ANGELES CITY – A total of P100 million pesos has been allocated for the completion of a multipurpose building at the New Rafael Lazatin Memorial Medical Center (RLMMC), also known as Ospital Ning Angeles (ONA), funded by the Department of Public Works and Highways upon the request of Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo “Cong Pogi” Lazatin, Jr.
The allotment shall augment the completion fund of the Angeles City government for the New RLMMC.
“Ito po ang maganda kapag magkakampi lalo na magkapatid ang mayor at ang congressman, mas madali at mas mabilis po ang pag-request na magbaba ng pondo mula sa national government para sa LGU,” Cong Pogi said.
In a letter addressed to Angeles City Mayor Carmelo “Mayor Jon” Lazatin II, Cong Pogi noted that the DPWH Pampanga 3rd District Engineering Office shall coordinate the project with the Angeles City LGU.
Cong Pogi, who served as Angeles City mayor for six years, had also allotted P200 million for the equipment of the New RLMMC during his term.
Mayor Jon, on the other hand, is now busy preparing for the operational requirements of the new hospital, including accreditation from the Department of Health, hiring of additional staff, and additional operational budget.
Cong Pogi and Mayor Jon hope to complete the New RLMMC this year to better serve the people of Angeles city and the 1st District of Pampanga.
As city mayor, Cong Pogi spearheaded various infrastructure projects in the city amounting to P4.8 billion, broken down as: P1.3 billion in 2019, P99 million in 2020, P864 million in 2021, P163 million in 2022, P1.1 billion in 2023, and P1.3 billion in 2024.
Among the major infrastructure projects are the rehabilitation of the Pampang Public Market; the construction of the Rafael Lazatin Memorial Medical Center Annex Building (Phase 1 and 2); the construction of the material recovery facility; the construction of the Kanlungan ng Kabataan; the construction of a waste water treatment facility; the construction of the Bale Pusu Home for Abandoned Elderly; and the rehabilitation and improvement of rural health units.
Other infrastructure works undertaken by the Lazatin administration include the construction of additional niches at and rehabilitation of the Angeles City Public Cemetery; the rehabilitation of the city pound and animal shelter; the improvement of facilities and construction of an additional floor at the City College of Angeles; the rehabilitation, improvement, and construction of additional classrooms, facilities, and buildings in various public schools; the improvement of alternate evacuations centers and construction of slope protection along Abacan River; the construction and improvement of drainages along various roads; and the renovation of various day care centers.
When Lazatin ran for a second term as city mayor in 2022, his agenda included the rehabilitation of the Pampang Public Market, including the construction of a steel parking; the construction of the Kanlungan ng Kabataan; and the improvement and modernization of the city’s health centers – all of which have been accomplished during his administration. Cong Pogi-PR
