Calbayog’s 2011 budget soon to undergo joint executive-legislative hearing says Councilor Mancol

By GINA DEAN-RAGUDO, Samar News.com
November 12, 2010

CALBAYOG CITY  –  To beat the target for submitting the 2011 annual budget, a joint executive-legislative budget hearing is soon to be conducted next week said Calbayog City Councilor Julius Mancol on Monday in an interview with Samarnews during the Sanggunian’s regular session.

Mancol added that this was the proposal of Mayor Reynaldo Uy in order to hear and deliberate the budget without any delay.

The celebration of Calbayog’s 62nd Charter Day on October 16 and the October 25 Barangay and SK (Sangguniang Kabataan) Elections were the reasons why the budget hearing was deferred.

The legislative has less than two months to enact the 2011 P680M annual budget of Calbayog.

“An P680M is a conservative budget but we are expecting for an additional. The treasurer just used the figure as his basis para makita kon ikakain ta an excess,” Mancol clarified.

Once the budget is approved, all the Tri-District Programs will surely be implemented including those of previous administration such as the bus terminal and public market in Brgy. Bagacay and other proposed projects which were halfway fulfilled.

Taking into account the activities conducted last October 16, 2010 where the unveiling of Aguit-itan Development Project was held, ground breaking ceremony at Brgy. Talahib - project site of Calbayog City Hospital, and the MOA signing of public-private partnership between LGU-Calbayog and SOS (Save our Souls) Children’s Village for the establishment of the Family Training Center, all of these were just part of the city government’s Tri-D programs under the CDS (Community Development Strategy) process.