TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, July 1 -– The newly-inducted provincial officials of Davao del Norte have rolled up their sleeves in attaining climate change adaptive and disaster resilient communities to protect the development gains of the province.
Governor Rodolfo del Rosario on his inaugural address last Sunday, June 30, 2013, said that his new administration shall expand the P.E.O.P.L.E. development strategy and implement programs that boost disaster preparedness, mitigation, response and rehabilitation in the next three years.
“We wish to see our communities become better and better prepared,” he said, at the jampacked newly-refurbished RDR Gym and Cultural Center.
Del Rosario hinted the effects of climate change could hamper the development momentum of the province, which is touted as one of the fast-growing provinces in Mindanao today.
The last-termer Governor said the impact of Typhoon Pablo last year served as a wake up call, since the province is listed among the top 10 provinces in the country that are vulnerable to disasters.
He cited a recent geo-statistics study that disclosed 66 percent of the total land area of the province or 205,000 hectares are prone to floods, drought and landslides, which are the three most prominent effects of global climate change.
Yet, the Governor said the province shall firm up the positive behavior and culture of safety among the Dabaonon people to ensure the hard-earned success of the province will not come to naught.
Del Rosario assured better health, education and income opportunities shall remain the top priorities of his last term.
Among the big ticket projects that del Rosario will pursue for the next three years include the completion of road projects, such as the Kapalong-Talingod Highway, the Km. 0, Asuncion-Veruela, Agusan Sur Road, and the Mahayahay, Panabo City-Paquibato, Davao City Road.
The Governor is also keen on working for the conversion of the Semong-Florida, Kapalong Road connecting all the way to Loreto, Agusan del Sur, into a national road.
Regional Trial Court Branch 2 Judge Ma. Susana Baua administered the oath of office of the governor, along with that of Vice Gov. Victorio Suaybaguio, 1st District Congressman Antonio Rafael del Rosario, 2nd District Congressman Antonio Ernesto Lagdameo, Jr. and all the board members of the two districts. (Noel Baguio, PIO Davao del Norte)
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