TACLOBAN CITY – “Once the construction of Simora Bridge is done it will bring economic prosperity not just to my town’s people but to my neighboring town as well,” this was according to Mayor Florence Batula of Palapag town in Northern Samar.
Palapag is a 3rd class municipality and one of the four Pacific coastal municipalities that is reachable through water transportation via Rawis port in the municipality of Laoang.
Their main livelihood depends on farming and fishing, palay and copra are its main products.
The construction of Simora-Palapag road and bridge has been on-going and part of the Samar coastal municipality road network that is being implemented by a Korean firm with a budget of about P4 billion that involves concrete paving and widening of gravel roads as well as construction of flood control structures and rehabilitation or replacement of 20 bridges.
A budget of P195 million was allocated for the Simora-Palapag road and bridge construction as proposed by the Regional Development Council in this region.
“We are isolated from the car line that is why this construction of Simora Bridge is very helpful for us in transporting our goods to the center of the province,” Batula said. Hopefully the governor (Paul Daza) will be active in asking for funds and or the continuation of the project,” Batula added.
To recall, in September of 2010, the provincial board of Northern Samar together with the respective sangguanian bayan of Palapag, Gamay and Lapinig passed a joint resolution urging the President to favorably take action for the completion of Simora-Palapag road and Simora Bride project.
Based on their resolution, the construction of the Palapag-Simora road could provide economic progress in the local government units situated in the second district of Northern Samar, particularly the four municipalities located along the coastal area facing the Pacific.
The resolution also states that “in order to put forward the present economic condition of those municipalities held back by transportation intricacies, immediate completion of the project is yearned by the constituents of the areas affected thereby.”
“Ilang termino na ng gobernador at kongresista pero hindi pa natatapos ang tulay, but now the governor is doing something on that and we are hoping that this can be given action now,” Batula said.
“It is our only way to attain progress.It is the only gateway to my town and to other town as well in the second district,” Batula said, adding that it will also make easier for the travel going to Eastern Samar as it is part of the circumferential road project of the government.
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