Lachica bares projects, plans for progressive Kalibo

BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL

Kalibo mayor William Lachica has announced priority infrastructure projects and programs for the next two years. 

The projects are seen to boost the status of Kalibo as a progressive and competitive capital town of Aklan.

These are the upgrading of Kalibo slaughter house to “AA” standard, improvement of Aklan Freedom Shrine, rehabilitation of Kalibo Oyo Torong transport terminal, construction of business hub and transport terminal, reconstruction of Kalibo Pastrana Park grand stand, installation of traffic lights, improvement of Kalibo public market and putting up of hanging bridges connecting Bakhaw Sur to Bakhaw Norte across the Aklan River.

The key projects, Lachica said, will be funded by the national government and the private sector.

The mayor also cited the concrete gains his administration has achieved, among others, last year’s prestigious Search for Excellence in Local Governance (EXCELL) for 1st to 3rd municipalities.

The town of Kalibo was conferred the Best Performing LGU award by the Department of Interior and Local Government. 

It was also recognized as champions in all five categories for EXCELL including Excellence in Administrative Governance, Excellence in Environmental Governance. Excellence in Valuing Fundamentals of Good Governance, Excellence in Social Governance and Excellence in Economic Governance.

The Kalibo chief executive also bared public projects for implementation such as construction of Municipal Health Center birthing facility with funding support of P15 million from the Department of Health, improvement of day care center at Kalibo Magsaysay Park funded by the bottom-up-budgeting approach for P1.5 million and construction of drainage along Acevedo Street for P1.190 million.

Other ongoing projects are improvement of Tigayon Hill and its scientific research, mini-museum and viewing deck cottages for P2.3 million and the construction of National Child Development Center at N. Roldan Street for P2.3 million funds from Early Childhood Care Development.