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Thursday, November 24, 2005
Roadwork dominates Capitol investment plan
MORE than half of the Capitol’s Annual Investment Plan for 2006 is concentrated on roads and bridges. Less than five percent will pay for programs to protect our cultural heritage, tourism and the environment.
The Provincial Government plans to allot P680 million for its Annual Investment Plan (AIP), of which P370 million is earmarked for roadwork and bridge improvements.
An additional P50 million will be spent constructing or fixing public buildings.
As it identifies what projects will be pursued and how much will be spent on them, the AIP is a good look at a local government’s priorities. The plan is supposed to be crafted by the Local Development Council, whose members include non-government organizations.
The thrusts in next year’s AIP are consistent with Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia’s pledge to asphalt at least 400 kilometers of provincial roads in her three-year-term, which began in 2004.
The AIP for 2006 includes P300 million for asphalting or concreting roads, P50 million for road improvement and P20 million for bridge rehabilitation.
After a year marred by outbreaks of water-borne diseases in some towns, the Capitol hopes to spend P50 million next year on water supply development programs.
Garcia has also committed to upgrade two out of 18 district hospitals in the province, for which the AIP has earmarked P50 million from July to December 2006.
Capitol is also allocating some P15 million to resettle occupants of Provincial Government-owned lots and P10 million as equity for municipal housing programs.
Peace and order initiatives, as well as support for civil society groups, will get P10 million each if the AIP is approved as is.
Social and economic development projects—from roadwork to peace and order programs—take up 90 percent of the entire AIP.
Environmental development will get only 4.41 percent. That includes P15 million for solid waste management programs and P10 million for cultural heritage and tourism support initiatives.
To help local government units comply with Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, Capitol will be putting up an Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility in Danao City.
About five percent of the AIP will pay for general development work, including P10 million for the Capitol’s computerization program and P20 million for the networking of towns.
Policy research will get P5 million. (MBG)
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