THE 5,843 residents of Barangay Don Juan Climaco Sr.
(formerly Barangay Magdugo) in Toledo City now enjoy a concrete road that spans
260 meters in Sitio Panog that was once sludgy and accident-prone. The
P3.3-million project was completed in two months and was turned over to the
barangay last July 26 after the blessing.
The improvement of the barangay road will benefit the
residents, especially the students and local farmers of Barangay Don Juan
Climaco Sr. and neighboring Barangays of Cambang-ug, Media Once, General
Climaco, Canlumampao, Puting Bato and Bagakay.
“This is by far the biggest donation the barangay has
received. Among dakong pasalamat sa Carmen Copper Corp. Gani ang isa namo ka
residente, nakaingon gyud nga human sa 65 ka tuig niya nga pag-antos, nanindot
na gyud ang dalan,” said Barangay Captain Eduardo M. Climaco Jr.
During heavy rains, the road is almost impassable due to mud
and potholes mostly caused by passing heavy equipment. Many of the residents
have figured in accidents in the area, which is also a flood-prone.
“Our dilapidated roads have been a major problem in the
barangay. There are still a lot to improve at Don Juan Climaco Sr. and we are
working on it. We are very thankful that we have Carmen Copper as our partner
in development,” Climaco said.
He said the barangay’s annual Internal Revenue Allotment
(IRA) is only about P4 million and only 20 percent of which is for development
projects.
Joemar V. Pritos, Carmen Copper Community Relations
department superintendent, said that no project will be completed without the
collaboration with the barangay, so he thanked the barangay officials for their
cooperation and continuous support to the operations of the mine.
He said that the project will help boost economic growth in
the barangay and will help reduce poverty among the residents. (SunStar Cebu)
PHOTO CREDIT: SunStar Cebu website
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