Kananga Mayor Manuel Vincent Torres inspects the Matin-aw Water Filtration Gallery in Sitio Matin-aw, Brgy. Rizal. | CDN Digital photograph
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Kananga city within the province of Leyte is now able to change into a metropolis and Mayor Manuel Vincent Torres made a promise to make this dream occur earlier than he completes his third time period in workplace.
Torres mentioned that Kananga’s cityhood is a legacy that he’ll go away to the not less than 60, 000 city residents.
“That’s my reelection promise, to push for our cityhood,” mentioned Torres, the youthful brother of Ormoc Metropolis Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez.
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He mentioned that he already sought the assistance of his brother-in-law, Rep. Richard Gomez of the 4th district of Leyte, to sponsor the invoice for Kananga’s cityhood.
Kananga Mayor Torres is at the moment serving his second time period as city mayor and is looking for reelection for a 3rd and final time period in workplace.
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He mentioned that Kananga is now certified to change into a metropolis primarily based on their earnings and land space requirement.
Torres mentioned that their city has been incomes over P100 million per 12 months for 2 consecutive years now. The majority of their revenues is from the operation of the Tongonan Geothermal Energy Station, which is a 232.5 MW geothermal energy plant that’s thought-about because the world’s largest geothermal energy plant.
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Kananga city additionally earns from its farms that produces rice and sugarcane, poultry and industrial contractors.
The brand new Kananga municipal constructing. | CDN Digital photograph / Futch Anthony Inso
New City Corridor
As they put together for his or her cityhood, Torres secured a P450 million mortgage from Landbank to start out the development of a brand new City Corridor in 2021, together with a sanitary landfill.
The three-story construction sits on a 9, 000 sq. meter land that’s a part of their nine-hectare authorities and business middle.
Torres mentioned that the brand new City Corridor will accommodate frontline providers on the primary flooring and the legislative division on the second flooring. The Mayor’s Workplace, along with nationwide authorities businesses, will probably be located on the third flooring.
Close by, they’re additionally constructing new hearth and police stations along with a mini-park and sports activities facility, amongst others.
A part of the their authorities and business middle may even be leased to companies, the primary locator of which is Landbank.
With the goal completion of their new City Corridor in December, Torres mentioned that he plans to transform the previous municipal constructing into an financial enterprise.
Water system
As well as, Torres mentioned they’re additionally working for the continued enchancment of the Matin-aw Water Filtration Gallery situated in Sitio Matin-aw in Brgy. Rizal.
The multi-million water filtration venture that began in 2019 will guarantee a gentle provide of water of their city.
Engineer Fredo Donaire mentioned they at the moment promote their water very low cost for less than P3 per cubic meter.
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