ANGELES City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan and Vice Mayor Bryan Matthew Nepomuceno led Tuesday’s groundbreaking and time-capsule laying ceremony for the new annex building of the Angeles City Hall in Barangay Pulung Maragul.

Pamintuan said that the construction of the new city hall will help the local government in intensifying its operations especially now that the demand for public service and frontline transactions are increasing as manifested by the daily surge of people availing government services.

“More than a physical structure, this for me represents the city’s seat of power and leadership, and our shared vision that propelled the city to what it has attained over the years,” said Pamintuan.

The five-story structure will have approximately 3,630 square meters per floor level and a total floor area of 16,023.70 square meters. It will house spacious executive, legislative and frontline government offices; additional amenities such as conference rooms, auditorium and multipurpose hall; multi-level parking and driveway; and rentable spaces on the ground floor.

The city mayor also added that the project is another major breakthrough for the local government as it advocates environmental-friendliness conforming to the Green Building Regulations.

“Our new city hall will also feature an integrated modern design with elevators and improved safety, sanitary, and traffic conditions within the vicinity which will make the nit PWD and senior citizens friendly,” the mayor added.

In affirmation, Nepomuceno said “the new facility will provide service to the Angeleños in an easy one-stop experience and will be a source of pride for all the residents of Angeles City.”

Meanwhile, the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) projected the construction and completion of the new P580-million Angeles City Hall in 600 calendar days.

Pamintuan said that it is about time for Angeles to have “a government complex fit for a highly-urbanized city”.

“This is a much-deserve breakthrough for the people of the City: a perfect edifice to house world-class local governance and public service for the Angeleños, and a fitting tribute to the legacies of our city for the generations to treasure,” the mayor said.

Present during the ceremony were incumbent City Councilor Edgardo Pamintuan Jr., City Administrator Dennis Albert Pamintuan, representatives from the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Angeles City, PNP Director Narvin Mangune, Kuliat Foundation President Marco Nepomuceno, AC-DILG Director Martin Pores Moral, CLAC President Thelma Indiongco, Tabun Barangay Captain Alma Mercado, former City Communications Officer Jay Pelayo IV, City Hall Land Benefactor Reynaldo So, businessman Ricardo Tan, and the department heads of the local government. (PR)