By Claro A. Lanipa
BAYOG, Zamboanga del Sur – A fire truck
owned by Barangay Poblacion has recently been turned-over on Monday to the
municipal government here.
Barangay Poblacion chairman Berly E. Jate personally
turned-over the said fire truck to Mayor Leonardo L. Babasa Jr. after the
barangay council had passed a resolution donating the said vehicle to the
municipality.
It can be recalled that the said fire truck was
acquired by Barangay Poblacion from the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan –
Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Service (KALAHI-CIDSS) program of
the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in 2007.
Jate disclosed that the barangay had decided to
turn-over the fire truck to the municipal government since it could no longer afford
to sustain the vehicle’s repair and maintenance and the honorarium for the fire
volunteer brigade.
The fire truck will now be manned by the Bayog Fire
Volunteer Brigade under the supervision of Mr. Abraham Capayas, the Municipal
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer (MDRRMO).
Witnessing the turnover ceremony and the signing of the
deed of donation were Vice Mayor Celso Matias, Councilor Horace Paul Anlap and
Barangay Poblacion officials. (FPG/CAL/PIA9 with reports from Bernadine Gabawan)