Mt Prov LGUs, folks urged: Report erring contractors

By Pamela F. Dungala

BONTOC, Mountain Province – Local folks and officials were urged by the provincial Highways office here last week to inform the latter even through text messages of projects and activities of contractors which they deemed not conforming to standards.

Mountain Province District Engineering Office officials bared this as they activated  monitoring committees of local government units of the province through an orientation-workshop at the MPDEO on July 17.

This would strengthen monitoring of infrastructure projects through participation of the community which is also a kick-off of the Re-Entry Project (ReP) of the MPDEO.

The ReP entitled “Strengthening the monitoring of infrastructure projects in Mountain Province through community participation” is a requirement of the Public Management Development Program (PMDP) of the National Government’s Career Executive Service Development Program, through Charles C. Sokoken, assistant district engineer.

This project is also aligned with the DPWH’s accomplishments specifically “Enhanced citizen’s participation in governance” through closer project inspection and monitoring of infrastructure projects.

In his message, District Engineer Wilbur Likigan encouraged participants to activate their monitoring bodies.

Being beneficiaries of these infrastructure projects, it is hoped that we involve ourselves in the monitoring of these projects, Likigan said.

Further, MLGOO Nena Simongo of DILG-Tadian cited provisions of Executive Order No. 93 series of 1993 and DILG Memorandum Circular 2004-78 stipulating each LGU should create a local project monitoring committee to monitor implementation of all national and local projects within their areas.

Participants were oriented on basics of pre-detailed engineering, construction methods and techniques, quality standards and specifications and road network maintenance activities.

Meanwhile, Sokoken, project manager of the ReP said he is thankful for the cooperation of the members of the provincial project monitoring committee (PPMC), municipal project monitoring committees (MPMCs) and LGUs.

The pilot project for the ReP will be the CY 2014 rehabilitation/reconstruction/upgrading project along  Dantay-Sagada National Road which was just started, Sokoken said.