DILG grants P73.

7-M PAMANA projects for 6 towns in Sibugay

By Emmanuel D. Taghoy

IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay, Jan. 13 (PIA) Six municipalities of Zamboanga

Sibugay province are recipients of roads and water system projects
amounting to P73.7 million under the Payapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn
(PAMANA) DILG Fund Project 2014.
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has just
downloaded 80 percent of the amount to the provincial government of
Zamboanga Sibugay for the recipient-municipalities of Talusan with an
appropriation of almost P23.5 million, Imelda with P5 million, Kabasalan with
P4.2 million, Naga with P21 million, Ipil with P15 million and Roseller T. Lim
with P5 million.
Talusan town will use the money for the concreting of some existing
barangay roads in the boundary Bualan to Bolingan, and Barangay
Kasigpitan Proper; rehabilitation of water supply system level 2; and the
construction of four Madrasah school buildings.
For Imelda, the amount will be used for the construction of water system
level 2 in Barangay Upper Baluran.
Kabasalan town will use the amount for gravelling of the farm-to-market
road connecting barangays Banker to Tampilisan.
Naga town is going to use the money for road concreting of junction National
Highway to Sitio Singkilon, and Barangay Baga to Barangay BangkawBangkaw; and rehabilitation of water system level 2.
The P15 million budget for Ipil town will be used for the construction and
rehabilitation of roads connecting barangays Veterans Village, Tiayon and
Caparan.
Roseller T. Lim town will use the P5 million for the construction of water
supply system level 2 in Barangay Mabini and Barangay Malubal.
Present in yesterdays downloading of the P64 million to the provincial
government were DILG Assistant Regional Director Pedro G. Cuevas,
Provincial Director Arnel F. Gudio of DILG-Sibugay, Governor Wilter Y. Palma
and their staff.

Provincial Director Gudio said in an interview with the Philippine Information

Agency (PIA) that the selection of the recipients for the Pamana Project was
conducted by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process
(OPAPP).
The provincial government will oversee the completion of these projects,
after which, the 20 percent remaining of the PAMANA funds shall be
released. (FPG/EDT/PIA9-Zamboanga Sibugay).