PIA Bohol: The Provincial Development Council (PDC) has favorably endorsed to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) the 2010 proposed one point one billion peso annual investment plan (AIP) includes some P203M funds for the projected 20% development funds.
Of this, the PDC has put in an estimated P134.8M for economic services, P27.5M for general public services, P21.7M for social services and P18.9M for the next year's priority projects.
Believing in the crucial role of good road networks as economic assets for Bohol, PDC has proposed some P95.7M funds for the provincial roads development program and another P12M for the Provincial motor Pool fund support.
The AIP has also identified some P10M more barangay road development and other vital infrastructure projects as priority project for the calendar year and another P500K for Uptown subdivision road improvements.
Capitol Barangay electrification and waterworks programs put in a combined P10 M or at P5 M each to mark the administration's priority policy of spurring economic development in the country sides.
Meanwhile, in support of its agricultural development in line with Bohol's dream of a string agro-industry support to tourism, the AIP also puts in a total of P6.5M support fund for organic agriculture, rice, corn, high value commercial crops and fisheries and resource management programs.
The same Bohol agri development is running with a separate fund for priority projects in jathropha for biodiesel and organic fertilizer production, coco-hybridization, dairy production support, backyard gardening, mushroom development at a total of P7M.
For livestock industry, the PDC through the AIP puts in P5.3 M funds for animal dispersals, livestock disease management program, meat safety control, dairy development program and for the construction of a rabies laboratory, all to be implemented by the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian.
The AIP also puts in a P12M counter-parting fund source, P1.8M disaster preparedness fund and P5.5M aid to barangays, attests the letter of endorsement from Governor Aumentado to Vice Gov, Herrera. (PIA)
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