DPWH office expects more projects in Ormoc under Mayor Richard

ORMOC CITY, Leyte, May 31 (PNA) -– The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is expecting more infrastructure projects to be implemented here following the election of Richard Gomez as mayor, citing the smoother relationship between the city government and congressional office.

DPWH Leyte 4th district engineering chief Lino Francisco Gonzales said the representative of the district where Ormoc belongs is the wife of the incoming mayor.

This prompted Gonzales to revise his earlier projection of PHP1.8 billion worth of infrastructure projects to be implemented in northwest Leyte this year to even higher. At present, the district has 63 projects for 2016 worth more than PHP1 billion.

“I expect development of (Ormoc’s) tourism (industry specifically in) Lake Danao, most especially that the congresswoman is the chairperson of the House committee on culture, recreation and tourism,” Gonzales said, referring to Rep. Lucy Marie Torres Gomez.

“So I expect the development of Lake Danao and then the airport,” he said. Lake Danao is Ormoc’s premier tourism site but its development is hampered by its classification as a protected area. The airport, on the other hand, needs runway lights, traffic control tower and fire truck to convince airlines to include Ormoc to their routes.

Gonzales believes that with a friendlier administration in Ormoc, Rep. Gomez will facilitate the entry of more projects to the city. Most projects solicited by the congresswoman from various agencies are implemented by 4th LED. “Although in fairness also to outgoing Mayor Edward Codilla, his administration was also cooperative with us,” he added. (PNA)

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