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GMA inaugurates 3 projects in Albay

By Mar S. Arguelles

LEGAZPI CITY --- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday inaugurated three multi-million social and infrastructure projectswhich include housing, water system, sea wall and coastal road projectsin two Albay towns and this city.

 Pres. Arroyo led the ground breaking and capsule laying ceremony of a P141 million rehabilitation work project of the Polangui Water System in Barangay Napo in Polangui town.

The chief executive was assisted by Albay Gov.Joey Salceda, Local Water Utilities Authority (LWUA) administrator Prospero Pichay, Albay 3rd Representative Reno Lim and Polangui Mayor Jesus Salceda during the ground breaking.

 Pichay said the P140,710,000 rehabilitation project of the Polangui Water System were sourced from P12 million inpure grant, P12.5 million loan without interest while the remaining balance of P115,710,000 came from a loan with an annual interest of 9.2to 10 percent.

 Rehabilitation works will include setting-up of two water systems covering 11 barangays in Polangui.

 The scope of work include rehabilitation of two existing reservoirs;installation of a 24,148 linear meter pipelines; 5,000 service connections; provision of a treatment facility; improvement of theexisting Higiba spring intake and construction of a pumping station.

 Arroyo at the ceremonial rites also sent off 20 paramedics of the Albay Health and Emergency Management (AHEM) team whowill be dispatched to the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC)with 28 more on standby to assist in the rescue and relief operation inMetro Manila. The team also brought with them a water purifying machine.

The chief executive also received from Salceda P1million financial aid to be given to Rizal Gov. Yñiguez whose province was badly battered by Tropical Storm Ondoy.

From Polangui, Aroyo led the turn-over o fCertificates of Ownership to 240 families displaced by Typhoon Remingin 2006 as part of the CORE Shelter 30,000th milestone at the Tagaytay resettlement site in Barangay Tagaytay, Camalig, Albay.

The resettlement site is a home to some 840 displaced families from the 16 villages of the municipality located within the high-risk areas of Mayon Volcano which at present is on arestive mode, and under Alert Level 2 status.

 The site has a total of 840 housing units – eachbuilt on a 80 square meter lot – spread over 145,185 square meter areabought by the local government of Camalig and developed by the National Housing Authority (NHA).

The President proceeded to this city and inaugurated the P70 million sea wall and coastal road project in Barangay Puro, this city.

 Pres. Arroyo together with Gov. Salceda, Budget Secretary Nonoy Andaya, Legazpi Mayor Noel Rosal and 2nd District Representative Al Francis Bichara made a drive through along the 360 linear meters sea wall and a corresponding 360 linear meters of road toinclude a walk way.

The coastal road network which stretches some 4.095 kilometers, is envisioned to be the “Roxas Boulevard” in this city.

 The Puro Seawall Phase I and II project was implemented by the DPWH withthe Sunwest Construction and Development Corporation, as thecontractor.

She also visited the Legazpi Grand Terminal which will be formally opened today, Oct. 1.

source: BICOLMAIL ONLINE

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