Pang international! Legazpi Mayor Noel Rosal shares his city’s best disaster risk preps in intl forum It’s not just the Philippines that can learn from Legazpi City’s programs to mitigate the damage brought by natural disasters.... READ FULL ARTICLE
Yan kasi! COA scores Catanduanes mayor for wasteful P319K travel spree Municipal mayor Edna Bernal of the town of San Miguel in Catanduanes was scolded by state auditors for splurging P319,764.09 in taxpayers’ money for excessive travel... READ FULL ARTICLE
Int’l passenger cruise terminal to rise in Legazpi – Mayor Rosal Legazpi City mayor Noel Rosal has bared plans to put up a modern international passenger cruise terminal in the city. Rosal said the ambitious project will be funded through a P400-million funding the city government is asking from the national government through the Tourism Industry and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA). “We expect several ocean liners... READ FULL ARTICLE
Legazpi City’s water supply woes to end soon, mayor assures Legazpi City mayor Noel Rosal has an early Christmas gift to city residents: clean and steady water supply soon. Rosal reported that the water supply company contracted by the Legazpi City Water District (LCWD) may soon pass the “potability” test required by the City Health Office (CHO) and the Department of Health (DOH). The Philippine... READ FULL ARTICLE
Legazpi City to lessen dependence on IRA share by half, mayor says Legazpi City is targeting to reduce its dependence on Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) up to 50 percent, a goal Mayor Noel Rosal could be achieved within the year. Rosal said the city’s IRA dependence rate in 2014 was pegged at 54 percent. “We are maximizing our efforts toward local fiscal autonomy for our city to... READ FULL ARTICLE
Legazpi City to become “an all-weather city”, mayor says Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal assured his constituents of less flooding this year with the opening of three pumping stations in the coming months. Rosal said the pumping stations, built at the cost of P2.1 billion, will reduce the perennial flooding at the Oro Site, Penaranda, Cabangan, San Roque, Sabang, Lapu-Lapu and other low lying... READ FULL ARTICLE