DavSur provincial LGU to implement P141M infra projects

DAVAO CITY, July 3 (PIA) – The provincial local government of Davao del Sur is set to implement various infrastructure projects worth P141.5 million starting second semester this year.

Governor Claude Bautista said the projects have already undergone the process of bidding as of June 2015, and ready for implementation.  

The governor announced this during the culmination program of the 48^th Founding Anniversary of Davao del Sur on July 1 staged at the province’s Coliseum in Digos City where all local chief executives of Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental gathered together.

Bautista said Digos City and all municipalities of Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental will benefit from the projects.

From the total funding, Davao del Sur gets the share of P94.9 million for Digos City and the towns of Bansalan, Hagonoy, Kiblawan, Magsaysay, Malalag, Matanao, Padada, Sta. Cruz and Sulop.  

For the town of Bansalan, a total of P12 million is allocated to fund farm-to-market roads, mini hospital, rehabilitation of barangay halls, and construction of gymnasium and river control structure.

The residents of Digos City will benefit from the P15 million worth of projects such as culvert, farm to market road, gymnasiums, drainage canal and two-storey barangay hall for Tres de Mayo.

The town of Hagonoy has a total project funding of P11.5 million to cover day care center and perimeter school fence, health center, mini-hospital, barangay halls and gymnasiums.

The municipality of Magsaysay gets mini-hospital and gymnasium projects worth P4 million, while Malalag has P2.5 million for a mini-hospital project.

In Padada, the projects to poured in include health center, mini-hospital, concreting of farm to market road and gymnasium which have a total funding of P13 million.

For Matanao, two mini hospitals, health center, day care center and gymnasium costing P7.9 million are also in place for implementation.

A total budget of P11.5 million is allocated to Sta. Cruz town for the construction of three two-storey barangay halls and mini hospital, while Kiblawan gets P7 million funding for two two-storey barangay halls.    

Sulop is given the allocation of P3.5 million for a multi-purpose building, completion of barangay hall and gymnasium.

Meanwhile, Davao Occidental province takes the portion of P46.6 million which covers the municipalities of Sta. Maria, Malita, Don Marcelino, Jose Abad Santos and Sarangani.

The biggest chunk of P28.7 million to the province’s capital town of Malita for various projects which comprise of a mini hospital, gymnasiums, day care centers, barangay halls, and health center.

A two-storey barangay hall amounting to P3.5 million will soon be put up in Barangay Kinaga in Don Marcelino, while the island town of Sarangani is given P2.5 million share for construction of a gymnasium.

The residents of Jose Abad Santos will soon benefit from day care centers and gymnasiums which have a total share of P11.9 million.

In Sta. Maria town, a P10.5 million worth of projects which include two mini hospitals and two gymnasiums will be poured in.

Bautista said the provincial LGU continues its efforts to implement infrastructure projects in all areas in Davao del Sur as well as Davao Occidental which is still under his administration until a new set of officers will be elected in 2016. (PIA-XI/Carina L. Cayon)