August 12, 2007
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LC Rang-ay ti Barangay resumes on September

THE Laoag City Community Affairs Office (CAO) announced that the Rang-ay ti Barangay program will resume on September after a three-month hiatus due to the election period.

Acting community affairs officer Bernie Rodillas said the city government has so far served only 32 barangays in the city under the Rang-ay ti Barangay program as of May 2007.

Of the said 32 barangays, both from the rural and urban areas of the city, Rodillas admitted that some of their requests, especially on infrastructure, were not accommodated yet because it was prohibited during the election period.

Rodillas however stressed that the barangays’ requests do not have expiration period and as long as the city government could grant them, with the approval of the mayor, it would eventually be given to them.

With the resumption of the outreach program, Rodillas said CAO would still be in charge of the project and that they are ready anytime.

He also expressed hopes that they would be able to complete the rounds of all barangays in the city before yearend, as they usually conduct two Rang-ay ti Barangay programs every Tuesdays and Thursdays, for rural and urban barangays, respectively.

Meanwhile, Laoag City Mayor Michael V. Fariñas said that the Rang-ay program could not be continued this month as they are all busy preparing for his month-long birthday celebration this August.

He clarified though that Rang-ay programs were continued even before and during the election period through free medical and dental services. Infrastructure projects however were completely banned by election laws.

He vowed that the Rang-ay program would resume next month.

The Rang-ay ti Barangay program was initiated by former Laoag City Mayor Rodolfo C. Fariñas in the 1980s, revived by former Mayor Roger C. Fariñas during his nine year term that started in the mid-1990s, and continued by the current mayor.

The program serves to bring the people closer to the city government, by providing them with their necessities. The said program also serves as a forum for the people to express what they want the city government to do for them.

Dominic B. dela Cruz

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