Mangaldan, Bani recipients of multi-million pesos road funds

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANGALDAN – Two Pangasinan towns are beneficiaries of a multi-million pesos project from the government and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Mayor Bonafe D. Parayno said that Bani and this burgeoning town are the only recipients in the 48 local government units in Pangasinan of road construction projects from the Department of Public Works & Highway, Department of Trade & Industry and the USA Aid.

BENEFICIARIES: Mangaldan Mayor Bonafe D. Parayno and Bani Mayor
Gwen Palafox Yamamoto are recipients of   multi-million pesos road funds
from the government and the United States of America.

“That is fifty one million pesos Roll-It Program for Mangaldan,” Mayor Parayno cited.

The Roads Leveraging Linkages for Industry and Trade or ROLL IT Program aims to further the growth of investments and other economic activities in the country through more road projects leading to manufacturing and economic zones.

According to Fernando Saguisag Cabrera, administrative officer 4 personnel, this tapa (cured beef) famous town will be receving fifty one million pesos to reconstruct its road networks to world class ten-width highway that include a drainage system.

“Its about the rehabilitation and improvement of the road networks ng J.L de Guzman Street, Visperas Street, P. De Guzman, Bari, itong Magno Street connecting Silamed Product,  slaughter house, livestocks,  na widen iyan tapos La Union inter provincial road sa main highway. Ito ang show case ng DTI, DPWH which mainly to showcase itong mga industries ng Mangaldan”.

The fifty one million peso bonanza was requested by Mayor Parayno to the national government since late last year.

A total of 21 project proposals in the country were enrolled in the program and were submitted to USAID for evaluation. Most of proposals concern the conduct rehabilitation and construction of access roads from manufacturing sites to marketing areas.

Cabrera cited that it has no counterpart fund from the local government here as condition for its approval.

He said in case the road networks mentioned earlier would not meet the standard of the government’s agencies; Mayor Parayno has another alternative venue where the monies could be spent.

 “It is almost a done deal but if the measurement would not qualify we would look for another road like those in Bari or outside Barangay Malabago”.

Cabrera said the national agencies and the USAAID saw the festivities here like the Pindang (Cured Beef) Festival advertised and hosted by the mayor that resulted to the funding of the roads.