Pamintuan bares plans, projects for 2016

• Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2015/12/28/pamintuan-bares-plans-projects-2016-448995
• Wednesday, December 30, 2015

(PR)

ANGELES CITY -- The local chief executive of this city recently announced his plans and projects for 2016.

Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan has revealed more milestone projects to come, which includes a state-of-the-art command center and a public cemetery.

“While we have been able to fulfill the majority of our promises at the start of our terms (2010 and 2013), we acknowledge the fact that there are still a lot of things that we can and should do to serve our constituents,” he said.

Just last week, the local government was able to distribute 19 Foton Blizzard Multi-Purpose Vehicles, 15 of which went to barangays and 4 to the local police. Pamintuan said that they will continue with the second batch of vehicle donations to the remaining barangays and police this January 2016.

They were also able to extend assistance to the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams (BPATs) by providing them with equipment such as vests, whistles, flashlights, and even batons to help suppress criminal elements.

“A priority of this administration is to empower the barangays, especially with their peacekeeping capabilities, which would soon be bolstered by the establishment of a state-of-the-art command center with analytics.” he said.

The mayor further stressed how the local government would be integrating this command center with the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitors to identify the culprits of a crime, monitor real-time traffic, and create the proper response during emergencies or disasters.

Pamintuan also reiterated his plans of putting up a public cemetery for the benefit of the poor. He said that the cemetery would be the “Rolls Royce of cemeteries”, and they put in a lot of work and effort on the design and structure.

“Our citizens deserve a beautiful resting place for their dearly departed. Social strata shouldn’t define where they should be laid to rest.” he adds.

The aim of creating a beautiful public cemetery should be accompanied by beautiful environs, and Pamintuan said that they would continue the improvement of the city’s aesthetics with more parks, jog paths and “aeroscaping” – which is the term the mayor used for the removal of the ugly “spaghetti” electric wires that mar the Angeles’ skyline.

The mayor also said that he is looking forward to the first batch of graduates of the City College of Angeles (CCA).

“Through the CCA, we were able to produce 197 graduates who are set to become productive members of the community while manifesting the values of excellence and resiliency taught to them by the college.” the Angeles mayor said.

Pamintuan also lauded and expressed his appreciation to the employees of the local government while enjoining them to do more.

“As government officials and employees, we will not stop working on our vision to make Angeles City a haven for tourists and investors, which would redound to more benefits for our people in terms of employment and livelihood opportunities,” the mayor said.