MikeLigalig.com

Davao Sur gov leads groundbreaking of P140-M road concreting project

MAGSAYSAY, Davao del Sur, Feb. 28 (PNA) –- Governor Douglas Cagas spearheaded the ceremonial groundbreaking of the PHP140-million concreting project on a farm-to-market road here Tuesday morning.

Cagas was accompanied by Mayor Arthur Davin, Vice Mayor Donnabel Joy Mejia, municipal councilors, and Department of Agriculture regional executive director Engr. Ricardo Onate Jr. in laying the time capsule and unveiling of the billboard to signal the start of construction work.

He displayed no animosity to local officials even as he ran with the rival political party during the 2016 national and local elections. This was the first time that he appeared in an activity here after his assumption to office late last year.

"Let us forget politics. It will just pass by in three years time but the implementation of projects must be sustained,” Cagas said in his message during the program.

He said he is already old and that he wanted to spend the remaining of days of his life providing services to his people in the province.

The project covers the 12-kilometer stretch from Barayong, Mabini, Bala to Upper Bala which is under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP). The total project cost reaches PHP140,105,207. The cost sharing will be 80 percent loan proceeds from World Bank (PHP112,084,165), 10 percent Government of the Philippines (PHP14,010,520) and 10 percent Equity from the Local Government Unit (PHP14,010,520).

For his part, Davin said the project proposal has since been submitted for approval sometime in October 2015 and it was only this time that the actual implementation was realized.

“It has been very tough in getting this project but here we are now. I would just like to appeal for full cooperation of our constituents for the smooth project implementation,” he said. (PNA)
LAP/LCM/ANTHONY S. ALLADA/LDP



Linkback: https://tubagbohol.mikeligalig.com/index.php?topic=85774.0