SAN ISIDRO, Davao del Norte: In his visit to far-flung barangay Igangon of San Isidro, Davao del Norte, 1st District Representative Anthony del Rosario bared that national funding for projects is underway.
Among the projects he revealed with national funding are rural electrification, the upleveling and concreting of the national road from Asuncion to the municipality of Laak in Compostela Valley, and the development of local tourist sites.
Joining the Convergence for Peace and Development forum with barangay officials, he said Davao del Norte is due to receive this year a P38 million rural electrification package for outskirt areas which have not been lighted up.
He promised barangay officials of Igangon to request for the inclusion of its unlighted puroks in case Igangon is not included in this year’s list.
Igangon Barangay Capt. Federico C. Juan said that his barangays needs a total of 72 electric posts to illume puroks 2-B, 3, 1-C, 6A and 6-B.
The national government will also be pouring in this year P70 million for the Asuncion-Laak Road. The fund is in addition to the P95 million given last year for the upleveling and concreting of such road connecting the provinces of Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley.
“The president (Benigno Simeon Aquino III) wants to see that road finished when he retires in 2016,” he said.
Meanwhile, Del Rosario said that Davao del Norte is among the provinces that can take a slice of the national budget for tourism development priorities.
He is expecting the “not so obvious areas” like Igangon to be among those identified for tourism site development.
“We hope that Igangon would become part of it. We can always develop dili obvious nga mga areas para maapil sad (so they can also be included),” he said.
His reference of national funding to Barangay Igangon was in answer to requests of the barangay for assistance to projects it had identified in its list of priority concerns presented to provincial government officials during the recent Convergence for Peace and Development.
Igangon is located 25 kilometers away from Tagum City which is the capital city of Davao del Norte. The Armed Forces of the Philippines identifies it as a rebel-influenced area where families of members of New People’s Army reportedly are residing.
On the other hand, Del Rosario assured barangay officials of Igangon that he will see through the completion of the barangay terminal that he had started funding, and that he will be pouring in funds to improve the water system of the barangay.
He also informed constituents of Brgy Igangon that they can access his P200,000 congressional funds for health assistance parked at the Kapalong District Hospital which is much nearer than the Davao Regional Hospital in Tagum City.
Del Rosario also bared congressional funds for health assistance that he channeled through the Davao Regional Hospital where he gave P1 million, and Southern Philippines Medical Center (in Davao City) with P150,000.
He also had funds channeled through the Philippine Heart Center, the National Kidney Center and the Philippine General Hospital. (PIA-11/Jeanevive Duron-Abangan)
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