Leyte town to focus on infra, investment in 2017, says mayor

TACLOBAN CITY, Aug. 20 (PNA) – The local government of Carigara town in Leyte province will focus on infrastructure and projects that would spur economic growth, its mayor has said.

Officials of the local government, selected employees and representatives of national government agencies recently gathered in Cebu City to formulate Carigara's Executive-Legislative Agenda (ELA) for 2017.

Carigara Mayor Eduardo Ong disclosed that he will seek more investment to provide his constituents more jobs.

Ong said they will also offer a special program that would include food for work and counseling classes for town residents who have yielded to authorities in the government's anti-narcotics campaign.

His other target priorities include improved health service; program for basic services; housing programs for families living along the coastal areas and permanent danger zones; business industry promotion and marketing for more economic activity; and effective disaster preparedness and management, he said.

The mayor noted the importance of the ELA, saying it will guide and enable the executive and legislative branches to agree on priority problems and focus on interventions.

“This activity also promotes the judicious use of the budget and resources of the local government,” Ong added.

Carigara has an internal revenue allotment of PHP102 million and local revenues of PHP18 million.

The executive-legislative agenda embodies how local officials and other stakeholders translate their development roadmap into concrete programs that would boost the community's economy. (PNA)
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