Friday, 19 March 2010
Manila — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s visit to San Jose de Buan today, is a manifestation that she continuous to give top priority to education, health and welfare of the disadvantaged Filipinos.
As she has pledge to devote a portion of her Fridays to her climate change advocacy, President Arroyo has also scheduled a briefing on Climate Change with Secretary Heherson Alvarez.
President Arroyo is scheduled to unveil the markers of the two units two-classrooms school building which was constructed by the 53rd Engineer Brigade under PGMA’s Kalayaan Barangay Program, for the children of San Jose de Buan town.
President Arroyo has always placed education a top priority because she believes that education is the key to a better life.
Another Kalayaan Barangay projects that the President will inaugurate are two health centers which are much needed to take care of the health of the people. The nearest hospital to the town is in Catbalogan which is 4 hours away.
The street-lighting project at Poblacion 1 will also be inspected by the President.
Very relevant is the briefing on Climate Change as it has been observed that kaingin is rampant in the area.
San Jose de Buan is strategically located in such a way that it is right in the middle of the three province of Samar. Matuguinao, Samar is just 17 kilometers away. At the other side is Las Navas, Northern Samar which is 38 kilometers away and Maslog Eastern Samar is just 27 kilometers away.
Municipal Engineer Ferdinand A. Bacay said that if only the roads coming to San Jose de Buan are improved, then the peace and order condition will be solved.
With the setting up of basic infrastructure to the people through the Kalayaan Barangay, the greatest concern of the local governance is the improvement of the roads.
In this regard, the people of San Jose de Buan believe that the President could help. (PIA 
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