by: Alex Sanchez
Olutanga- Joel Capotulan the Municipal Mayor of the island whose dictionary does not include the words “surrender” or “give up.” A man of valor, he endeavors to boldly face and surmount all difficulties along the way in his unending efforts to develop his town and improve the lot of his constituents. Mayor Capotulan sets the pace of good governance in the Island Olutanga.
His support of the PNP members down to Barangay Police to minimize delinquencies and reduce crime rate of the town is paying off.
He also implements the 24/7 service in every police substation to ensure safety to the community. A health service is prioritized since he is a doctor by providing free medical consultation and services to people. He frequently doles out financial assistance to indigent and gravely ill patients, particularly the poorest among the poor to enable them to have access to medical services in nationally funded government hospitals in Zamboanga City. Among his ongoing Infrastructure projects is the construction of a municipal building, where the amount allotted for erecting the building’s columns is about 1-million pesos and for the flooring an amount of 2-million pesos has been set aside from the pork barrel of Congressman Boyet Yambao.
Another is the maintenance of the Farm to Market Road (FMR) from barangay Pama to barangay Sta. Maria the amount of 12 M, which is already implemented; Construction of barangay road from Bateria , Calais and Noque had been realized with the amount of 26 Million from the Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) as Capotulan said .
Still another is the project worth 7 M given to the Women an which has shared by barangay Galas and neighboring barangays.
And for this year 2013, the PAyapa at MAsaganang pamayaNAn (PAMANA) has proposed the rehabilitation of Pulo Mabao road worth 19 M and for Pulo Laum . The construction of a water system worth of 3M, connected to various barangays so as to provide potable water to every family in the island.
The dispersal of the working Carabao taken care of by a family has been a big help to farmers in sustaining farming activities. As of today there are 9 live carabao’s handed to deserving families. Happy to note that the cultivation of Agar-agar is underway in Looc Sapi ,Pulo Mabao and Pulo Laum .
Capotulan is overwhelmed with joy with the implementation of these projects and the earmarking of new ones for his municipality. It addresses his ardent desire to develop his town to make it a peaceful and ideal place to live in.
Lastly but not the least, Capotulan’s awareness that a good college education will enable the young generation to be able to land a good and well-paying jobs in urban centers, here and abroad, the good mayor provides scholarships to deserving students from his town.
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