100 days as Mayor of Gensan
Posted by allanloi
Earlier last week General Santos City Mayor Darlene Magnolia R. Antonino-Custodio delivered her 100 days report in the presence of the local media here. She believes that the media can bring her message to a most number of readers, listeners, viewers of GenSan.
The report contains the accomplishments undertaken in the first 100 days of her administration. Some of the highlights mentioned were:
· The modifications in the delivery of various services in City Hall sa Barangay Program.
· The energy conservation measures undertaken by the city and the changing of sodium streetlights into LED.
· The start of the city government’s exercise on its rights under the city charter which lead to the filing of against certain officials in order to reclaim some disputed lands in the city.
· The partial implementation of the organizational development program of the city in the next two years.
· The city’s plan to conduct total census next year and the gains of FRAME program citing its growing savings which has now reached to P21-M.
· The merger of health centers and lying-ins.
· The city’s sound financial management which caused the increase in revenue collection.
· A significant increase in new businesses registered with the improvements made in the steps involved in the processing.
· The status of infrastructure projects of the city which includes the following:
a) road constructions,
b) renovation of Gensan Airport,
c) roofing of phase b public market,
d) the P14.64-M city hospital building, and
e) others
· The drainage plan of the city with budget allocation next year designed to address problems on flooding:
a) P20-M for the drainage project at barangay Fatima
b) P8-M for Gensanville
· The successful staging of the Tuna Congress and the 42nd Tuna Festival.
· The two major awards – Best Tourism Event for Sports and Adventure category: The 3rd Eco Karera; and the Best National Tourism Week Celebration.
Mayor Darlene expressed her thanks and gratitude to the General Santos City Medical Society, barangay officials, the media and other sectors which extended assistance in fighting dengue. It can be recalled that it is one of the challenges faced by her administration in the 3rd quarter of this year.
It is a feeling of fulfillment that I was part of this event and hopes that I will continue to become a witness of the city’s global reach.