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==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
'''2012 funds for R8 for release this month -- DPWH'''
'''Disaster management office eyes barangay covered courts as evacuation centers'''
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=73060
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=73285
*Wednesday, January 18, 2012
*Thursday, January 19, 2012
:by  Bong Pedalino
:by  ES Gorne




MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan. 18 (PIA) -- At the beginning of this year, the District Engineering Office of Southern Leyte will get its entire 2012 funding, the first time it will happen, because in previous years, funding would be released after six months.
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan 19 (PIA) -- The barangay covered courts constructed in the locality have been eyed by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) headed by provincial governor as among the evacuation centers in the province.
This is a nationwide strategy designed to pump-prime the economy as money will circulate nationwide with the implementation of various public works projects, Carlos Veloso, district engineer, said during a press conference.
According to PDRRMO consultant Jason Calva, Governor Damian G. Mercado said during the Action Center Kapihan, that using the barangay halls as evacuation centers is not convenient to both the barangay officials and evacuees since this will be disrupting official functions.
Last year, critics assailed DPWH for not releasing enough infra funds that could have stimulated the economy.
In Maasin City alone, 40 out of the 70 barangays have steel-covered courts which Governor Mercado considers improving with toilets, and sleeping quarters, Calva added.
This year, DPWH will reverse that picture by releasing funds early, right on the first month of the year, Veloso explained.
Meanwhile, Congressman Roger Mercado of Southern Leyte, had been leading massive tree planting for years. This had contributed to a cooler Southern Leyte in the midst of global warming. (PIA8 - SoLeyte)
He said that a total of P 145,432,000 is due for release anytime this month for the Southern Leyte Engineering District's (SLED), specific infra projects.
The amount is for five projects, four of which had already been bid out, like the widening of the national road Tomas Oppus street in Maasin City for P 5.456 million, San Ricardo-Bil-atan road for P 5 million, and improvements along Daang Mahalika road for P 10,976,000.
Slated to be bid next month will be the completion of Subang Daku bridge in Sogod for P124,000,000.
Should there be any excess amount, it would be used to improve three old bridges in barangays Combado and Tunga-tunga in Maasin City, and one in San Roque, Macrohon. (PIA-Southern Leyte/bong)
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