UMINGAN–Brand new heavy equipment worth P13.8 million was recently procured by this town for rehabilitating farm-to-market roads and for the use of the Municipal Risk Reduction Management Council (MRRMC) during calamities.

The equipment, consisting of three dump trucks, two garbage trucks, two L-300 vans, one loader, one grader, one road rollers and one transport vehicle for heavy equipment, were purchased using a loan from the Land Bank of the Philippines.

The loan, payable in five years, will be paid through the annual Internal Revenue Allotment  (IRA) of the municipality, now ranked as a first class town.

Mayor Eldred Tumbocon said aside from being used in rehabilitating roads, the heavy equipment are vital to help evacuate flood victims during floods since help from the provincial government may not be able to readily come because of the distance between the town and Capitol.

Umingan is located on the eastern side of the province and is one of the biggest in terms of land area.

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