Under the watch of Cong. Lord Allan Velasco national and local road infrastructure projects have been simultaneously undertaken province-wide in such a manner that no one thought was ever possible. This is part 1 of projects in various stages of completion from 2011 to 2012, in the municipalities of Boac, Buenavista, Gasan and Mogpog only. So-called barangay priority projects are approved for implementation based on recommendations, first and foremost, from the barangay level to the District Offices of Velasco inn consultation with the municipalities. Funds are sourced from Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), Various Infrastructure Including Local Projects (VILP), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Energy (DOE), National Electrification Administration (NEA).
With
the administration’s thrust to prioritize delivery of services, Cong. Velasco
has made representations with the DOH for the upgrading of hospitals in
Marinduque and the completion of Dr. Damian Reyes Provincial Hospital. The construction of this hospital has
been protracted for the last 9 years, but will soon cater to the people’s need
for sufficient and effective medical services.
Daig Farm-to-Market Road, one of numerous FMR's funded through Velasco's PDAF
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sports complex ideal for the holding of sports training programs and venue for
big sports tournaments and other events in rising in Sta. Cruz, is one of many
infrastructure projects undertaken by Velasco. The province of Marinduque has a
lot of catching up to do in tourism infrastructure thus the present aggressive
upgrading of national and local road networks province-wide, alongside the
construction of covered courts and multi-purpose buildings.
Cong. Velasco has introduced a micro-financing program
availed of by local residents engaged in small livelihood industries such as
production of native delicacies, sari-sari store expansion, handicrafts
manufacturing and trading of Marinduque-made products. Implemented by the DTI
Marinduque Office loans range from P3,000 to P50,000 to qualified
beneficiaries.
Leaders and Achievers of Velasco recipients
Others are implemented in cooperation with national agencies such as Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the case of micro-financing for small and medium-scale industries and livelihood-training programs, and in the case of educational assistance for college students, with the Department of Budget and Management, Commission on Higher Education (ChEd), Technology Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and local institutions such as Marinduque State College (MSC), Educational Systems Technological Institute (ESTI), Marinduque Midwest College (MMC), St. Mary's College of Marinduque (SMCM), Buyabod School of Arts and Trades (BSAT), Torrijos Poblacion School of Arts and Trades (TPSAT) and Sta. Cruz Institute (SCI). Welfare programs (medicines, hospitalization for indigent cases in Manila, burial assistance), for provincial constituents are undertaken in cooperation with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-Mimaropa), and identified Manila or Lucena City-based hospitals.
