Samal Mayor Aida Macalinao (3rd left) holds P50-M check handed by PAGCor VP for corporate social responsibility James Patrick Bondoc (2nd left) while Gov. Albert Garcia and Cong. Geraldine Roman display 1Bataan sign. Contributed photo
SAMAL, Bataan — The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. on Thursday conducted groundbreaking ceremonies for multi-million–peso projects in two towns in this province.
Gov. Albert Garcia thanked PAGCor chair and CEO Andrea Domingo for choosing Samal and Orani towns as sites of the multi-purpose evacuation centers that were funded for P50 million each.
In Orani, the infrastructure will rise in Barangay Mulawin while in Samal, it will be in Barangay Gugo.
Attending the groundbreaking rites from the PAGCor side were vice president for corporate social responsibility James Patrick Bondoc and community relations and services assistant vice president Ramon Villaflor.
Coming from Bataan were 1st District Rep. Geraldine Roman, Governor Garcia, Orani Mayor Efren Pascual, Jr. and Samal Mayor Aida Macalinao.
“Kami sa lalawigan ng Bataan ay nagagalak na sa kabila ng pandemyang ating kinakaharap ay patuloy ang inyong suporta sa aming probinsya hindi lamang sa pagbibigay ng mga tulong pinansyal sa aming mga kababayang nagkakasakit kundi pati na rin sa mga imprastrakturang kagaya nito na makatutulong sa panahon ng sakuna at kalamidad,” the governor said.
Macalinao said the evacuation center is part of their desire to protect and take care of the people of Samal especially during calamities and tragedies.
“Ang pagkakaroon ng isang moderno, maayos at maipagmamalaking pasilidad ay makakatulong upang kami ay patuloy na makapagkaloob ng isang serbisyo publiko na ‘deserve’ ng aming mga kababayan,” the Samal mayor said.
