The Bucana Bridge Project Early planning & grant offer (2018–2020): Plans for a major bridge at the mouth of the Davao River (to connect Bucana to Matina and form part of the Davao Coastal Road) were publicly discussed in 2018. China signaled support early on: an exchange of letters and official announcements set up a China grant to fund the project as part of China’s “China-Aid” infrastructure program for the Philippines. Formal commitment and project design: The Chinese Ministry of Commerce /