The administration of Mayor Ernesto Evangelista has secured another infrastructure project from the Office of the President worth P7,000,000—this time, a Multi-Purpose Tribal Hall intended for the operations of the town’s tribal council.
“Dako atong pasalamat kay President Rodrigo Duterte kay na approved ang atong gipangayo na Multi-Purpose Tribal Hall para sa lungsod sa Santo Tomas. Pinaagi sa maong building, atong mahatagan og pagtagad ang pahilunang implementasyon sa mga progamang ipatuman sa atoang Municipal Tribal Council,” Mayor Evangelista said.
The construction of Multi-Purpose Tribal Hall is among the identified infrastructure projects of the Evangelista administration that was sourced out from the Office of the President (OP) through Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go.
The Evangelista administration filed the request last 2020 since such infrastructure project cannot be financed with available local government funds.
The construction of the Multi-Purpose Tribal Hall was included in the 2022 General Appropriations Act (GAA), according to Municipal administrator lawyer Elisa Evangelista who received an official correspondence from the Office of Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go.
“Padayon ang administrasyon ni Tatay Erning na mapalapdan ang serbisyong mahatag sa katawhang Tomasino pinaagi sa pag-access sa mga proyekto gikan sa National Government. Nagpasalamat kita sa tabang na gihatag sa atua ni President Duterte ug Senator Bong Go para sa Santo Tomas,” Evangelista said.
Evangelista underscored the importance of having a Multi-Purpose Tribal Hall, saying the “Evangelista administration has made some progress in crafting and implementing programs and projects intended for the indigenous peoples of Santo Tomas. Thus, a building is necessary to support the implementation of these undertakings.”
She added that the Evangelista administration has also made efforts to work with the IPs and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) here in Davao Region for the growth and development of the Ata-Manobo communities here.
