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Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Gov’t declares CamSur electrification complete

CARAMOAN, CAMARINES Sur--For the first time in many years, the people of Lahuy Island in Caramoan peninsula in Camarines Sur will be able to watch TV.

This was after President Macapagal-Arroyo, on Monday, ceremonially switched on the power button that signaled the electrification of four villages on this island.

There are the villages of Gata, Gogon, Daraga and Oring.

After the switching on, Camarines Sur was already 100-percent energized, said Ms Arroyo.

Camarines Sur Gov. Luis Raymund Villafuerte said some 3,000 island residents will benefit from the Arroyo administration’s rural electrification program.

The 10-km-long Lahuy is famous for its white pukka shells and coral-embellished sand, and its seas is a rich habitat of marine wildlife.

Lahuy was part of the government’s P87-million Missionary Electrification Project, which is now 95 percent complete.

After her visit to Lahuy, Ms Arroyo proceeded to the Gota beach in mainland Caramoan, where she had talked with reporters and stayed overnight.

Ms Arroyo said Caramoan is a potential tourist destination and could be the next Boracay.

However, she said, the government still has to improve infrastructure for tourists to have easier access to it.

Aside from the electrification project, Ms Arroyo also announced the allotment of an additional P350 million for the repair of the Andaya Highway starting June.

Ms Arroyo and several Cabinet officials and congressmen stayed overnight at the well-guarded Gota beach, where Survivor-France was being filmed. Ephraim Aguilar, Inquirer Southern Luzon

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