35 LGUs get P170.6M; Ormoc grabs highest amount at P45M

THE Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Department of Budget and Management will release P170.6 million to 35 local government units (LGU) in Region 8 that are recipients of the Local Government Support Fund which is intended to defray part of the decrease in the LGUs’ Internal Revenue Allotment for 2012.
 

DILG Regional Pedro Noval Jr. informed that the fund would be released only to provinces, cities and municipalities that have passed the DILG’s Seal of Good Housekeeping, Director Noval said. In Region 8, four provinces, three cities and 28 municipalities have been stamped with the Seal of Good Housekeeping.
 

These are the provinces of Leyte which will receive P25 million; Biliran, P5 million; Eastern Samar, P15,000; and Northern Samar, P15 million. The cities are Ormoc, P45 million; Tacloban, P25 million; and Maasin, P20 million.
 

The 28 towns include six from the province of Biliran namely Almeria, P500,000; Biliran P500,000; Naval, P900,000; Cabucgayan, P500,000; Kawayan, P500,000; and Maripipi, P400,000.
 

There are seven towns from Eastern Samar namely Guiuan, P1 million; Balangiga, P600,000; Dolores, P1 million; Hernani, P400,000; Maydolong, P900,000; San Julian, P600,000; and Sulat, P700,000.
 

The eight recipient towns from Leyte include Alangalang, P900,000; Burauen, P1million; Jaro, P900,000; Babatngon, P700,000; Calubian, P700,000; Dagami, P800,000; Palo, P1 million; and Tanauan, P900,000.
 

The three recipients from Southern Leyte are Hinunangan, P800,000; Hinundayan, P500,00; and Macrohon, P700,000.
From Northern Samar are the two recipients namaely Laoang, P1 million; and San Isidro, P800, 000.
 

Finally, the two recipient towns from Samar province are Calbiga, P800,000; and Marabut, P600, 000.
 

DILG Region 8 Information Officer Myles Colasito said the recipient LGUs would be granted not more than 50% of their corresponding decrease in IRA after DILG has reviewed and approved their one-page project proposals which should be submitted along the projects to be funded by the LGSF.
 

Once the Regional Office has determined the soundness of the project, it shall endorse the same to the DBM for funding, Colasito said. The funds shall be utilized as capital expenditure to augment the approved 2012 annual investment plan for implementation of any or combination of the following projects like rural electrification, local roads connection national roads, arterial farm-to-market roads and bridges, local economic enterprises, flood control and drainage and to support priority projects of the National Government such as Millenium Development Goals, Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 and Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. (PIA 8)

(West Leyte Weekly Express issue of Jan. 23-29, 2012)