Arroyo fast track Samar road project (6:09 p.m.)

MANILA -- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday ordered Western Samar Governor Milagros Tan to rush the implementation of road pavement project on the Lokiloan-San Jose De Buan provincial road.

Western Samar Representative Sharee Ann Tan said she will release about P5 million budget from her congressional fund to provide for the project.

For her part, San Jose de Buan Mayor Melania Rebato said paving the 38.5 kilometer provincial road will bring investors to the fifth-class mountain municipality rich in natural resources.

In her short visit to San Jose de Buan Western Samar Friday, President Arroyo inaugurate several Kalayaan Barangay Program (KBP) projects consisting of two units of two-classroom school buildings, two healthcare centers, and the barangay street lighting system.

The KBP projects have a total cost of P4.7 million, which were funded by the President’s Social Fund.

Arroyo also inaugurated the P1.5 million Municipal Executive Building project, which is a two-storey structure funded by the local government unit (LGU) and implemented in two phases. (Jill Beltran/Sunnex)