Positive impact
1.
The volume of trade and commerce in the recent
years has increase and is being favored by the adequate transportation
facilities.
2.
The newly
operated Integrated Bus / Jeepney Terminal and Public Market, a USAID grant has
spurred economic activities of the city.
3.
Modern
Shopping Malls flourished offering wide range of local and imported products at
reasonable prices.
4.
The proliferation of commercial banks from a
less than ten before the sixties to more than twenty just recently is
indicative of a progressive city.
5.
With the implementation of the Agrarian Reform
Community Development Program ( ARCDP ), a World Bank funded Project in the
late 90’s, the city became a recipient of the different rural infrastructure
projects particularly improvement / rehabilitation of farm to market roads
leading to two selected Agrarian Reform Community ( ARC ).
6.
Construction of potable Water Supply Systems
that caters to remote barangays and construction of Communal Irrigation Systems
at Kinuman Norte that benefited more farming households.
7.
The
advent of cellular networks and land lines with digital direct dialing offers
great advantage to the business sector and provide attraction to investors.
8.
The existing sources of Cocok Spring and
Talikbasan Spring are augmented by the Molicay Pumping Station, having the
capacity of 6,480,000 liters / day serving mostly the urban barangays.
9.
Social
Services Sector, it is noteworthy to mention that it is the first ever to
launch a scholarship program, the BAG – ONG
10.
OZAMIZNON
SCHLORSHIP PROGRAM in 2003 serving poor and deserving students who could not
afford tertiary education and the program are sustained up to the present.
11.
The role
of the environment plays in community development was given high importance and
catapulted the city into third place in the Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran in contrast
to its being perennial last placer and first in the regional level to embarked
on the formulation of the Ten Year Solid Waste Management Plan to continually
improve the ever increasing problem of waste management of the city.
12.
A
resettlement site was established at the city acquired lot at Barangay Bongbong
providing housing and settlement facilities for the homeless poor especially
those displaced by the development projects.
13.
The
procurement of brand new construction support facility / heavy equipment s
which ranges from motor grade, vibratory compactor, wheel loader to 4 units 6
cu.m. Dump truck and 1 unit 3 cu.m. Dump truck out of loan from the Local
Government Finance and Development (LOGOFIND ) from the Department of Finance
this has caused the gravelling of more rural barangays roads especially with
the opening of the LGU owned quarry site in 2004 at Barangay Pantaon including
the fabrication / installation of vibrating screen for quarry materials.
14.
The Cotta
Shrine Park Development
15.
Brick-Ground Improvement
16.
The
Installation of Colorful Electrical Post
17.
Restoration of Cotta Gate
18.
Construction of Cotta Museum & Stage and
the Restoration
19.
Rehabilitation of Seawall was very remarkable.
20.
This
historical event paved the way in the creation of small businesses, this
increased local investments and job opportunities which simultaneously augment
the local income.
21.
The
rehabilitation of public market has officially started its construction works.
This facility caters to the needs
22.
Major improvements for the full development of
the commercial seaport were introduced.
23.
The
reopening of the Ozamiz Airport in 2007 to commercial flights additional
traffic is expected from other parts of the region.
24.
Moreover,
numerous activities were undertaken for the completion, improvement and
construction of the backup area, open storage, access area, parking area,
passenger term final, PPA building and perimeter fence.
25.
Underway
is the construction of a three-story building that will boost the hospital’s
bed and clinical services capacities. It is funded by a P30M grant from the
Department of Health (DOH).
26.
Apart
from a building grant, the Department of Health also provided P5M for
improvement of the puericulture center that boosted the local capacity for
child delivery service for pregnant women.
27.
The
facilities upgrade at SM Lao Hospital will complement the local government’s
continued investment into premium sponsorship of some 10,000 indigents with the
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Phil health).
28.
There is a demand for local food and crafts
29.
More employment opportunities for local people.
30.
Preservation of traditional customs,
handicrafts, and festivals
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