SP approves P82M supplemental budget
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental approved on their regular session Wednesday the P82.4 million supplemental budget for this year.
Vice Governor Emilio Yulo III said the budget will be spent to various infrastructure projects of seven local government units and that of the provincial government.
Almost 50 percent of the supplemental budget will be utilized in the improvement of the E.B. Magalona public market.
Others will be used for fuel and repair of barangay roads in the amount of P2.8 million.
A budget of P23.7 million will go to road concreting and the construction of bridge in Sagay City, P4.2 million for the repair of an overflow in Brgy. Salvacion and concreting of Alegria road, all in Murcia town.
The P6 million will be used for the construction of gymnasium in Sipalay City, concreting of Batuan road in San Enrique, and P2 million for rural road network in Cadiz City.
Another P13 million will be used to finance the special projects and P15 million for various priority projects in the province's barangays.
Provincial government run resort, the Mambukal, will undergo rehabilitation with a budget of P5 million.
P1 million for renovation of food terminal market, renovation of Provincial Comelec Office, P600,000, and P500,000 for provincial tourism programs.
The funds according to Yulo will be taken from the retained earnings of the provincial government in the amount of P73,074,977, and P9,419,013 from the 2008 Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) differentials.