Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson turned over checks worth P34.9 million for the development projects of 140 barangays in different cities and municipalities of the province Aug. 19.
Lacson, together with Board Members Rita Gatuslao, Jeffrey Tubola, Manuel Frederick Ko, Jose Benito Alonso, and Andrew Martin Torres turned over the checks to the respective punong barangays and authorized representatives in a ceremonial turnover at the Capitol in Bacolod City this afternoon.
The barangay projects include improvement of water systems, construction of multi-purpose buildings, concreting of barangay road, construction of perimeter fence, installation of solar streetlights, construction of multi-purpose halls, installation of community CCTV, and purchase of multi-purpose vehicles, among others, the Capitol said. ||