ILOILO CITY, Oct. 6 -- Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. is optimistic that Public Works and Highways Secretary Vivencio Dizon will take positive action on his request regarding the status of the unfinished flyover in the municipality of Pavia.

In a media interview on Monday, Defensor said he wrote a letter to Dizon last week, one of the many follow-ups his office has been doing for the project in the past months.

"Our focus is actually the solution. We will follow up with the secretary. He is our good friend. It's just one of those follow-ups that we have been doing for the last two years," he said.

In his letter dated Sept. 29, 2025, Defensor requested a "comprehensive update and clarification" about the current status of the Agana...