Ebdane inaugurate first project
Governor-elect Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. is fast earning the reputation of “the Action Governor” here after he inaugurated a water system in the remote barangay of Batiawan of Subic Zambales Tuesday.
The Inauguration came exactly a week before he is to take oath as governor of Zambales.
The project is the first water supply system in the area since Batiawan was founded in 1955, will benefit some 2,500 residents, mostly Aeta tribesmen, who used to get their drinking water from a creek some three kilometers away.
“After this, we plan to build two more deepwell systems so that we can extend the benefit of the water system to a larger area,” he told the people of Batiawan.
“We endeavored to provide Brgy. Batiawan with safe and potable drinking water because the health of residents is an important concern,” said Ebdane during the simple inaugural ceremony held at the barangay center.
DPWH district engineer Neil Parala said they had to dig about 480 feet deep before they could get to the water table.
The project initially met some problems, including equipment breakdown, but was fast-tracked after the elections, he added.
Residents said the water system will now be a big boost to the remote upland community, which could only be reached by vehicles through an access road at Floridablanca in Pampanga.
In the same occasion, Subic mayor-elect Jay Khonghun and barangay captain Jose Lawag thanked Ebdane for the completion of the water system.
Khonghun noted that while Ebdane has not yet been sworn in as Zambales governor, “he has already solved one of the biggest problem for the Batiawan community.”
“(Ebdane) really deserves to be our governor,” added Khonghun, a former Zambales board member.
Lawag said meanwhile that aside from getting the first water system through Ebdane, it was also the first time for the barangay to be visited by a Zambales governor.
“Nobody among the former governors have visited us before, so we are really honored to have Gov. Ebdane here with us,” Lawag said.
“Now, we are very much hopeful that our place would somehow see progress. Our wish is that Gov. Ebdane would next build our road to Subic town,” Lawag added.
good job…….
Galing pala ni Gob Ebdane !!!
BTW , ang tagal na pala ng problemang iyan , bat alang nagayan yang Konghon na yan ?
meron namang nagawa ang konghun. nagpa-piktyur-piktyur. balita nga, pinaghintay pa si gob ng mahigit 2 hours sa inauguration ng project na yan.
Hoy Konghun, Mayor ka pa naman ng Subic di mo man lang inasikaso ang nasasakupan mo. Isa ka ding inutil. Baka pati daan papuntang Subic sa Governor mo pa i aasa, balimbing ka din ano.