ANGELES CITY -- The city government will soon start construction of a new city hall and sports complex to complement the ongoing development of the Clark Freeport Zone.
City engineer Donato Dizon on Monday said that the construction of the two projects in the pipeline will start by September this year and will last for 600 calendar days.
These are on top of the PHP1.3-billion big ticket infrastructure projects for Angeles City, which are set to be implemented in 2019 under the Department of Trade and Industry-Department of Public Works and Highways (DTI-DPWH) convergence program, the Roads Leveraging Linkages of Industry and Trade (ROLL-IT).
Dizon said that a five-storey modern and "green" city hall will be built in front of the existing government edifice.
“The building will feature parking lots and rentable commercial spaces for the first and second floors,” he said.
He noted that the PHP580-million city hall annex will mainly house the new offices for the mayor, vice mayor, members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) and other city government agencies.
Dizon also said that the 15,795-square meter city hall building would feature an auditorium and multi-purpose function hall to serve bigger government events and activities.
“The old city hall is quite small and congested already. It also needs plenty of repairs. The new city hall will bring together all our offices and services to make our compound a compact walkable government complex,” the city engineer said.
Meanwhile, the PHP320-million sports complex and socio-civic center is being eyed to be constructed in Barangay Pampang, a 2,500-capacity convention center with complete sports amenities, multi-purpose halls and parking areas.
Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan said the two projects are important facilities.
“I am grateful to the support that the SP headed by Vice Mayor Bryan Matthew Nepomuceno has been extending to us to finally have all our projects realized. Our prompt implementation of programs and projects manifests the good relationship between the executive and legislative branches of the city government,” he said.
Dizon said the mayor has also suggested the facilities to be environment-friendly.
“The mayor wants the facilities to be green and eco-friendly that is why we are infusing bigger windows as part of the initial designs for energy-saving lighting and ventilation. We can also go as far as making them solar powered but studies are still underway,” Dizon said.
The City Government of Angeles and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), led by chairman Alberto Romulo, have recently entered into a loan agreement to fund the construction of the said facilities. (PNA)
