Bacolod City -The 55 Negros Occidental barangays have received ₱ 16.5 million worth of financial assistance from the provincial government, for their respective development projects.
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson led the turnover of ₱ 300,000 financial assistance each, to 55 Negros Occidental barangays, in a ceremony held on September 16 at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City, which was received by their respective barangay captains.
The financial assistance will either be used for the installation of solar street lights, multipurpose pavement, construction of women’s center, rehabilitation of barangay day care center, or perimeter fence, purchase of office/disaster equipment, purchase of multi-purpose vehicle, concreting of barangay road, improvement of water system, rehabilitation of covered court, expansion of barangay health station, rehabilitation of barangay hall, and installation of barangay CCTV.
The turnover rites were also witnessed by Board Members Andrew Montelibano, Jeffrey Tubola, Sixto Pal Guanzon, and Valentino Miguel Alonso, as well as Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz.
On the other hand, Lacson also turned ₱ 1.5 million financial assistance to the scholarship program of Mayor Jilson Tubillara for San Enrique residents.
Meanwhile, a total of 400 Negrenses have availed of a livelihood assistance grant from the national government, through the Office of Senator Bong Go.
The beneficiaries are residents of EB Magalona, Calatrava, Moises Padilla and Isabela in Negros Occidental. Each beneficiary receives ₱ 15,000.
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, assisted by Mayor Marvin Malacon and Board Member Andrew Montelibano, led the distribution of livelihood assistance to 100 beneficiaries in EB Magalona on September 14.
The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office led by Merle Garcia, assisted by municipal social welfare personnel, facilitated the distribution of financial assistance in EB Magalona.
Lacson also led the inauguration of an Animal Health Center in Hinigaran on Tuesday, witnessed by Mayor Jose Nadie Arceo, Board Members Rita Gatuslao, Anton Occeño and Andrew Montelibano, Hinigaran Mayor Jose Nadie Arceo, Himamaylan City Mayor Raymund Tongson, Isabela Mayor Irene Montilla, Provincial Veterinary Office officer-in-charge Placeda Lemana and District Veterinarian Dr. Maria Regina Gawan.
The animal center project, implemented through the Provincial Veterinary Office, was established to ensure effective and efficient delivery of veterinary services to the public and provide animal health care and related services.
In a statement, Capitol said that the facility’s primary responsibility is to carry out programs, projects and activities required to sustain the development of the province’s livestock and poultry industries;
To prevent and control domestic and animal diseases in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act, the services available at the animal center include veterinary consultation, medical treatment, deworming, vitamins supplementation, laboratory tests, and surgery-castration.
A Memorandum of Agreement was also signed by Lacson and the local government of Hinigaran, stating the joint undertaking between the province and the partner LGU. (Gilbert Bayoran via The Visayan Daily Star (TVDS), photo courtesy of TVDS)