Pampanga government completes R1.6- B infra projects in 4 years

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga— R1.6- billion worth of infrastructure projects have been completed in less than four years by the provincial government, Assistant Provincial Engineer Olimpio “Noli” Pangan said Wednesday.

Some R1.03 billion were implemented during the first term of Gov. Lilia G. Pineda, such as construction and renovation of district hospitals, construction of classroom buildings in different public schools and provincial, municipal and barangay farm- tomarket roads.

“More than 400 classrooms in 148 public schools had been constructed in the whole province under the present administration. This is aside from the six covered courts also constructed in various public schools,’’ said Pangan.

The Provincial Engineering Office (PEO) headed by Engineer Andy Austria had also facilitated the construction of boys and girls comfort rooms for 26 public schools amounting to 9.7 million; more than R18 million for the establishment of Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University Sto. Tomas Campus and another R20 million was given for the construction of expansion building of the Philippine State College of Aeronautics in Floridablanca and the renovation of R43- million Re- gional Trial Court (RTC) building.

The new RTC building, composed of eight courts and 24 offices - fully furnished and air-conditioned with 22 comfort rooms was constructed in a span of 20 months by the PEO.

Austria said the PEO had implemented the improvement of four classroom school buildings with comfort rooms at Mexico National High School worth R1,188,230.28; improvement of San Isidro Gasak Barangay Road, Sta Rita3,761,198.80; concreting of Mapalad Barangay Road, Arayat — R1,487,420.14; improvement of Mabalacat District Hospital Phase III and face lift of old buildings – R6,425,275.51; improvement of Escolastica Romero District Hospital Annex, San Nicolas, Lubao- R683,382.20; construction of multi-purpose covered area with reinforced concrete slab in Mabuanbuan, Sasmuan - R2,062,990.68; improvement of covered court with stage, Dila-Dila, Sta. Rita - R3,501,015.90; and construction of covered court with two sets of basketball courts, Prado Siongco, Lubao - R2,357,890.06;

Likewise, the provincial government through the PEO had completed the general renovation and improvement of all existing district hospital buildings in the province including facilities and medical equipment.(Franco G. Regala)