Rey Anthony H.
Chiu
BOHOL, April 22
(PIA)-- San Isidro town in Bohol managed to pool P12.4M to fund its various
infrastructure development projects as priority in each barangay that were
accessed from the first cycle of a key project in government social
welfare development.
The Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Kapit Bisig Laban sa
Kahirapan (Kalahi) National Community Driven Development program (NCCDP) grants
some P9,125,000 to San Isidro Barangays, the sum of 12 sub projects which the
communities have earlier identified as an economic boost to conditions of their
villages.
The Provincial
Government of Bohol on the other hand puts in with some P359,450
representing non-cash aid to the town. The help directed to two barangay
infrastructure projects, according Lucky Biel Diongson, San Isidro Kalahi
Coordinator.
An addition San
Isidro municipal government through Mayor Jacinto Naraga and Vice Mayor Eudoxio
Asoy put up non-cash counterpart worth P433,337.11 that went to the town’s
12 barangays.
To complete the
picture, barangays through their councils and chairmen pitched in
cash worth P915,960.99 and non-cash valued at P1,388,926.91 or
P2,304.887.90.
In the spirit of
empowerment and ownership, men and women in each of the barangays squeezed
sweat and swear in to supplement the labor requirements to get their projects
up and functional.
Biggest project among
San Isidro’s community identified infrastructure is the Masonoy Barangay access
road rehabilitation which goes as high as P1,640,800.00. Poblacion’s
construction of a multi-purpose building (MPB) follows next with P1,638,400.
Barangay Cansague
Norte residents identified as priority its P1.347,100.00 multi-purpose building
while Cabanugan tags a barangay road access rehabilitation worth P1,061.00.
Among the projects
identified are the following: P906,200.00 Cambansag (Construction of MPB),
P849,400 Caimbang construction of Barangay Health Station, P834,800 and
P824,400.00 for Baunos and Abehilan’s concreting of Barangay Access Roads.
Barangay Baryong Daan
has P786,60.00 Barangay Access Road, Cansague Sur has P767,200.00 Barangay
Trading Post while Causwagan Sur has barangay access road construction worth
P761,800.
Mayor Jacinto Naraga
also said that he did not expect that much when the government started
organizing for the project, until the time that he signed a Memorandum of
Agreement with the DSWD in September 17, 2014.
San Isidro is a
landlocked town too far out from its mother second district, is surrounded by
first district towns.
Just as the town’s new
roads opened its access to Tagbilaran and port town of Tubigon, the massive
earthquake of 2013 cut off the town again, toppled several of its public
infrastructure, leaving most of its people isolated. (mbcn/rac/PIA-7Bohol)