SP Approves Appropriation Of P9.4M Plus For Various Projects

Aug. 16,2010
SP Approves Appropriation Of P9.4M Plus For Various Projects
By Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.

Maasin City, Southern Leyte-The Sangguniang Panlalawigan during its recent session held at the provincial capitol here has approved the appropriation of a total P9, 402,055.45 for various projects in different areas of the province.
The places where the funds for projects were intended involved Maasin, Libagon, Hinundayan, San Francisco and Pintuyan.
For Maasin projects are the construction of Provincial Disaster Management Center’s parking area with funds of P397, 935.45.This is chargeable against the Disaster Management CY 2010 funds. Another P954, 000.00 is for the construction of access road in brgy.Badiang, chargeable against the 2010 funds.
The approvals of Maasin’s projects were acted upon by SP ex-Officio member Nacional V. Mercado and seconded by Cesar Rey.
The municipality of Libagon has also two projects. The construction of Biasong-Palayan farm-to-market road worth P1, 500,000.00, which was taken from the Unappropriated Balances of Supplemental Budget No.3 CY 2010.
The other one is the construction of Bogasong Communal Irrigation project with an appropriation of P2, 520,000.00, which is chargeable against the 20% Economic Development Fund for FY 2010 marked “Irrigation Development and Rehabilitation”. The action for the approval was moved by SP Albert Esclamado and seconded by SP Agustin Escaño, Jr.
Hinundayan town has likewise 2 projects. An amount of P1, 500,000.00 was appropriated as the provincial government’s 10 percent counterpart for the rehabilitation of Sagbok-Plaridel farm-to-market road under resolution .no. 389-s.2010.
The other one has funds of P950, 000.00 for Cogon-Biasong communal irrigation project chargeable against the Economic Development Fund for Fiscal Year 2010 thru resolution.no.391-s.2010.Hinundayn’s projects approval was moved by Chairman Committee on Finance and Appropriation SP Jason Calva.
For San Francisco municipality in the Panaon Island, funds of P684,120.00 was appropriated as payments for PEO’s Equipment Services for the construction of access road leading to Marayag Cemetery in brgy.Marayag.This is chargeable against the Special Project Appropriation 2010 Aid to Barangays and Municipalities for infra projects.
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has also approved the requested appropriation of P1, 000,000.00 for the improvement of Pintuyan-Buenavista road under resolution no.360-s.2010 chargeable against the 2010 funds.(Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.)