The Provinces of Western and Eastern Samar is now connected by a 222-kilometer all weather concrete paved road with 62 permanent bridges traversing a total of 15 municipalities made possible through a grant given by the people of the United States of America to the Philippines through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) under the terms of a compact signed between the two (2) countries in 2010. In photo with (seated center) U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg during the closing ceremony in Borongan City are DPWH Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, Millenium Challenge Account-Philippines Managing Director and CEO Ma. Victoria Añonuevo, MCC Resident Country Director John Polk, MCC Deputy Resident Country Director Burak Inanc and DSWD Sustainable Livelihood Program Director Gil Dennis A. Raposa. Standing (from left to right) are the DPWH Team composed of Eastern Samar District Engineer Manolo Rojas, Region 8 OIC-Director Edgar Tabacon, MCC Project Manager Teresita V. Bauzon, Roads Management Cluster Project Director Carlos Mutuc, Engr. Miguel Ramos, Stakeholders Relations Service Director Elizabeth P. Pilorin, Engr. Raul Nuqui, Project Manager Soledad Florencio, and Engineers Rene Galapon and Sol Abasa.