Mindanaotoday.com | 43M electrification project to light up Nunungan town
By: Lou Ellen Antonio
NUNUNGAN, Lanao del Norte – Eleven barangays here will soon have electricity through the Barangay Line Enhancement Program (Electrification Project) of the National Electrification Administration and efforts of the local government unit (LGU) and provincial government.
This, after the LGU of Nunungan, provincial government, Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative Inc. (LANECO), Lanao del Norte Police Provincial Office, 5th Mechanized Battalion, led the groundbreaking ceremony for the said project.
Targeted to be completed within 120 days, the initial project costs about P43 million. Of this, P8 million was partly funded by the LGU Nunungan. It will also light up Barangay Baning in Sapad town which is a barangay before Nunungan.
Mayor Marcos Mamay emphasized that they are working together with the provincial government of Lanao del Norte to settle “ridos” (family feuds) to achieve peace and order and to concretize roads for accessibility in the area.
“The project can’t be easily implemented because we need to consider the accessibility and stability of peace and order. Knowing that Nunungan was tagged as the rido capital in Lanao del Norte, we, along with the provincial leaders led by Gov. Angging Quibranza Dimaporo, do it step by step. We provide support financially, and effort. We provided it to stabilize peace and order,” he said.
Moreover, 11 projects are also slated to be constructed that include the multi-purpose building, sports facility, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Operations Center, Early Childhood Care and Development Facility, and others.
The town also launched its hymn which was composed by the mayor himself together with World Championships of Performing Arts Champion Fin Ramirez. (LELA | PIA-10 | Lanao del Norte)
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