NEGROS Occidental third district Representative Alfredo Benitez was among the officials who fell into a muddy water after the wooden footbridge collapsed at Sitio Hongkong in Barangay Rio Honda, Zamboanga City, on Thursday, April 26.

A video of the incident went viral on social media. It also made the top stories in the national media.

The officials were conducting an inspection of the housing projects in the area.