Mindanatoday.com | PGMO to address potable water problems
By: Jan Albert Araña
MISAMIS ORIENTAL – The Provincial Government of Misamis Oriental (PGMO) intends to address the potable water problems that the various provincial departments identified as a priority concern in the identified barangay beneficiaries in the province, November 7, based on the preliminary results of the Adopt-a-Barangay program consultations.
Several department offices, such as the Misamis Oriental Public Employment Services Offices, the Provincial Social Workers Department, and the Misamis Oriental Provincial Jail, reported that during their initial consultations with the respective local governments assigned to them, most communities had a primary concern with potable water.
Provincial Governor Peter M. Unabia had given a directive to the Provincial Engineering Office, particularly in their planning unit, to visit the concerned barangays for the said office to assess the said water projects and make the necessary program of works and project cost estimates.
“We have seen the basic needs of the barangay regarding potable water; in almost all the departments presented today, their priority concern is water systems. The PEO planning needs to visit the projects concerned to make a POW (program of works) and estimate, then we will implement, that would be my directive,” Unabia said.
The governor added that it is not enough that the provincial government will just give pipes to the barangays but ensure that the project is sustainable by involving the entire community in having a water fee for the purpose of repair and maintenance.
With such implementation, it will teach the barangay to be self-empowered and not be dependent on the barangay funds to finance the purchase of pipes and payment for the maintenance personnel.
Unabia reminds the capitol employees that the purpose of the Adopt-a-Barangay program is to further increase the motivation and inspiration of all employees in the field of public service, encouraging the department heads to allow their employees to participate in the program to have a better view of and grasp the scenario of the barangay beneficiaries.
The Adopt-a-Barangay program hopes to address the basic needs of the barangays, especially those in need and those in far-flung areas. (JAKA | PIA-10 | Misamis Oriental)
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