ABOUT 107 sets of solar street lights will be installed in several towns of Cebu Province to enable them to be resilient and disaster-proof in times of calamities. In Resolution No. 535, the Provincial Board on Monday, Feb. 18, authorized Gov. Hilario Davide III to enter into and sign a contract with NCO General Merchandise, for the supply and delivery of the solar street lights. These will serve as renewable energy source in disaster resilience and mitigation for “geographically isolated and disadvantaged communities.” NCO General Merchandise was awarded the contract by the Bids and Awards Committee in 2018 for giving the lowest bid of P2,972,446.09 compared to the approved budget contract of P3,496,995.40. “The foregoing total bid amount of NCO General Merchandise is indeed favorable to the Province being noticeably less than the approved budget for the contract for the undertaking,” Provincial Board Member Sun Shimura, chairman on the committee on public safety, peace and order, said. Beneficiaries of the project will be evacuation centers in Carmen, Madridejos, Pilar, Sibonga, and Santa Fe, which will get two sets each. Other beneficiaries are Pajo, Daanbantayan Relocation Site, 10 sets; Kinatarkan, Santa Fe, 9; and Barangays Rizal and Buhingtubig, Pinamungajan, 8. Other areas are Argao, Malabuyoc, Alcoy and Alcantara which will get 8 sets; while the towns of Aloguinsan, Santander and Gibitngil of Medellin will get 10 sets. (from SCG of Superbalita Cebu, VLA)