Tuesday, March 25, 2008 [ philstar.com ]
Trece Martires City – Thousands of Caviteños gathered at the Capitol Grounds here yesterday to witness the inauguration of new buildings at the capitol compound as a symbol of Gov. Ayong Maliksi’s effective public service highlighted during his State of the Province Address.
Among the new buildings inaugurated were the Provincial Stage, Ceremonial Hall, Legislative Hall, General Services Office and Warehouse, General Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Hospital Surgical Ward and the modern Provincial Gymnasium capable of hosting PBA out-of-town games.
The gathering was fully attended by local and national government figures like Metro Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani Fernando, Senators Dick Gordon and Mar Roxas, Department of Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap and Presidential Management Chief Serge Remonde.
Activities also included the opening of different booths for Caviteño products and a showcase of special projects like the Cavite Mass Housing Project and the Solid Waste Processing Facility with Sanitary Landfill, jobs fair, NSO records authentication, LTO licensing, bloodletting activity, medical mission with free dental and ophthalmology services and various livelihood skills training.
In his report, Maliksi shared with Caviteños the successful implementation of the Provincial Government’s development programs including the newly constructed roads under the infrastructure support program, the recently inaugurated Pamayanang Maliksi for housing.
Maliksi likewise announced the soon to be constructed Materials Recovery Facility with Sanitary Landfill and programs for Information/Communication Technology under the E-governance program for a faster, more effective and transparent operation of the Provincial Government.
The governor also laid out other plans for the remaining years of his term which include the continuous improvement of health services and education through additional buildings and facilities.
Alda Cabrera, Cavite Public Information Officer said the projects aim to solve the housing backlog in accordance with Maliksi’s vision to eliminate squatters in Cavite and the construction of more Maliksi-Type School Buildings to answer the insufficient number of classrooms in many schools around Cavite. – Arnell Ozaeta
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