LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 29 (PIA) – The Albay Provincial Development Council (PDC) has approved on Wednesday, Aug. 28, the 2014 Annual Investment Program (AIP) of the province with a budget of P5.3 billion.
Albay PDC is headed by Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda and composed of chiefs of offices of the provincial government, city and municipal mayors, and representatives from civil society organizations in the province.
Breakdown of the budget showed that capital outlay eats up the bulk of the AIP allocation amounting to P4.3 billion, while maintenance and other operating expenses and personal services have P830 millionand P230 million, respectively.
Out of the 19 provincial line offices, the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) has an allocation of P3.6 billion, with P3.5 billion going to capital outlay.
The Governor’s office gets the second highest budget at P614 million, followed by the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Office (APSEMO) with P497 million.
Albay Millennium Development Goals Office (AMDGO) has P140 million while the Provincial General Services Office (PGSO) is allotted P100 million.
Salceda said the P5.3 billion AIP budget will be utilized to achieve what we aspire for the province to “become the most liveable province in the Philippines known for good and quality education, healthcare and an environment for people to be healthy, happy, and employed.“
Salceda said the AIP will help Albay under his administration pursue the short term goal of achieving the millennium development goals (MDGs) by 2015, a medium term goal of becoming a bastion of education and tourism hub, and become a California in 30 years, which at present is on our way,”
The governor has also laid down the strategies and priorities for the last three years of his administration focusing more on aggressive programs on education and health and which will push the province towards shared socioeconomic advancement as well as on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation (DRR-CCA)
Education, according to him, remains the heart and soul of the province as it is the principal weapon in the fight against poverty, against climate change and for equality, adding that part of this program is the strategic partnership with the Bicol University (BU) to operationalize the BU Medical School constructed through a P50 million grant from the Office of the President.
Under health programs, the universal Philhealth coverage has been the pillar of provincial health strategies as more Albayanos benefitted from health programs and services despite the massive increase in premium rates.
Also under these programs are updating of rural health units (RHUs) in Polangui, Guinobatan and Bacacay to primary care facilities and modernization of Pioduran hospital to full secondary so it could further serve the health markets of Donsol, Claveria and Albay West Coast.
Albay also targets the opening of a cancer diagnostic and treatment center in the Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital and the Albay West Coast, and the completion of the Polangui Water System with a total cost of P124 million.
The province, Salceda said, will further increase the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program which stood at 64,000 families as of March this year.
It will further enhance its fight against climate change and for the disaster risk reduction through flood control and mitigation projects and updating of barangay risk maps and contingency plans.
“We shall continue to provide training to other local government units and those coming from other countries,” Salceda said.
Through intensified programs on DRR-CCA such as the construction of the Climate Change Academy, the province is now a major national and global player in mainstreaming such programs serving eight countries and six regions and training 24 provinces, 27 cities and 189 towns.
“We have chosen tourism, agriculture and small and medium enterprises as our principal industries to grow and create jobs, increase incomes and build competitive enterprises,” Salceda said.
In tourism, the project aims to achieve 1 million foreign tourist arrivals by 2017 through the Albay, Masbate and Sorsogon Tourism Alliance (Almasorta) stressing the bids of the province to host ten ministerial summits for the APEC Summit in 2014/2015, 48 countries for the Green Climate Fund, Ironman 2015 and Palarong Pambansa 2016.
Completion of the Southern Luzon International Airport, Guicadale Economic Township, Oas-Cagmanaba Road, Albay West Coast road, Daraga-Oas-San Fernando road and Albay-Donsol roads are also among the priority infrastructure projects of Salceda.
“The Southern Luzon International Airport remains the center piece of ongoing development of the Aquino administration for the Bicol region,” the governor said, adding the province is providing the support facilities for the project. (MAL-PIA5/Albay)
Albay PDC is headed by Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda and composed of chiefs of offices of the provincial government, city and municipal mayors, and representatives from civil society organizations in the province.
Breakdown of the budget showed that capital outlay eats up the bulk of the AIP allocation amounting to P4.3 billion, while maintenance and other operating expenses and personal services have P830 millionand P230 million, respectively.
Out of the 19 provincial line offices, the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) has an allocation of P3.6 billion, with P3.5 billion going to capital outlay.
The Governor’s office gets the second highest budget at P614 million, followed by the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Office (APSEMO) with P497 million.
Albay Millennium Development Goals Office (AMDGO) has P140 million while the Provincial General Services Office (PGSO) is allotted P100 million.
Salceda said the P5.3 billion AIP budget will be utilized to achieve what we aspire for the province to “become the most liveable province in the Philippines known for good and quality education, healthcare and an environment for people to be healthy, happy, and employed.“
Salceda said the AIP will help Albay under his administration pursue the short term goal of achieving the millennium development goals (MDGs) by 2015, a medium term goal of becoming a bastion of education and tourism hub, and become a California in 30 years, which at present is on our way,”
The governor has also laid down the strategies and priorities for the last three years of his administration focusing more on aggressive programs on education and health and which will push the province towards shared socioeconomic advancement as well as on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation (DRR-CCA)
Education, according to him, remains the heart and soul of the province as it is the principal weapon in the fight against poverty, against climate change and for equality, adding that part of this program is the strategic partnership with the Bicol University (BU) to operationalize the BU Medical School constructed through a P50 million grant from the Office of the President.
Under health programs, the universal Philhealth coverage has been the pillar of provincial health strategies as more Albayanos benefitted from health programs and services despite the massive increase in premium rates.
Also under these programs are updating of rural health units (RHUs) in Polangui, Guinobatan and Bacacay to primary care facilities and modernization of Pioduran hospital to full secondary so it could further serve the health markets of Donsol, Claveria and Albay West Coast.
Albay also targets the opening of a cancer diagnostic and treatment center in the Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital and the Albay West Coast, and the completion of the Polangui Water System with a total cost of P124 million.
The province, Salceda said, will further increase the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program which stood at 64,000 families as of March this year.
It will further enhance its fight against climate change and for the disaster risk reduction through flood control and mitigation projects and updating of barangay risk maps and contingency plans.
“We shall continue to provide training to other local government units and those coming from other countries,” Salceda said.
Through intensified programs on DRR-CCA such as the construction of the Climate Change Academy, the province is now a major national and global player in mainstreaming such programs serving eight countries and six regions and training 24 provinces, 27 cities and 189 towns.
“We have chosen tourism, agriculture and small and medium enterprises as our principal industries to grow and create jobs, increase incomes and build competitive enterprises,” Salceda said.
In tourism, the project aims to achieve 1 million foreign tourist arrivals by 2017 through the Albay, Masbate and Sorsogon Tourism Alliance (Almasorta) stressing the bids of the province to host ten ministerial summits for the APEC Summit in 2014/2015, 48 countries for the Green Climate Fund, Ironman 2015 and Palarong Pambansa 2016.
Completion of the Southern Luzon International Airport, Guicadale Economic Township, Oas-Cagmanaba Road, Albay West Coast road, Daraga-Oas-San Fernando road and Albay-Donsol roads are also among the priority infrastructure projects of Salceda.
“The Southern Luzon International Airport remains the center piece of ongoing development of the Aquino administration for the Bicol region,” the governor said, adding the province is providing the support facilities for the project. (MAL-PIA5/Albay)
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