Caloocan City allots P125M for infrastructure projects

Road repairs and street lights installation get a huge chunk of Caloocan City’s budget.

The city has allotted P125,141,677.84 for infrastructure projects including improvement of roads and pathways, installation of street lights, improvement of drainage and the construction of multipurpose halls and barangay halls.

Road repairs on P. Jacinto Street in Barangay 165 and installation of street lights on Boni Serrano and 6th Avenue were given the biggest budget.

“We continue to strive in making our city not only business-friendly but also fit and safe to live in by the Caloocan residents,” Mayor Oscar Malapitan said in a statement.

“We want [the city] to be disaster-prepared and flood-free,” Malapitan added.

A total of 164 infrastructure projects were completed in 2014. RC

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