DILG, DPWH led ceremonial turn-over of bridge project in Tabaco

By Cyryl L. Montales

LEGAZPI CITY---The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Bicol, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Albay, Local Government Units (LGUs) and other stakeholders held the ceremonial turnover of Pawa-Bangkilingan Bridge in the said barangay in Tabaco City on Jan. 17, Tuesday.

According to DILG Bicol, the rehabilitation of the bridge was worth P30 Million pesos under the FY 2021 Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Assistance Program (DRRAP).

‘’The Pawa-Bangkilingan Bridge was redesigned and rebuilt after the onslaught of Typhoon Rolly in 2020,’’ Tabaco City Mayor Krisel Lagman-Luistro stated.

Mayor Luistro stated that the immediate response of Tabaco City engineering team and City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) secured the funding assistance under the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) DRRAP.

OFFICIAL TURNOVER. The ceremony of formal turnover of Pawa-Bangkilingan bridge to the residents present in the said event were the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Bicol Regional Director Atty. Arnaldo Escober, Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman, Albay Gov. Edcel Greco Lagman, Tabaco City Mayor Cielo Krisel Lagman-Luistro, local residents and other stakeholders. Photo courtesy: Mayor Krisel

In an issuance by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Tabaco City has received P65,589,829 Million fund. ‘’Tabco City ranks as the LGU [in the province of Albay] with the highest funding received from the national calamity fund,’’ Mayor Luistro stated.

‘’Tabaco City ranks as the LGU with the highest funding received from the national calamity fund,’’Mayor Luistro stated.

Under Republic Act No. 11518, also known as General Appropriations Act of 2021, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) declared that the LGSF-DRRAP will aid the reconstruction of the economy and livelihood in LGU’s that are directly affected by Taal Volcano eruption, Typhoon Quinta, Super Typhoon Rolly, and Typhoon Ulysses.

‘’’Through DRRAP, DILG commits to continuously aid in the recovery and reconstruction of the economy and livelihood in the local government units that were directly affected by the calamities and disasters,’’DILG Bicol announced. (PIA5/Albay)