by Jocelyn P. Alvarez
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan. 5 (PIA 9) - - Two remote barangays of the city formally received yesterday various infrastructure projects totaling to P16.1 Million.
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| One of the 5 road projects in Sibulao |
City Information Officer (IO) Sheila Covarrubias said Mayor Celso Lobregat yesterday motored to barangays Sibulao and Mangusu, some 78 kilometers east of the city to unveil the various projects the city has initiated in the said barangays.
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| School fence project in Mangusu |
“Lobregat first inaugurated the newly constructed covered court worth P2.4 Million in Barangay Mangusu,” Covarrubias said.
“He later proceeded to Dr. Diaz Memorial Elementary School to unveil the school fence amounting to P499,000 and later the pathway and drainage system worth P129,00 and P203,000 respectively at the Mangusu Elementary School,” Covarrubias shared.
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| The newly constructed covered court in Mangusu |
The lady IO said the Mayor, after unveiling the various projects in Barangay Mangusu, together with Archbishop Romulo Valles, who led in the blessing of the projects along with some city councilors, proceeded to the interiors of Barangay Sibulao to unveil and turn over the P12.9 million five (5) road projects connecting Dabuy and Merloquet.
“Despite the distance from the city proper, the city government displays its concern for the people in Sibulao and Mangusu through the implementation of enormous projects in the area,” Covarrubias said.
She said mayor Lobregat will be inaugurating more projects this year in the various barangays of the city.
The active city IO said “the projects inaugurated yesterday are located in the interiors of the barangays. This goes to show that we are not only concentrating development in the center but also in the interiors.”
Covarrubias said the 9 projects inaugurated yesterday was a show of consistency of the city’s commitment in bringing development to the barangays. (JPA /S.Covarrubias/CIO/PIA ZBST)