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| Mayor Al-Zhudurie "Den"Asmandun |
The mayor disclosed this statement before
reporters from Zamboanga City and Pagadian City who visited the place last July
10.
The municipality has seventeen barangays such as Lugus proper,
Huwit huwit, Basnonok, Tingkangan, Baslugus, Mangkallay, Alu duyong, Alu bus
bus, Pait, Parian Kayawan, Laha, Sibul, Gapas Rugasan, Mantan, Larap, Kutah
Parang, Gapas Tubig Tuwak.
Focusing his term to development, Asmadun
said his municipality is rich in natural resources and marine products which
has to be utilized turning them into cash.
“We are implementing the livelihood program
to address poverty problems by enhancing the residents’ income for their daily
need,” said Asmadun.
He said he received Black Grand from the Special
Zone of Peace Development or ZOPAD for the school repair and for constructing of
two-class-room building in Barangay Basnonok. The place has only kinder school.
The municipality has enough school building in
places like in Lugus proper, barangay Alu duyung, Tampulan, Tingkangan and more
kinder pupils and high school students, Asmadun told reporters.
However, he said the municipality lacks class
room teacher which they are compelled to hire volunteer teachers to teach.
These volunteer teachers are locally paid.
On the other hand, the mayor said they have
more than three hundred PhilHealth beneficiaries in the barangays which the
health of the residents are monitored by barangay health workers.
Asmadun said during the meeting with Sulu Governor
Abdur Sakur Tan, ARMM Governor Mujib Hataman
and DILG Secretary Jessie Robredo in
Davao City, a MOA was signed for ARRM
project and the municipality of Lugus granted a 10 million pesos for “Patubig Project.”
He said that the P10 million funds from Patubig
Project was realized by an effort of the Sulu governor (Tan).
Asmadun expressed appreciation on the
initiative of the national government and the effort of the province of Sulu governor to help his town constructs water
systems for potable water supply to residents.
