The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of potable water system Level II project in Barangay Mansalaya, Del Gallego, Camarines Sur was held last October 3, 2012 worth P 7 million  funded under the Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig sa Lahat (SALINTUBIG) project of the National Government through the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) which will benefit 221 households covering a population of 1,400.

The guest of honor present in the groundbreaking was Dir. Blandino M. Maceda, the Regional Director of DILG V.  Other personalities who were present during the groundbreaking were the municipal officials of the Municipality of Del Gallego and the barangay officials and constituents of Barangay Mansalaya who are the recipient of the water supply project.  Said groundbreaking signals the start of the implementation of project in the Municipality of Del Gallego.

The initial 50% of the total amount of the project – P3.5 million, was already received by Mayor Lydia B. Abarientos of Del Gallego from Director Maceda in a simple ceremony held at the DILG Regional Office last October 2, 2012.

The detailed engineering designs of the water supply project have already been completed by the Municipal Government of Del Gallego and the bidding activity to choose the contractor that will implement the project will be done as soon as possible.   It is targeted that the project construction will start by November 2012.

The Municipality of Del Gallego was conferred with a Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) in 2011 which facilitated in availing the grant of P 7 million SALINTUBIG project.  The Municipality of Del Gallego is the only municipality in the Province of Camarines Sur which was able to avail the SALINTUBIG project for the year 2012. – (LGOO V Jerwin A. Novio )