A dredging machine that has been requested a year ago by the village chairman of Barangay Sta. Elena, Hagonoy, Bulacan was finally delivered by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 3, to the barangay on Friday, May 26.
Barangay Sta. Elena Chairman Macario Faustino thanked Bulacan First District Representative Danilo A. Domingo who brought his request to the DPWH Regional 3 Director Roseler Tolentino; DPWH Equipment Management Division (EMD) Chief Danilo S. Danganan, and EMD Deputy Chief Francisco G. Licup Jr.
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A dredging machine was sent on Friday, May 26, 2023, by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 3, upon the request of Barangay Chairman Macario Faustino, of Barangay Sta. Elena, Hagonoy, Bulacan. (Photo courtesy of Marcel Bayan/ MANILA BULLETIN)
Faustino also thanked Hagonoy Mayor Baby Manlapaz and Bulacan Provincial Engineering Office (PEO) Chief Glenn Reyes for their support to dredge the heavily silted rivers of Barangay Sta Elena.
Engineer Ian Aldren E. Guese from the office of the EMD will lead the dredging operations, or removing of mud and wastes in waterways in the said village, wherein the dug mud and soil could be used as a filler for the lower passages or inside the house.