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PRESS RELEASE
Public Information Office-City Mayor's Office
REF. NO-0804-0019
August 26, 2004

SP Allocates P320t PAGCOR Funds

    Twenty-three barangays, 8 schools, and 3 other organizations shared the P320,000.00 PAGCOR funds for the month of July, 2004.
     As per SP resolution no. 514 last August 9, 2004, the barangays have the larger share of P207,500.00, the schools got P42,500.00, and the other sectors were provided with P70,000.00 only.
     Most of the barangay allocations are intended for the p.urchase of sports equipment, financial assistance for sports development, livelihood development, and food production programs.
     Brgy. Manislingan has P44,000.00, Brgy. Singcang-Airport – P12,000.00, Brgy. 12 – P3,500.00, Brgy. Granada – P23,500.00, Brgy. 30 – P7,000.00, Brgy. 28 – P5,000.00, Brgy. 4 – P4,000.00, Brgy.Mandalagan – P35,000.00, Brgy. Taculing – P3,000.00, Brgy. Handumanan – P8,000.00, Brgy. Alangilan – P4,500.00, Brgy. 31 – P2,000.00, Brgy. 39 – P2,000.00, Brgy. 2 – P7,000.00, Brgy. Estefania – P25,000.00, Brgy. Punta-taytay – P5,000.00, Brgy. 22 – P4,500.00, Brgy. 6 – P2,500.00, Brgy. Felisa – P5,000.00, Brgy. 27 – P2,000.00, Brgy. 40 – P2,000.00, Brgy. 1 – P5,000.00, and Barangay 18 – P2,000.00.
     The share of the schools will be used to finance their respective needs for musical equipment, classroom repair, training expenses, among others. The schools given a share from said fund are the Teofilo Gensoli Sr. National High School – P2,500.00, Sum-ag National High School – P10,000.00, Francisco Flores Elementary School – P5,000.00, Antonio Lizares Elementary School – P2,500.00, Emiliano Lizares Extension National High School – P5,000.00, Villa Esperanza Elementary School – P10,000.00, and Bata National High School – P5,000.00.
     The Rotary Club of Metro-Bacolod and the SK Federation were given P15,000.00 and P5,000.00, respectively, for their medical mission program, while the Department of Education was provided with P5,000.00 for the purchase of lenses of eyeglasses for non-reader pupils.
     Above said SP resolution was unanimously approved upon motion by Councilor Al Victor Espino, Chair of the SP Committee on Finance.(CMO-PIO/dnc)*

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