By Mortz C.
Ortigoza
LINGAYEN – A congressman
explained the reason why two congressional districts have less financial allocation
from the national projects compared to the First Congressional District in
Pangasinan that had one billion two hundred million pesos last year.
Pangasinan Second
District Representative Leopoldo Bataoil said the six hundred million pesos
given this year to his District and the same amount to the Fourth District of
Representative Christopher De Venecia were because most of the infrastructure
projects in the two districts have almost been completed unlike to that of the
First District in Western Pangasinan.
“Kasi ang Second
District tingnan mo ang (inaudible)
ating national highway almost lahat kumpleto na. Sila (First District) ang mga
daan nila sirang-sira ang kalsada”.
Almost all of the
allocation for the Second and Fourth
Districts, he said, are appropriated for maintenance work.
Representative Jesus Celeste told recently Northern Watch about the allocation given to his district last year.
Representative Jesus Celeste told recently Northern Watch about the allocation given to his district last year.
The 474,712 populated
(2015 Census) Second Congressional District of Bataoil is composed of the towns
of Aguilar, Basista, Binmaley,Bugallon, Labrador, Lingayen, Mangatarem,
and Urbiztondo while the 442,795 populated (2015 Census) Fourth Congressional
District of De Venecia is composed of the City of Dagupan and the towns of Mangaldan,
Manaoag, San Fabian, and San Jacinto .
The 423,899 populated
(2015 Census) First Congressional District under the watch of Representative
Jesus Celeste covers Alaminos City and the towns of Agno, Anda, Bani, Bolinao, Burgos, Dasol, Infanta, Mabini, and Sual.
Bataoil also cited the 21 beach shed owners in Binmaley, Pangasinan that would be covered by the high
elevation concrete roadway Baywalk Project have already relocated through the
assistance of the Department of Environment & Natural Resources.
He said they
voluntarily ejected themselves to give way for the laudable promenade project
that started from the driving range in the Capitol Ground here,
Pangasinan and snakes up to Barangay San Isidro in Binmaley town.
The expansion of
the baywalk in Binmaley cost the government P114 million that was funded from the budgets of the Departments of Public Works & Highway and Tourism.
The bay
walk from here to Binmaley was envisioned to stimulate the towns’ tourism,
spur economic growth, and provide income and livelihood opportunities for local
residents.
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