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Ormoc City 

May 23-29, 2016  Volume XIII 

Issue No. 22

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MORE PROJECTS ARE COMING. Under Mayor Richard Gomez, more projects will be implemented in Ormoc, this is what District Engr Lino Francisco Gonzales revealed recently. (inset photo). Engr. Gonzales is seen above posing with the plaques of recognition his office received about a month ago.

More projects coming in under Mayor Richard ORMOC CITY – More projects will be implemented in the city under the administration of City Mayor-elect Richard Gomez. This is what District Engineer Lino Francisco Gonzales has revealed last week. He said that he is expecting more infrastructure projects to be implemented here under Gomez as mayor, citing the smoother relationship between the city government and congressional office, considering that the representative of Leyte 4th District is his wife. This prompted Gonzales to revise his earlier projection of P1.8 billion worth of infrastructure projects to be implemented in 4th District this year to even higher. At present, 4th Leyte Engineering District has 63 projects for 2016 worth more than P1 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,

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recreation and tourism,” Gonzales said, referring to Rep. Lucy Marie Torres Gomez. “So expect ko ma-develop ang Lake Danao and then the airport,” he continued. 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 in the city. The 4th Led implements projects solicited by the congresswoman from various government agencies. “Although in fairness man pud nila ni (outgoing) Mayor Ondo (Codilla), maayo man pud sila nato,” he added. Smooth transition Meanwhile, Gomez, vowed to

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US Envoy turnovers new typhoon-resilient classrooms

US AMBASSADOR to the Philippines, Philip Goldberg. PALO, Leyte – United States Ambassador Philip Goldberg led the inauguration of a 10-classroom school building here promising of more assistance from the US government for the rehabilitation of typhoonYo l a n d a in Eastern Visayas re-

gion. In his message, the US Envoy stressed that such project is part of the $143-million commitment of the US government in providing educational assistance to the victims of 2013 supertyphoon Yolanda through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). “These 10 classrooms are part of the 199 completed buildings which USAID built in the many Yolanda-affected areas here in Eastern Visayas,” Goldberg said. He said the United States will “continue our efforts in Leyte and Samar,” he said. “What we want to do is help Leyte and Samar comeback and build more projects that are typhoonresilient.” He said that out of the targeted 310 classrooms which are to be completed by December 2016, 199 have been completed, while 111 are undergoing construction. The inaugurated school building is

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