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Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Arroyo's bridges increase economic activities in Capiz
By A. Lumaque
Roxas City - At least eleven steel bridges were established in Capiz to connect farm to market roads in the province to provide access to farmers and town residents in transporting their harvest to market.
The project dubbed "Tulay ng Pangulo sa Barangay" is in partnership with the governments of United Kingdom and Australia as well as the administration of President Gloria Arroyo.
The President's Bridge Program in the province has been established in some barangays of Roxas City and the municipalities of Pan-ay, Dumarao, Pilar, Jamindan and Dao.
Pan-ay town Mayor Felipe Barredo, said that his town is a recipient of six of the eleven bailey bridges in barangays Bonga - Pawa, Pob. Ilaya - Tanza Sur, Tanza Norte - Agojo, Libon - Binantuan, Candual - Pangpang, Bolo (Roxas City), and Bago Grande - Loctugan, Roxas City because it has the most number of rivers in the province. He added that agricultural and fishery production have noticeably increased due to the construction of the bridges.
In November last year, British Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Beckingham graced the inauguration of the P29.33 million newly constructed steel bridge in Dao town.
Capiz Gov. Vicente Bermejo has included in the infrastructure developments the construction and repair of bridges with the provincial investment and counterpart amounting to P35.6 million during his State of the Province Address last August 2005. Other significant infrastructure achievements consist of improvement of hospitals and other major health facilities as well as public buildings; rehabilitation, maintenance and construction of various roads; construction and repair of school buildings; completion of the Capiz Gymnasium and Provincial Capitol Annex Building; and purchase and rehabilitation of heavy equipments among others.
Meanwhile, Pres. Arroyo gave P20 million to start the rehabilitation of national roads at the province's second congressional district which had been utilized as route areas of the national government's Strong Republic Nautical Highway during the opening of Sinadya sa Halaran festival last Dec. 7.
The initial amount is part of the P180 million pledge of Pres. Arroyo sourced from the savings of the national government generated through sound fiscal policy implementation.
(January 4, 2006 issue)
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