mountain tunnel located in Davao City.

The 2.3-kilometer twin tunnels of the Davao City Bypass Road was funded by the Japanese government under its Official Development Assistance (ODA) program.

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