The city government of Sagay in Negros Occidental will inaugurate the P156-million public bus terminal Saturday, June 11, in time for the 26th Charter anniversary celebration and oath-taking of elected officials.
The new bus terminal in Brgy. Poblacion II, fronting the Sagay National High School, features a two-storey architectural glass building and a parking space that can accommodate 18 buses all at once.
Its construction started January this year, with a total cost of P156,684,000, with P25,684,000 sourced from the city’s development fund and the bulk of P131 million loaned from the Land Bank of the Philippines.
This is one of the remaining landmark projects to be inaugurated under the term of Mayor Alfredo Marañon III before he assumes as 2nd District representative of the province on June 30.
“The terminal was constructed to afford residents, tourists, and travelers with a world-class bus terminal for safe and convenient travel,” the mayor said.
AMENITIES
The 7,715 square-meter terminal boasts of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology that will be adapted in the toll fee mechanism, similar to NLEX and SLEX.
It has 28 CCTV cameras installed in strategic areas, and has designated parking spaces for tricycles and mini-buses.
The waiting area has a seating capacity of 220 people.
The building, designed by Architect Wendel Duran, has 21 stalls with two big rentable spaces, a metal detector machine at the entrance, and a telephone/paging layout plan.
Fastfood chains Jollibee, Greenwich, and Red Ribbon are expected to rent big spaces in the building while 7/11 also expressed intention to operate in the terminal, a press release from the city said Friday.
CHARTER CELEBRATION
Meanwhile, the blessing and inauguration will be held after the Charter anniversary program and oath-taking of officials at the Taliambong Activity Center at the Sagay City Public Plaza.
Sagay mayor-elect Narciso “Narwin” Javelosa Jr., vice mayor-elect Leo Rafael Cueva, Marañon, and the elected councilors will take their oaths and are expected to deliver inaugural messages during the program.
Aside from the Charter anniversary program, a thanksgiving mass, motorbike competition, and street party will also be held June 11.
The activities will be capped off on June 12 with the 124th Independence Day celebration, in partnership with the DepEd Sagay City Division.
On Friday, the City Information and Tourism Office opened the Sagay City Visual Arts competition, in partnership with Syano Artlink and maestro Nunelucio Alvarado./NND
