National Economic and Development Authority XI Director Maria Lourdes Lim said that over P3 billion worth of projects will be allocated to Paquibato District, Davao City.
During the Serbisyo Caravan of the Local and National agencies in Sitio Panaca, Barangay Colosas, Paquibato District, Lim laid the plans of the different government agencies to help improve Paquibato District.
“The Department of Public Works and Highways [DPWH] will pour their efforts to improve the roads of Paquibato while other agencies, including the Department of Agriculture [CA], City Agriculture Office [CAO] will provide for the needs of the farmers,” Lim said.
She said that the government is doing its best to give a better life for the residents of Paquibato especially that it is known to be a conflict area due to the presence of the New People’s Army.
“We are lucky that the City Government of Davao is cooperating well with our project, recently they launched the Peace 911 here aiming to help the community achieve peace and a sustainable livelihood for the residents here,” Lim added.
Mayor Inday Sara Duterte also vowed to continue to extend the services of the city government to Paquibato District through the Peace 911.
“The Peace 911 will be the city’s bridge to the people of Paquibato so that we can attend to their needs,” Mayor Inday said.
She said that the city will look closely to the concerns of the residents of Paquibato to bring development and economy in the area.
Meanwhile, Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs Secretary Francis Tolentino said that they will replicate the serbisyo caravan established by the Association of the Regional Executives of National Agencies XI.
Tolentino, who represented President Rodrigo Duterte, lauded the efforts of the ARENA XI to extend the government services to far flung areas.
“This is a good example that we should replicate in the entire country, through this activity, it will be easier for those who lives far from the city to receive the services of the government,” he said.
The ARENA XI has gone to the different parts of Davao Region since 2011 to extend the services of the government.
The recent Serbisyo Caravan in Sitio Panaca, Barangay Colosas, Paquibato District was the 19th caravan since it was established.
The event was also participated by the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Health, Department of Interior and Local Government, Commission on Higher Education, Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, City Government of Davao and many more.