Multi-million evacuation center, quarantine facility construction in Solsona begins

By Dominic B. dela Cruz

Staff Reporter

Solsona, Ilocos Norte--The municipal government here has realized its dream to have a new evacuation center, and at the same serve as quarantine facility, as they held a groundbreaking ceremony for the project on June 30, 2021 at the project site, Brgy. Santiago, this municipality.

Solsona Mayor Joseph De Lara said the project was in response to his request to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) main office thru DPWH Region I Director Rommel Tan on October 2019.

De Lara believes the project “will be of great help especially in this time of pandemic as it will serve as a quarantine facility and evacuation center in case of calamities”.

The one-storey building will sit in a lot with a total land area of 1,450 square meters; the lot is owned by the provincial government and municipal government of Solsona, and is the municipality’s counterpart for the project.

The Ilocos Times learned that the project has a total cost of PHP35 million and the construction will start right after the ground breaking with JLP Construction Supply as contractor.

After this project, De Lara said he plans to request another isolation facility project for his town.

The said project will become an additional facility for the municipality aside from the different barangay halls intended as multi-purpose buildings as evacuation centers as well as barangay isolation units (BIU).

Likewise, Solsona has existing quarantine facilities located at the executive house, senior citizen building and at the second floor of the civic center.

During the groundbreaking ceremony, Tan was represented by DPWH Region I resident engineers Abraham Tinaza and Angelito Dian.

The event was also attended by Solsona councilors Benigno Aquino and Jonathan De Lara as well as several punong barangays and JLP construction supply owner Engr. Joseph Padayao.

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