Vergara’s projects

G-SPAT
Grace Bandoy

I wish to acknowledge the very immediate response of Rep. Bernardo Vergara with regards po sa ating hinihinging updates of his accomplishments. Like Flash Gordon with his lightning rod speed, just days po after our request was published, he called for a press conference at eto na po ang ibinigay na updates of his accomplishments from 2010 – present:

Accomplished Projects from July to December 2010 –
Circumferential Road – Happy Hollow 30 Million – Completed
City Camp Lagoon 29 Million – 25% Complete
Gibraltar Barangay Road 2.7 Million – 100% Complete
Lower QM Drainage System P 500,000 – 100% Complete
Lighting Systems – Burnham, flyover, overpasses
and landscaping nung ilalim ng BGH flyover 35 Million – 100% Complete
Motor Cycles for Police 3 Million – under bidding process
Scholarship Program (with Domogan) 7 Million – 100% Complete
Livelihood Projects (BARP, Women’s Group, DSWD) 3 Million – on-going
Medical fund – BGH 2 Million – on – going
JICA Calamity Fund 71 Million – on- going retaining wall projects
Construction of Overpass – Abanao Street 5 Million – under bidding process
Construction of Overpass – unknown site yet 5 Million – under bidding process
Motor Vehicles Users Tax – Leonard Wood Rd. 10 Million – preparing program for bidding

Projects for 2011
Circumferential Road 140 Million
Bokawkan to Loakan Road, PMA Cut-off, Chanum St., Kennon, Outlook Drive to Magsaysay Avenue, Quezon Hill, Major Mane and Baguio – Bauang Road
Asphalting of Two National Roads 15 Million
Others
Proposed beautification of the Rose Garden
Proposed underpass if Bokawkan flyover is not approved

May nagtext po sa atin at nagsabing hindi pa daw ibinibigay ang P500,000.00 na Livelihood and Productivity Fund na na-promise po ni Cong. Vergara for the BARP group last year pa daw po eto. Dapat ibigay na po eto para magamit na po sa mabuti ng ating mga lolos and lolas sa BARP hindi po ba?

Salamat din po sa mga nag text encouraging us to research more on these projects kung saan napupunta po ang ating mga pera. There was even a text suggesting we also research where the Councilor’s funds go to, we will try po.

So well, ako po ay hindi masyadong satisfied sa report ni Congressman. Because aside po from his PDAF na binibigay ng National govt., si lolo Bernie po eh masipag din po mag-solicit ng additional funds niya from people and other groups for his projects.

Hindi po really clear sa akin where his 2011 budget went to. Magkano na po ba ang nasa kanyang kamay na budget for 2011 and saan na po ginastos ang mga eto? Tayo naman po eh nagtatanong lang, wala naman po sigurong bad if we do, hindi po ba Sir? Mr. PR Ferdie Balanag? and people from your office? (feeling ko po kasi during the press conference kung saan inimbita niyo po ako eh nanggigigil po yata kayo sa akin sa inis? hehehe). Peace po tayo!
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High blood po ako sa mga waiting sheds natin na ginawang permanent and concrete, long-term advertisement space ng Sitel and Love Radio!

May balak naman po palang gawing concrete canvass ang ating mga waiting sheds ni Mayor Domogan eh bakit ngayon lang po ginawa? And bakit naman po ad campaign pa ang naisip ilagay? Ganun na ba kahirap ang ating city at hindi na natin kayang i-maintain ang ating mga waiting sheds? That there is a need to have them leased or rented out or whatever to commercial companies?

And how much naman po kaya ang nakuha ng ating local government in exchange for these massive, permanent, long-term ad campaign by Sitel (numerous waiting sheds) and Love Radio (Engineers Hill waiting shed, ang nakita ko pa lang hehehe)

I wish to share the comments of Baguio Citizens when I posted the Sitel Waiting Shed in my Facebook:

“Next thing you know the city of pines would be known as the city of Sitel....welcome to Sitel city!”

“Dumaan b yan sa bidding? approved by yan nang NEDA? dumaan by yan nang public consultation?..hahaha”

“OMG SITELIZATION of Baguio! So they will be preventing Baguio people to pee when needed, require EOP, forced OTs, holiday duties & work during typhoons and get breaks only when allowed by the coach?”

“hehehe pinagbawalan yung mga frats na magpintura, yung sitel pinayagan ...very logical”
“ah dapat pala me URL tsaka phone number para di ipagbawal hihihi”

“malicious mischief versus City of Baguio and co-conspirator Sitel!”

“nagtitipid ang city kaya pinapintor sa SITEL para "pro bono" ba say mo je je”

“How could they have even thought about painting over the natural color and texture of stone? purely tasteless and ugly.”

“I suggest that Sitel be given the privilege to create garbage cans with their corporate logo. Let them create 1,000 eco-friendly garbage cans with their corporate logo.”

“thats a receiving area for applicants hehehehe..”

“baka call center extension dayta! Hehehe”

“yan ang smoking area nang mga call center agents nang Sitel”

“hindi pa sinulit... sana pati bubong at ceiling inayos na din... at sinulatan.. lol..”
“Baka addan call center idiyay attic na?”

Welcome to Sitel City!