Samar First
District Engineering Office allocated with P2.3B from GAA 2020
By
GISSELLE G. PARUNGAO
March 10, 2020
CALBAYOG CITY – The
Department of Public Works and Highways has received a total
appropriation amounting to P2,335,680,000.00 from the approved
General Appropriations Act of 2020.
There are about
seventy-five (75) projects to be implemented by the district which
will comprise the GAA for CY 2020.
To preserve the
infrastructure investment made along national road, the project
identified focus more on rehabilitation/construction/widening on
both national and secondary roads amounting to P1,232,902,000.00
while an allocation of P366,278,000.00 was granted to projects that
will prevent flooding in low-lying areas.
Local Program also
received P696,500,000.00 whereas, convergence and special support
program received P40,000,000.00 to build roads leading to tourism
destinations and infrastructure/s in support of national security
which is beneficial to the people of the 1st District of Samar.
