Kananga Mayor Manuel Vincent Torres inspects the Matin-aw Water Filtration Gallery in Sitio Matin-aw, Brgy. Rizal. | CDN Digital photograph
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Kananga city within the province of Leyte is now able to turn out to be a metropolis and Mayor Manuel Vincent Torres made a promise to make this dream occur earlier than he completes his third time period in workplace.
Torres stated that Kananga’s cityhood is a legacy that he’ll depart to the not less than 60, 000 city residents.
“That’s my reelection promise, to push for our cityhood,” stated Torres, the youthful brother of Ormoc Metropolis Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez.
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He stated that he already sought the assistance of his brother-in-law, Rep. Richard Gomez of the 4th district of Leyte, to sponsor the invoice for Kananga’s cityhood.
Kananga Mayor Torres is at the moment serving his second time period as city mayor and is in search of reelection for a 3rd and final time period in workplace.
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He stated that Kananga is now certified to turn out to be a metropolis primarily based on their revenue and land space requirement.
Torres stated that their city has been incomes over P100 million per 12 months for 2 consecutive years now. The majority of their revenues is from the operation of the Tongonan Geothermal Energy Station, which is a 232.5 MW geothermal energy plant that’s thought-about because the world’s largest geothermal energy plant.
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Kananga city additionally earns from its farms that produces rice and sugarcane, poultry and industrial contractors.
The brand new Kananga municipal constructing. | CDN Digital photograph / Futch Anthony Inso
New City Corridor
As they put together for his or her cityhood, Torres secured a P450 million mortgage from Landbank to start out the development of a brand new City Corridor in 2021, together with a sanitary landfill.
The three-story construction sits on a 9, 000 sq. meter land that’s a part of their nine-hectare authorities and industrial middle.
Torres stated that the brand new City Corridor will accommodate frontline companies on the primary ground and the legislative division on the second ground. The Mayor’s Workplace, along with nationwide authorities companies, might be located on the third ground.
Close by, they’re additionally constructing new hearth and police stations along with a mini-park and sports activities facility, amongst others.
A part of the their authorities and industrial middle will even be leased to companies, the primary locator of which is Landbank.
With the goal completion of their new City Corridor in December, Torres stated that he plans to transform the outdated municipal constructing into an financial enterprise.
Water system
As well as, Torres stated they’re additionally working for the continued enchancment of the Matin-aw Water Filtration Gallery situated in Sitio Matin-aw in Brgy. Rizal.
The multi-million water filtration undertaking that began in 2019 will guarantee a gradual provide of water of their city.
Engineer Fredo Donaire stated they at the moment promote their water very low cost for under P3 per cubic meter.
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